Welcome to Year 5!

Welcome back to school 

It's great to be back and start to establish our new routines. 

I will update our page regularly to share with you what we have been doing in class. As we are unable to invite you in to meet us I will be posting a short film of what the classroom looks like by Tuesday 15th September.

Please find below a welcome letter and an overview of our learning for this term.

Harvest

Thank you very much for you donations for Harvest Festival, we have gathered quite a collection in Year 5.

The children have learnt about the meaning of Harvest Festival and have been thinking about what they are grateful for. They have created beautiful harvest art work, which we will be displaying outside our classroom.

Websites for Children to access additional learning.

Update from the Government on home-learning

The Government has now compiled an initial list of online educational resources to help children learning at home.

These websites have been identified by some of the country’s leading educational experts and offer a wide range of support and resources for pupils of all ages.

Please click on the following links that will lead you to the online resources.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources-legal-disclaimer

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-online-education-resources-for-home-education#english-primary

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-5 

Maths

At Harlaxton we use the White Rose Scheme of work to support our planning and teaching of Mastery Maths lesson. Mastery Maths is broken it 5 elements - please see the diagram below.

White Rose have launched home-learning resources, which can be found at the following link. These resources include film clips, questions and answers. I may refer to these on the weekly timetable.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
 

Top tips from White Rose for everyday maths at home.

https://whiterosemaths.com/latest-news/top-tips-for-everyday-maths-at-home/

The NCETM have now produced learning clips which are delivered by Maths Specialists for each year group with new ones being released each week. They have also created a Facebook page for Parents, Teachers and Maths Specialist for support.

• NCETM lesson videos for primary age children delivered by Mastery Specialists using the Mastery Materials. https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/54454
   
• NCETM support page for parents and carers. https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/54432

Gareth Metcalfe has launched home learning lessons, where he will build understanding in small steps (this will be in the form of a video) before setting the children a task. These will be launched each day at 9am. His website can be found at the following link.

http://www.iseemaths.com/home-lessons/

Online links

Your child's usernames and passwords can be found in their home-learning book.

EducationCity

https://ec1.educationcity.com/

Purple Mash

https://www.purplemash.com/harlaxton

TT Rockstars

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student

Classroom Secrets Kids

kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk

NumBots

https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/35476 

Literacy Shed - free resources – ‘Activity Packs’ with a range of clips, writing and maths challenges

https://www.literacyshedplus.com/browse/free-resources

Met Office - DIY activities

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/met-office-for-schools/other-content/diy-activities-and-experiments/?utm_campaign=Met%20Office%20for%20schools&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic

BBC Bitesize - Primary

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

Leader in Me

On a daily basis, the children try to demonstrate our core values within school. As we aim to practise them so often, they become good habits that we can use not only in school but also at home too. 

• Habit 1: Be Proactive (You’re in Charge)
• Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind (Have a Plan)
• Habit 3: Put First Things First (Work First, Then Play)
• Habit 4: Think Win-Win (Everyone Can Win)
• Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood(Listen Before You Talk)
• Habit 6: Synergise (Together Is Better)
• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw (Balance Feels Best)

Growth Mindset

This year we will be helping the children to develop a Growth Mindset. This aims to increase their resilience, perseverance and independence in their learning. Further information can be found by following the link below.

Homework

Homework is given out on a Wednesday to be returned by the following Monday.  It will consist of a piece of English or Maths work which will consolidate your learning from the week. 

Spellings are also given out and the test will be the following Wednesday.

Keep practising your times tables.  You need to be confident with all times tables up to 12 x 12.

Remember to read regularly and record this in your reading record.  If you read at least 5 times every week and your record has been signed by an adult for each entry you will be awarded a house point.

My Style homework is also given out each term.

Links - please click to open