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We hope that you have had a good half term break. We will running ‘Teams’ through the week and a teacher will be on-line every day between 10:00 and 12:00 to help you with your learning.
You will find the learning for the week in the links below. All of the activities can be completed in your exercise book and do not need to be printed.
We hope that you and your family are safe and well, we miss you all so much.
Please keep sending us emails about what you have been doing – we love hearing from you all.
The Year 5 Team

Please find below the powerpoint you will need for Maths this week. This week continues our work on converting units. Please click on the links in the powerpoint to take you to ‘live’ lessons by ‘The National Academy’. These lessons contain a initial quiz, video explaining the learning, activity and end of lesson quiz. If you do have any issues with opening any of these links please contact your class teacher. You don’t need to print anything but please record your learning in your book. If you have any questions please you can ask on ‘Teams’ which will be open between 10-12 every weekday or email your teacher.

Please find below the resources you will need for English this week. This also includes Guided Reading activities. This week is based on character description, including relative clauses. There are links on the powerpoint to live lessons. You can follow through the powerpoint each day. You don’t need to print any of the resources but please record your learning in your book. If you have any questions please email your teacher. We look forward to reading your descriptions.

This week we have a range of lessons and activities organised. Use the links and information below to support your learning.

SCIENCE: We have explored plant reproduction. This week starts to focus on animal reproduction. Follow the powerpoint for the activities.
PARENTAL NOTE: There is an activity to research whether some animals fertilise inside or outside and how many offspring are produced at a time. Please consider Internet safety at this time. You may wish to support your child during this part.

CREATIVE CURRICULUM: This weeks activity is to create a 3d Anglo Saxon House. Use the powerpoint to create this. We would love to see your final houses – please email pictures to your class teacher.

ICT: Year 5 Digital Images Competition. Use the two documents below to find information about the competition. Email photos to your teacher throughout the week. The winners will have their photos published on the blog…good luck

MUSIC: Use the link to BBC Bitesize to explore melody and pitch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z44x6v4

PE: Click on the file below for a PE idea in the nice weather.
You can also scroll down to the post on 18th May about ‘Real PE’

As we get closer to a date for re-opening school, we wanted to explain to you how your child’s first day will be organised when they come. While we are not currently in a position to confirm, the proposed date for year one to start is Thursday 4^th June – arriving between 8:45 and 9:15. We are really looking forward to seeing the children and welcoming them back to school.

All Year 1 children will enter and leave the school site via the Southbank Road gate. Staggered start and finish times are set to ensure social distancing rules are adhered to:

1 Red:  8.45 and 2.30, 1 Blue: 9.00 and 2.45, Yellow: 9.15 and 3.00

Children will come into school via Southbank Entrance based on the time that will be given to you depending on which bubble group your child will be in (phone calls will be made soon to share this information with you). There will be a member of staff at the gate to say, ‘Good Morning’ to the children and walk them down to the year one classrooms. Please note that parents will not be allowed onto the school site. The children will be reminded to keep their distance from the other children as they walk down to the classrooms. There will be markers to help your child to keep a safe distance.

The children will be working in one of the year one classrooms with around 8 or 9 other children and two adults. This will be their ‘bubble’ group (either 1Red, 1Blue or 1Yellow). The two adults will be either Mrs Davis / Mrs Gray and Mrs Wilson, Mrs Sweet and Mrs Gaffoor or Miss Bates and Miss Collier. The classrooms have been changed so that it supports us in keeping a distance between us. Here is a photo so you know what it will look like.  

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You child will have their own table to work at and their own resource pack which will include a pencil, whiteboard and whiteboard pen, exercise book, among other resources. They will be able to put their school bag (with packed lunch) in the classroom and coat on the back of their chair. When they come in they will be asked to wash their hands – we will remind them that this is important to do this throughout the day. 

We will be completing a range of work that Mrs Davis, Mrs Gray and Miss Masterson have set, but will also be spending time outside in their ‘bubble’ group. When we have our morning and afternoon breaks this will be with their bubble group. They will have lots of space as break times will be staggered. Therefore, they will get to use the whole of the year one playground with their bubble group. At lunchtime there maybe two bubble groups out at once and we will be asking the children to stay to one half of the playground in their ‘bubble’ group. 

Each day we will also have an afternoon PE session (hopefully the weather says as nice as it has been) but you won’t need to worry about bringing in a PE kit. Alongside our learning we will also be doing craft activities too.

At the end of the day the teacher will walk their bubble group back to the Southbank entrance to meet parents and say goodbye to the children. 

Please remember that it is essential that your child comes to school at the time given to you for arrival so that you do not have to queue with other people. 

As we get closer to a date for re-opening school, we wanted to explain to you how your first day will be organised when you come. The actual date to start is yet to be confirmed but it will involve arriving between 9:30 and 10:00. We are really looking forward to seeing you and welcoming you back to school.

You will have your own table to work at and your own resource pack which will include a pen, pencil, ruler, rubber, whiteboard and whiteboard pen among other resources. You will be able to put your school bag (with packed lunch) under your table and coat on the back of your chair. When you come in you will be asked to wash your hands – remember this is important throughout the day. 

We will be completing a range of work that Mr Mahal and Mrs AB have set, but will also be spending time outside in our ‘bubble’ group. When we have our morning break this will be with our bubble group. You will have lots of space as break times will be staggered. Therefore, you will get to use the whole of the year 5/6 playground with your bubble group. At lunchtime there maybe two bubble groups out at once and we will be asking you to stay to one half of the playground in your ‘bubble’ group. 

Each day we will also have an afternoon PE session (hopefully the weather says as nice as it has been) but you won’t need to worry about bringing in your PE kit. Alongside our learning we will also be doing craft activities too.

At the end of the day your teacher will walk your group back around to the Southbank entrance to say goodbye. 

Please remember that it is essential that you come to school at the time given to you for arrival so that you do not have to queue with other people.