The Year Five Newsletter 1/6/20 Hello Year 5, we hope you and your families are staying safe and doing your best to keep yourselves occupied during this unusual time we are all in!

Thank you again for the commitment that you have all shown to learning new things and keeping active. All of us in Year 5 are very proud of you for knowing how important it is to keep working hard.

As before, please continue to check Purple Mash for weekly tasks and use Serial Mash to continue your reading. It is vital to use it if you can as we can also help you over it by mark-ing and giving feedback on your work if you’ve found something difficult. If you’ve been having trouble accessing Purple Mash visit: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/shaftesbury-e7 and enter your username and password (this is the same details you use during comput-ing lessons). Remember, make sure the school selection is Shaftesbury Primary school. Do not forget to also look at the school’s website for updates on home learning. You can visit: https://www.shaftesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/page/?title=School+Closures&pid=101 alter-natively when on the Shaftesbury website visit- Parents- School Closure.

EnglishReading

I hope all of you are reading a book at least once every day to practice your compre- hension. Make sure to talk to your sib-lings and family about the book as well!

In year 5, we learn about The Highwayman. What do you think this poem is about?

What does highway mean? What can you infer from this picture? Do you think The High-wayman is a a villain or hero?

Challenge- Read this poem and summarise it. There are lots of versions available online or on Twinkl. What are the main points to this poem? Who are the characters?

Write a review about the book you are reading and email it in to us. Why would you recom-mend it? What was your favourite part? What did you not enjoy? Do you know other books with the same author? We will be looking forward to your recommendations!

WritingMany of you have learnt something new or practiced a skill that you have been interested in over the past few weeks. Can you write an instructional text about it? It can be about any-thing. How to make a sandwich? How to bake a cake? How to grow a sunflower? How to play a game?

Include the following things:

Title

Steps

Use imperative verbs (Put, mix, take)

Give clear instructions

Use brackets for extra information.

Draw pictures to make the steps clearer.

MathsMissing numbers- use the inverse.

1. ? x 3 = 1056 ( 1056 divided 3 =)2. ? x 7 = 54323. ? X2 = 9624. ?x3 = 16775. ? x 8 = 50246. ? x 6 = 53047. ? x 8 = 49768. ? X2 = 14789. ? x 6 = 31,32610. ? x 8 = 69 448

Multiply by 10, 100, 1000

1. 657 x 10, 100, 1000

2. 26 x 10, 100, 1000

3. 14 x 100, 10004. 2.3 x 10, 100, 10005. 5.5 x 10, 100, 10006. 8.7 x 10, 100, 10007. 0. 02 x 10, 100, 10008. 0.76 x 10, 100, 10009. 34, 876 x 10, 100, 100010. 506,987 x 10, 100, 1000

Write down factors of these numbers:

81, 121, 64, 300, 72

Word Problems

Art – Pointillism style picture. Pointillism is a painting technique developed by the artist George Seurat. It involves using

small, painted dots to create areas of colour that together form a pattern or picture. It's a fun technique for children to try, especially because it's easy to do, and requires just a few simple materials.

Task - Create your own picture- you can use felt tip pens.

ScienceLook at this website and create a fact file about life cycles.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgssgk7

TopicList 20 counties and 20 cities around the world. Challenge- Can you go through the alphabet and name a country/city with each letter?

A- Afghanistan/ Aberdeen

B- Bangladesh/ Birmingham

C-

PEDo 15 minutes of circuit training at home:

• 15 Jumping Jacks• 15 Star Jumps• 15 Seconds running on the spot• 15 Burpees• 15 Seconds hop on the spot• Repeat all exercise 6 times.

Yoga