Year 5

YEAR 5 DRAGONFLIES 2022/2023

STAFF: MISS HINCHEY MRS ASHTON MRS AHMED

class photo 5C

Curriculum Letter

Curriculum Letter

curriculum letter

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

17th March - Comic Relief Day

27th March - Space Day

Spring 2 half term

Our 'Five Reads' in year 5 allows us the opportunity to explore different genres of books. These are our books.

Year 5's five reads SPRING 2

Our theme this half term is: MISSION CONTROL

Mission Control is a thematic unit based around the subject of Earth and beyond, with a key focus on science and history. We will be learning about the Earth, Sun and Moon and their relationship to each other, before finding out more about space exploration and communication.

Spring Term Spelling list

year five spelling overview

SPRING 2 SPELLINGS

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Science Day 2023

Leaning and having fun in Year 5

Bikeability

The first week back after February half term Y5 and 6 completed their bikeability. We all feel much more confident now riding our bikes and especially riding our bikes on the roads.

World Book Day

As well as dressing up as a book character we decorated potatoes like a character, do you like ours?

5C world book day

Science

We were investigating the strength of different shaped columns- which could hold the most weight.

We have enjoyed reading our class novel Holes and all of the exciting work linked to it.

13.02.23

Mental Health Week

This week, we have been thinking about the connections in our lives and about the importance to our wellbeing.

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SPRING 2

This term's value is Respect

March 1st

Wednesday Worship 5M

Mental Health Day

We created our own piece of music.......it all sounded beautiful!

PE - we were throwing and catching using different types of throws.

On Monday 16th January, 5C had an amazing Wild West Day. We learnt how to line dance and had so much fun.
Do you like our art work linked to our American theme?

On Monday 21st Novemeber and Tuesday 22nd November, our class went to visit the Apple Store in Manchester. We had an amazing time learning how to make films, add sound effects and music to our completed projects.

Fire training Centre

We visited the Bury Fire training centre to learn all about being safe, what to do if you see a fire and basic first aid. It was a very informative day.

YEAR 5'S FIVE READS Spring 1

Year 5's five reads

HIGH RID

We went to High Rid for a day full of adventure of fun. We had an absolute ball. We spent the morning on the water in Canadian canoes and on a giant paddle board which held 11 of us and Mat the instructor. Whilst playing a game some of us fell in and got very wet. In the afternoon we did activities on the land. We build dens in the natural woodland with tarpaulings to shelter us and we lit a fire in a kelly kettle to boil water to make a much needed hot chocolate. What a day, we loved it.

MEET THE TEACHER

Meet the teacher

Meet the Teacher
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Forest School Fun

We started our forest school learning in Autumn term, we were so excited to be back out having adventures. . Keep looking each week at our pictures.

We're on fire!!!!!! We lit a fire this week and toasted marshmallows, we then cooked popcorn (Miss Beverley was doing a great job until Miss Worthington made her keep it in the fire longer and the whole lot burnt.......ooops)

We attempted to work as a team to get the tennis ball to the other end of the field, we had to pass it to each other in guttering. Communication and listening were essential as well as a steady hand.

We made jewellery out of Elder wood. We cut little pieces off and the poked out the pith middle part. We loved it.

A very wet, windy and wild first forest school this week

We were fire starters this week, we now know that you need fuel, heat and oxygen to create a fire.

This week we split into three groups and created natural shelters made from what we could find in forest school. We had to get the saw out to get some longer branches to help us. Do you like them? We also ate the apples from the apple tree that grows in forest school. We thought they were bitter and sharp.

In forest school this week we got all creative with natural objects. There were loads of colourful leaves for us to use. We hope you like the results.

CHESTER

What a fantastic day year 5 had visiting the Roman DEVA museum.

HAVE A LOOK AT ALL THE WONDERFUL, EXCITING THINGS Y5 DRAGONFLIES CLASS OF 2021/2022 GOT UP TO

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CLASS TEAM: MRS ROTHERHAM, MISS HINCHEY, MRS BERRY

PE

OUR PE SESSIONS ARE ON A MONDAY AND TUESDAY - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR PE KITS IN SCHOOL ON THESE DAYS.

Reading - please bring your reading book and reading record into school every day.

UPCOMING EVENTS....

8th July Formby

CURRICULUM LETTER SUMMER TERM

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Summer 2 spellings

Updated: 26/05/2022 2.56 MB

Our theme this half term is: In Your Element

“In Your Element” is a thematic unit based around the four elements of earth, air, water and fire with a key focus on geography. As well as extending their knowledge of rocks and soils, pupils will learn about natural phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and tornados. Pupils will also develop their knowledge of rivers and mountains, learning about some of the most important physical features of the UK and the wider world.

We have been really busy this half term with lots of exciting activities to support our learning. We have been to the library in town, where we shared books with our friends and then went to have a look at the Egyptian museum. We have made Roman mosaics. We have 'chilled' with our friends in the sand pit. In science, we have been setting fire to different materials, looking at flammability. Have a look at our photographs to see what we have been up to!

As we enter our final half term in Year 5, here are some activities to keep positive!

Y5 Keeping Positive

June Acts of Kindness

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June Positive Affirmations

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Our theme for this half term is: You're Not Invited.

“You’re Not Invited” is a thematic unit, based around invaders with a key focus on history. It begins by looking at the concept of invasion, before focusing especially on the Romans, learning about important Roman Figures and their reasons for invading other countries. Pupils will also learn about sources of evidence and their reliability.

HOMEWORK 20 MAY

Fractions 20 May

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Maths 20 May

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Grammar 20 May

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This week in English, we have been working in groups of 3 to produce a VLOG about volcanoes. First, we had to use the internet to carry out our research, making notes as we went along. Then, we chose our sub-headings and sorted our information into different sections. We had to create diagrams, a slide show, select photographs, decide who was saying what, create models and then work on our presenting skills. We filmed our VLOGs and they are now on you tube for others to view. We hope you enjoy watching them!

We have spent some time thinking about the important work carried out by different charities, locally, nationally and internationally. We looked at the work of Christian Aid and then, with a partner we created an idea for our own charity.

Newsround came into school to film some of the Y5 children talking about Ramadan - enjoy! The children were confident and were a credit to the school. Well done.

MAY POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS

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MAY ACTS OF KINDNESS

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Already this half term, we have been busy with lots of new learning. We have celebrated St George's Day, had a sleepover and celebrated Eid with our friends.

St George's Day

Y5 St George's Day

Eid party

WE LOVE READING IN THE LIBRARY - WE BUDDY UP WITH RECEPTION AND SHARE STORIES WITH THEM!

Y5 Reading in the library

Year 5 were asked to help 'cut' the grass ready for the Summer line markings as the the lawn mower was broken! Look at what a good job they did :)

As well as our learning in the classroom, we have also engaged in lots of different enrichment activities:

Rock climbing fun

Ash Wednesday

History Day - finding out about Fred Dibnah

Science day - investigation to find the best biscuit for dunking and making circuits

Y5 Curriculum.

Our creative curriculum is driven by the 4Cs of communication, conflict, conservation and culture which meets the needs of our diverse school community. It is designed to inspire an enthusiasm for learning, engaging with and learning about challenging 21^st century issues, dealing with tomorrow’s issues today.

Y5 are Navigators.

Comic Relief

We dressed in funky clothes and took part in some activities to help us celebrate RED NOSE DAY! We ended up laughing at each others jokes!

Comic Relief

BRITISH VALUES DAY

We spent the day looking at democracy, respect, liberty and tolerance and safety. We completed different activities to help us understand the importance of these values. We also dressed in red, white and blue.

WORLD BOOK DAY

Wow! What a busy, exciting day we have had!

We used the story The Barnabus Project as our stimulus. We read the book and completed different activities. We focussed on five key words - failure, freedom, acceptance, tolerance and community. We designed our own hybrid pet and put it into a bell jar. We created a story board. We designed out own escape route and then made our own community of pets. We hope you enjoy looking at what we got up to!

YEEHAA! We have been learning about Native American Indians and have had a fun day line dancing, making totem poles and some American art.

We have been very busy with lots of exciting learning - we have visited the Apple Store in Manchester for a coding workshop, we have raised money through children in need and the elf run, and have spent a whole day of learning in class without using pens and pencils - lots of talking and listening to our friends to complete a variety of tasks and activities. Have a look at the photographs to see what we have been up to!

YEAR 5 DRAGONFLIES KEEPING HALLIWELL CLEAN!

We have been spending time building up our stamina with a series of circuits - enjoy looking at the photographs to see what we have been getting up to.

We spent the day ay Bury Fire Training Centre. We learnt all about keeping safe. We had to dress as a firefighter in less than 90 seconds. Some watches had more success than others! we learnt how to do CPR and put people into the recovery position. We investigated possible causes of fire and had to explore what had happened in a road traffic accident. We also learnt what to do if our clothes caught fire - STOP, DROP, ROLL. Lots of new learning, lots of team work and lots of fun.

We have been busy learning about the space race. We had a spaceman workshop. The spaceman told us all about the space race and then we had great fun making and launching our own rockets. We learnt about thrust, drag and gravity.

Matt Rotherham brought his gold medal into school, which he won at the Tokyo Paralympics. Matt pilots a tandem for Neil Fachie. They won gold in the 1km time trial, breaking the world record in the process.