Year 5 with Mr Hornsby, Mrs Everett and Mrs Thornley
Welcome to Year 5. Alongside our usual lessons, we have some exciting things planned this year starting with the National Nutcracker Competition and our chance to win a visit to Covent Garden (or Scunthorpe!) depending on how well we do. We will be going to the Young Voices Concert in Sheffield Arena in January and we also have our visits to PGL and our overnight visit to the Deep later in the year to look forward to.
Here are some things you need to know about being in Y5 this term.
You will need to bring to school your Home-School Diary, reading book, spelling book and author's journal to school every day inside your Home-School folder. You will not need to bring pencils, rubbers or any other stationery as this will all be provided.
We have Games on a Wednesday (with Mr Wright) and Dance on a Friday. Make sure you have the correct PE kit in school for these two days. We may have to change days some weeks, so it is better to have your kit in school every day just in case. Remember, you cannot wear any jewellery, including ear-rings for PE and please have something to tie back your hair with if it is long.
You can bring a snack for break times but please don't keep this with your lunch as you can't go in your lunch box at playtime. You can bring a bottle of water for playtime if you wish, but remember you have a water bottle that stays in school all the time that you can use with the water fountain.
You will also need an apron or an old shirt for cookery on a Wednesday.
Timetable
Our Timetable for most weeks will be as follows:
Monday Morning - Diary writing, Maths, Spelling, Grammar & Guided Reading
Afternoon - History, Geography or Science
Tuesday Morning - Handwriting, Maths, Spelling, Writing & Guided Reading
Afternoon - History, Geography or Science & Music
Wednesday Morning - Morning Challenge, Maths, Writing &Guided Reading
Afternoon - Games (with Mr Wright) & French (with Mrs Everett) or Cookery (with Mrs Collinson)
Thursday Morning - Reading, Maths, Writing, Handwriting, Story or Reading Activities
Afternoon - Art/DT or Power of Reading (with Mrs Marsden)
Friday Morning - Times Tables, Maths, Dance, Comprehension & Story
Afternoon - Singing & RE
Clubs and other activities
This term you have the opportunity to take part in several activities
Monday Lunchtime - Ukulele Club
Monday 3:30pm-4:30pm - Football
Tuesday Lunchtime - Carol Singing Group - we will be practising our Christmas Carols ready for singing in the local supermarkets nearer to Christmas.
Tuesday Lunchtime - Change For Life Club
Tuesday 3:30pm-4:30pm - Outdoor Games
Wednesday 3:30pm-4:30pm - Football with Grimsby Town
Don't forget, you will also have the opportunity to take part in our Christmas production, with lunchtime rehearsals starting straight after the October holiday.
Home-learning
Each week you will be asked to:
- Read your reading book or Bug Club book and note the page numbers and any comments in your diary at least three times a week. Where possible, one of these should be done with an adult.
- Practise your times-tables and other basic number skills as often as possible to help with instant recall.
- Practise your spellings every week night and at least once over the weekend for up to five minutes a time.
- Vocabulary extension work – finding out the meaning of words used in school or found in own reading.
Other home-learning may include:
- A maths activity either on paper or on-line.
- Research activities based around other subjects such as History or Science. These may occasionally involve extended pieces of work.
- Bug Club grammar and spelling games.
Home-learning for week beginning 26th September
Vocabulary work in your Author's Journal
Practising areas of maths you struggled with in mental maths this week as well as continuing to practise your times tables.
Spelling activity on Bug Club and practise of 'ough' words in spelling book.
Use the link below to practise your rounding up and down.