Year 5 homework to be handed in on Thursday 10th October

Reading

We have two weeks left before half term and the children are all trying to reach their reading target. A number of them have already done it which is great and the rest of us are hot on their heals! The reading sessions in class are lovely, calm and focused- keep reading at night especially before bed- it not only makes you more intelligent it helps you sleep!!! Win ! Win!

Spelling

I have a lovely student teacher teaching along side me at the moment- Mrs Gawthrope. This week she delivered the spelling lesson. We investigated the letter pattern SC when it makes the sound S. Please learn these spellings:

scissors

science

scent

ascend

descend

muscle

fascinate

scene

Maths

IXL this week please complete A14 putting numbers up to 1 million in order

Religion

We are taking part in Missio- EEM the “Extraordinary Month of Mission” alongside Pope Francis. I would like the children to find our about the “Little Red Mission Box” visit the website below and write three facts about Missio (including the box) that you didn’t know before.

In addition, can you come up with an accessible way for Year 5 to raise a little money this month for the mission? All ideas welcome.

Year 5 homework to be complete for Thursday 3rd October

Reading

Most of the class are really getting into their reading stride. I am delighted to see children carefully selecting books that are challenging yet accessible- this is a very important and mature skill. Children are experiencing increased reading success and their is a buzz in the room at reading time! Well done everyone. KEEP READING EVERY NIGHT- we need to improve our daily reading times now!

Assembly lines

Some children have assembly lines- please make sure you know them for Monday!

Spelling

We have synonyms for feelings: sad and fear. Can you learn the spellings:

Livid, furious and irritated

Petrified, and anxious

When we write we are trying to choose the right word- sometimes the words we know are just not powerful enough!

Purple Mash

I am sure the children have already told you about our new computing platform- Purple Mash. The children have all been to a purple mash club at lunchtime run by Year 6. Today we completed our first task in class- writing about our history topic “Ancient Greece”. I have set two "2do” tasks for the children:

Task one: Game - Testing your 3 and 6 times tables facts

Task two: As requested A Slide Show. Creating a slide show all about your passion! Mrs Hotchkiss would have to create one all about sewing or Manchester Utd!

I have set up the tasks and the folders into which the work needs saving!

Have fun!

Year 5 homework - to be handed in on Thursday September 26th

Reading

Please read every night. I have sat with every pupil this week and showed them their current reading data. We have set some personal targets too. I will be able to share all this with you too during Parents Day in October.

I have also sent home another Greek Legend “ The Giant Wooden Horse”. We see the return of Odysseus- this is a story set during the Trojan wars before he set off on his odyssey!

English

Once you have read the story of the wooden horse write a paragraph in your homework book SUMMARIZING - I have modeled this skill in class and we have already had a go independently to! Take care, make sure you sequence the main events so your summary is clear.

Maths

We have explored Roman Numerals to 1000- it is tricky! We learnt the mnemonic:

I value Xylophones like cows dig milk!

We have also worked on IXL unit A6. It would be wonderful if you can achieve 100 percent on A6- be resilient!

For those who have got 100% and for those who need more practice press the button below to complete the challenges. For the less confident have a go at beginners and intermediate and for the confident go for the advanced.

Spellings

The suffix OUS

Mountainous, dangerous

Courageous outrageous (keep e to that the g is a soft g)

Orange words: Ancient and language

In class council today we decided that it was important for parents to sign our homework book each week. We agreed that when we have completed a task- but there is no written evidence- the children will write the task (few words) and the parent will sign. This makes it easier to see who may need support.

Thank you for all you support, it is very much appreciated

Year 5 homework to be handed in Thursday 19th September

Reading

Reading every night! ENJOY!!!

Maths IXL

Please complete A1 and A2

History

The children have started researching in the Greek Gods. They have brought this home to complete. The cards in their bags create a fan. I would like the children to bring these back so we can pin them together and display them. I have linked one useful website here

Spellings

This week we ave learnt the ay sound when it appears as “eigh” ey” “ei”

Please learn: reign, neighbour, obey, vein, eighteen, weight, prey, freight, sleigh veil, they

History optional

We have chatted about the film “Jason and the Argo-naughts” in class. It was made along time ago and its special effects are creative but fun to watch now! If you have time to watch it with your child I know they will gain a great deal as it references a lot of the learning we are doing at the moment. I have found the whole film on You-Tube. why not buy some popcorn and enjoy- there are some scary bits so sharing the experience would be best!

Thank you Mrs H

Homework to keep you ticking over this summer!

Read ! Read ! Read !