Year 5: My Learning Newsletter

Note from Mr Evans

Hello Year 5,

For the last four weeks now, I have been teaching my Year 6 group. Everybody has quickly got into

the ‘new’ routines and systems we have in place at school.

Within the group, we have been reading a new class story called ‘The Girl, the Cat

and the Navigator’ by Matilda Wood. It is about an un wanted girl who ends up

being a stowaway on her father’s ship. They go in search of some mystical

creatures called Nardoos. We have really enjoyed it so far and hope to complete

it by the end of term. I wonder if you have any books you would recommend? If

you need any new books to read at home, please just get in touch and I can

arrange a time for you to come to school to choose some new ones for over the

next few weeks.

Another one of the Year 6 children in our class has completed the ‘20 in 2020 Reading

Challenge’. If anybody has managed to finish it, please let me know so you can be entered into

the prize draw. Remember, there is only a few weeks to go.

I have still been continuing to do Joe Wicks’ PE lesson. I have been getting up early each morning

to do this before travelling to school. It is a shame he is only doing it three times a week now but

I think he has done a great job motivating people to be active - It has certainly worked on me.

Keep working hard at home. I can’t wait to see you all back in September. Please keep me

updated on how you are getting on by getting your parents to email me at

Year5-6BE@WardleyPrimary.org.uk

Keep safe,

Mr Evans

Click on the image below to access some fantastic reading comprehension tasks.

There are lots of books available to read for free using this link: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ Parents will need to create a log in but then you can access lots of books.

For English, I've attached links to two weeks' worth of tasks from the Hamilton Trust. Please work through what you can and, if a topic Is too tricky, just move on to something you can do.

If this work is too tricky, use this link to select a lower year group to have a go at. Make sure you select English, weeks 8 and 9.

https://www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/blog/learning-home-packs/

Click here to access week 8 English.

Click here to access week 9 English.

Here are your spellings for the next two weeks. I have also included the Common Exception Words for Years 5 and 6.

If you click on the image below, you will find a useful spelling booklet with all of this term’s spellings and some activities to complete to practise them all.

Week 5 Summer Term: -ive endings Attractive Creative Addictive Assertive Abusive Co-operative Exhaustive Appreciative Offensive Expressive

Week 6 Summer Term: -al endings Musical Political Accidental Mathematical Functional Tropical Industrial Professional Central Global

Use the link below to access a maths tutorial video - the accompanying worksheet will be uploaded to the school website in a separate post. Don’t worry about printing the worksheet, just note answers on paper. If the topic is too difficult, just select a lower year group to try. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/

Problem of the Day: If your child likes a challenge, try these:

https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/classroom-resources/problems/ RM Easi Maths: https://www.rmeasimaths.com/

Please continue to practise your multiplication and division facts, I can see it’s been a while since some of you accessed TT Rockstars but this is a fantastic, fun resources you can access and even challenge your friends.

Please log into TT Rockstars by following the link below.

If you can’t remember your login details, don’t worry, just ask a grown up to email me and I will give you your information.

In school, we have begun practising some of the songs from Joseph with our year 6 children. Please continue to listen to the songs and practise them. Here are the links to some of the songs to learn: Josephs Coat https://youtu.be/snYP49EAIWg

Go Go Go Joseph: https://youtu.be/vE-Hr_PwvWg

Close Every Door: https://youtu.be/0w4maOLUfFk

Jacob and Sons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeRQsWmSZ8

Any Dream Will Do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9F0AGnUEj4

One More Angel in Heaven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6P23D7owkg

If like me, you have your phone in your hand all of the time, or like so many, you are always on your computer or tablet then this is for you. We want to set you a screen free challenge! Click on the image below for 20 great activities to keep you busy and keep you screen free.

We have been learning about the circulatory system. Click on the image below to access some videos to tell you about the circulatory system and some quizzes and suggested activities to help you explore further.

There are some additional resources, such as presentations, worksheets and activity sheets which can be accessed by clicking here.

We have been learning about how the body transports nutrients and water. Click here to explore the systems in the human body responsible for this and a challenge to prepare your own diagram and presentation to explain these processes to others.

Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8o8wMgAT-Y BBC Supermovers Get active – a range of dance and games to break up the day. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/just-for-fun-collection/z7tymfr

Download your next home activity pack for children aged 8-10. Each pack contains simple 15-minute activities you can do at home with your child to help them learn

#OnlineSafetyAtHome. Download your next pack here https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-

worksheets/

Looking after your mind, body and soul is so important. You need to take some time to give back, give to yourself and reflect on what is going on in your life. Click on the image below for some lovely activities to keep your heart and mind healthy and motivated.

Gateshead School Sports Partnership have continued the #UNITE theme their next challenge is

#WRITEUNITE. This is an exciting opportunity to write a poem inspired by Sports Day. There are even prizes for the best entries – individuals as well as schools can win so it’s worth a go! Watch the exciting launch video by clicking on the picture below.

Click here to see how to enter and where to send your entry to. There is no need to use a certain format for your entry, just write the poem on plain A4 paper (you can decorate and add a picture if you like), ask a parent to take a picture of it and email it to schoolsportspartnership@gateshead.gov.uk Parents - please don’t include your child’s name on the entry. Just include a parent / guardian name, name of the school and age of the child. If you’re a winner, school will be contacted to provide the pupil’s name. Poem Examples - Please find a few examples of some sport related poems for children here to inspire

their poetry.

Good Luck Everyone!