Term 2

Immanuel and St. Andrew CE Primary School Year 5 Class Bulletin

November

2011

Dear Parents / Carers, Welcome back to Year 5! The class has had a fantastic start to the year and Im looking forward to the rest of the term. It was great to see you all over Parents Evening and to have an opportunity to share targets and progress. The school journey to Carroty Wood went extremely well and the children are still talking about it. It was a lovely opportunity for the children to spend time together and take part in team building activities as well as some challenging ones, such as high ropes! Thanks again to all the parents that contributed food for the trip. The food was delicious and meal times were one of the childrens highlights thanks to your generous donations and Mr Robinsons cuisine! If you have any questions, queries or concerns, please come in and speak to me in the playground before school. You can also email me on; nwehbe@immanuelschoollambeth.org.uk Miss Natasha Wehbe

Topics this term

Knowledge and understanding of the world
(History and Geography)

Important Notes
All homework will be set each Thursday and is due back the following Tuesday. It can be returned earlier if completed. We have had a disappointing start to the term as numerous children did not return their homework this week. Please encourage your child to be responsible for their homework and faithful in returning it on the correct day. Homework diaries should be in school everyday as they are a useful communication tool between myself and you as parents. If your child is unable to complete their homework, please write a note in the homework diary and I will sign it. Spellings will be given out every Monday and the children will be tested on a Friday. Reading Books Children will continue to receive a new book from the school reading scheme on a Friday. It is very important that children bring their books and book bags to school on a daily basis. Could I also encourage you to listen to your child read and question them about the text at home? Reading books have already been handed out.
PE Indoor PE-Dance - Wednesday afternoons Outdoor PE Netball skills - Monday afternoons

We are continuing with our topic on WW2 as the children are immersed in it and we have some more exciting activities planned! This term we will be looking more closely at evacuation and rationing. We may even do some cooking (an activity I know the children are keen to do!) We also have another trip planned and our Literacy units are based on our learning of WW2. (Science) The science focus will be Healthy Living. Children will learn what makes a balanced diet, the effect of their diets on their bodies and how maintain healthy lifestyles. Creative development continued Children will be studying WW2 artwork and will create their own artwork based on paintings we will study and compare.
RE

During this unit we will be identifying the main characters in the Christmas story and their impact then and now. We will also be looking at the significance of Peace.
ICT

Multimediapresentations

Spreadsheets/

Powerpoint

PPA On Tuesdays, Mrs Hoare will be in class for the whole afternoon teaching Year Five Science.

Kit required: navy shorts/tracksuit bottoms and pale blue t-shirt. Trainers are needed on Mondays.

Dates for your Diaries

Thursday 10th November Cycle training recommences w/c 14th November - Anti Bullying Week Tuesday 15th November Class Assembly Friday 11th November - Class trip to HMS Belfast Thursday 8th December - Immanuels Got Talent Charity event 6.00 p.m. (an evening for adults and families) Monday 12 December Christmas Concert at Lewin church 6.00 p.m. (an evening event for all families & friends of Immanuel) th Friday 16 December Last day of school normal finish time Tuesday 3rd January Start back into Term 3

Numeracy In numeracy we will be focusing on developing skills in these areas. Multiplication and division by 10, 100, 1000 Addition/subtraction of whole numbers and decimals HTU U, TU U, U.t U and HTU U Estimating and measuring weight, length, Capacity Readings from scale Time: 24-hour clock, timetables, calendar Solving multi-step problems, using a calculator where when appropriate Estimating and checking results Estimating, measuring and drawing angles Angles in a straight line Drawing shapes with parallel and perpendicular lines Coordinates Two lines of symmetry Reflection, translation Area and perimeter of regular/irregular polygons Formula for area of rectangles

Literacy We will be learning techniques and strategies for persuasive writing. We will look at different types of persuasive texts and learn one, using the talk for writing approach. The children will hold a class debate about whether children should be evacuated. Following this, the children will then imagine that they are living in 1939 and will write a letter to Neville Chamberlain persuading him for or against evacuation. Our next unit is Instructional texts. Again, we are going to link this to our topic, creating a How to survive evacuation booklet, which will include recipes for rationing. Top tips for making the most of evacuation and puzzles and games. We are going to finish reading Goodnight Mister Tom and move onto some more WW2 fiction there is so much to choose from! Please encourage your children to read in their spare time. There are prizes to be had for children that read any of the recommending reading list that was given out in term 1.