Class 5 2018 - 2019
Mrs Eddie
Welcome to Year Five!
Class Information
There are 21 children in Year Five and the class teacher is Mrs Eddie. Mrs De Ruiter teaches art on Monday afternoons.
Our Learning
During the Summer term, we will be 'Exploring the World'. More information about our learning can be found in the topic overview and Knowledge Organiser, which can be downloaded below.
Our key questions are:
What are lines of longitude and latitude?
Where are continents, countries, capital cities and major physical features located?
What are Physical and Human features?
How do Volcanoes & Earthquakes work?
Who are the people that discovered new worlds?
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Our topic in the Spring term was called 'How Britain Began' and we found out how life in Britain developed and changed during the Stone, Bronze, Iron Ages and Roman Britain.
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Our topic in the Autumn term was called 'Is it right to fight?' and we learnt about WW1 and WW2.
Our key questions were:
* How did WW1 and WW2 start?
* What was life like in the Trenches?
* How were Rainow/Macclesfield affected by the wars?
* What is Remembrance Sunday?
* What was life like for an evacuee?
If you are looking for your next read then there is a list of fiction books related to both world wars here: http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/genre/ww1/The-World-Wars.html
Our interpretation of Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen:
BREAKING NEWS... War has been declared...
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Homework
Homework is given out on Friday and is due back on the following Thursday. There will be a piece of maths and literacy homework to complete each week.
Remember to practise your multiplication and division facts at Times Table Rockstars! https://ttrockstars.com
Try the games at http://www.wldps.com/gordons/Hit_the_button.swf to practise maths facts against the clock.
We are regularly using http://www.pobble365.com/ in class to inspire us; you could use it at home too to practise.
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Important dates/Coming soon:
Bikeability
Choir - Big SIng event
Y5/6 Jodrell Bank trip
Sports Day
Lakeside residential trip
Choir/Orchestra - Cheshire Show performance
Come & Play with the Halle - Bridgewater Hall concert
Y5/6 production
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KEEP CHECKING OUR TWITTER FEED AS WELL AS THE BLOG & GALLERY SECTIONS BELOW TO SEE MORE ABOUT THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN DOING.
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PE this half term is on Wednesdays and Fridays. Remember to always have your indoor and outdoor PE kit in school.
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Remember to read as often as possible. There is a list of reading recommendations for the Autumn term at the bottom of the page.
As a class, we subscribe to 'The Week Junior' magazine which is always an interesting read. http://theweekjunior.co.uk/
The TES created a list of the top 100 books that you should read before you leave primary school. How many of them have you read? Which will you choose next? https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/100-fiction-books-all-children-should-read-leaving-primary-school-–
There are some more suggestions here: https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-5
Try this website for some inspiration for your next read: http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/.
http://uk.ixl.com/math/year-5 has lots of opportunites for you to practise all areas of maths.
You can also log in to MyMaths to play games or practise what we have been learning in school. Remember to use Times Table Rockstars and Hit the Button to practise your number facts.
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