Miss Ratcliffe and Mrs. Stack welcome you to the Year 5 class page!
Our second topic this year is 'Why should the rainforest be important to us all?
See the Topic knowledge mat below for useful facts and vocabulary you will need for this topic.
We will be continuing to read the book 'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell
(Click on the book image for a trailer!)
In English we will be writing non-chronological reports about rainforest animals
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Archived Year 5 2019 - 2020
Please log in to Class Dojo- www.classdojo.com for online learning every day during school closure.
Have a look below to see some of the work we have done at home.
Summer 2
This half term we shall be reading Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy
Maps and descriptive writing about The Wide.
Our sky ship designs
News stories about the Brightstorm disappearance.
Sketches of the wolves from South Polaris
Partheena
Our Aurora explanations
Our Science topic for Summer 2 is:
Life cycles
Sticky Knowledge about Life Cycles
(Scroll down for Life cycles Topic activities )
Nathaniel's caterpillars -
Caterpillar
chrysalis
Our History topic is: 'How did Nottingham change during the Industrial revolution?'
This week (WB 18th May) we have been writing our own 'Finding Tales' based on the story 'The game' by Maria Richards - you can listen to the story here: https://soundcloud.com/talkforwriting/game/s-7MBlxRcz8zL Here are our own stories:
We read 'The Railway Children'
Look at our Home learning about the book:
Art work inspired by LS Lowry's famous painitng 'Britain at Play'
List of useful websites
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - Is a treasure trove of activities that cover a whole range of subjects. It also has links to games ...
http://www.pobble365.com/ A new picture is shared each day to provoke discussion, debate or writing ideas.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/ - A huge range of different subjects and focuses, arguably the best host of any resources you need. They have offered a free account in the result of school closures. Use the password UKTWINKLHELPS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize- Has a huge range of different resources and information broken down into Key Stages and year groups.
PE
https://app.gonoodle.com/ - Lots of online videos that help keep children active inside and also teach mindfulness and meditation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w&safe=active – Joe Wicks has recorded various 5 minutes fitness activities aimes at Primary school children
https://jumpstartjonny.co.uk/home Some videos are free – dances, workouts and fitness challenges.
English
https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login?return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mathshed.com%2F - Spelling shed children have their own logins for this and can practice spellingmlosts set by the teacher
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 - reading books set by the teacher at the correct book band and comprehension activities.
https://spellingframe.co.uk/ spelling activities with specialist resources for each year group.
http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/ - Vast online store of animated comic strips tracings legends and myths from across the world.
Science
https://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/learning-activities/science/- Lots of science subject areas covered with resources specifically designed for Primary age children (other subjects are also available on this site).
Maths
https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login?return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mathshed.com%2F - Maths shed children have their own logins for this.
https://www.mymaths.co.uk/- our children have their own logins for this.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button- times tables and number bonds