What a fantastic week it has been in Year 5! We may be seven weeks into the half term but the children are still showing signs of super focus, enthusiasm and work ethic throughout their lessons. We started our week by coming together in our class assembly by sharing some important messages that we have been discussing across this half term. The children sang and dance their hearts out whilst also delivering their powerful and purposeful lines.

We then ended this day also in unity as our worship leaders told us about the parable of the persistent widow and why it is always important to be persistent in life. We then followed this up by talking about how Jesus always wants us to keep praying and no matter how many times we pray, our prayers will always be listened.

Learning has continued to flow throughout the week with the children finishing their independent stories of ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’, which has allowed us to continue reading the novel past chapter two. In Maths, we have continued working with decimal numbers and understanding the value of each digit. This week, the children were very excited to try some ‘ Year 6 Maths’ as we introduced a brand new column- the thousandths. In Art, the children have working on themselves by drawing self portraits, using lots of different skills and techniques along the way.

Riddle of the Week

Test your parents on today’s riddle.

Which letter gets shorter when you add two letters to it?

Question of the Week- conversation starter

This week in RE, we have created our virtue projects ,which are aimed to either help those in need or to protect our environment by following God’s virtues and commandments. Share with your family what your project is going to be and why.

Let’s Celebrate

Virtue Star of the Week: Our virtues for this half term are learned and wise. Our winner this week goes to Louisa. I was super impressed with your attitude and commitment in our assembly performances. You lead the way in both the order of speaking but also in what I was asking for during practices. You receive feedback so well Louisa and this will continue to help you grow as a learner.

Learning Certificate Winner of the Week: Our winner this week goes to Nathan for being an focused and cooperative learner. I just love how focused you are Nathan in the classroom. You understand our STAR expectations and you follow these to the best of your ability, which allows you to get the most out of your learning. On top of this, you are such a kind and co-operative learning partner and you use paired working to help maximise your learning.

Notices

Homework- Please check the homework blog for your child’ weekly homework, including the deadline date.
Parents Day- Friday 24th October- Please read the parents day blog on the Year 5 page and sign up for a slot to hear about your child’s progress and how they have settled into Year 5.
Year 5 Book Look Tuesday 21st October- This will be held at 9:00am and this gives you parents a chance to have a look at your child’s work so far in Year 5.
Harvest Festival Thursday 23rd October- This year, we will be celebrating harvest festival in school and as usual, each class has been given an item, in which we will be collected for the harvest. This year, Year 5 are collecting beans.

Half term- School will finish for half term on Thursday 23rd October at normal time. School will reopen on Monday 3rd November.