Great Crosby Catholic Primary School
Welcome to Year 5
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16th June 2020
Dear Year 5 Families,
As of next week, we are taking a different approach to home schooling. Currently on Purple Mash, the due date is this Friday, 19th June for any outstanding activities and the only new Purple Mash activities that have been assigned are the remaining chapters and online quizzes for the serial mash story, ‘Just The Beginning’, so you can see how it ends!
In school this week, we have started to read Anthony Horowitz’s ‘Stormbreaker’ about 14 year old spy, Alex Rider. The author has serialised it on Youtube, so if you would like to read along with us we are doing a chapter a day. Click on the green button If you have already read it, there are another eleven in the series, including one that was just released in April this year, so see if you can get hold of a copy!
For Maths, have a look at the White Rose lessons, the links are available if you scroll down.
We hope you are all still safe and well,
Take care,
Year 5 teachers
Come and See
The Universal Church - Stewardship
Caring for the Earth. The Church is called to Stewardship of Creation.
Caring for the Earth. The Church is called to Stewardship of Creation.
This work comes from the Come and See Religious Education programme which is taught in all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Liverpool. We have given a general guide to the learning opportunities that your child may have come across in school and have only suggested and selected a small amount of the programme. The activities aim to keep Religious Education practical and fun. They are in Year groups however, there is no harm in completing other year group work as this will help your child to remember and strengthen their learning.
The first part of learning is called – EXPLORE. This shares your child’s everyday experiences and helps them to see how the Catholic faith is lived in their everyday lives. The second part, called – REVEAL shares bible stories that links to their everyday life.
Please note that the activities have been adapted as far as possible to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
Caring for the Earth. The Church is called to Stewardship of Creation.
Caring for the Earth. The Church is called to Stewardship of Creation.
Caring for the Earth. The Church is called to Stewardship of Creation.
Please read pages 1 and 22 to 26 of the Come and See RE Home Learning booklet. Please click on the image for the download link.
This week's weblinks
White Rose Maths
White Rose Maths
White Rose Maths
Click on the image to find the daily video to go with the worksheets and answers that can be downloaded from the section above.
A regular daily learning routine will help your child to learn more effectively at home. We therefore recommend that you aim to cover just one 20-30 minute White Rose Maths session each day. How to use these lessons:
- Click on the set of lessons for your child’s year group.
- Watch the video (either on your own or with your child).
- Find a calm space where your child can work for about 20-30 minutes.
- Use the video guidance to support your child as they work through a lesson.
Catch It
White Rose Maths
White Rose Maths
A group of meerkats lovingly tend to a beloved and unique fruit in the middle of the savannah. One day, their peaceful existence is disrupted by a vulture intent on stealing their pride and joy. Will the meerkats be able to get it back?
BBC Bitesize
White Rose Maths
BBC Bitesize
Click the image to visit the BBC Bitesize Daily Y5 lessons.
Wear A Kit For Jack Day
Friday 10th July
On Friday July 10th we are holding our annual 'Wear A Kit For Jack' fundraising day. We would like our children to wear a sports kit of their choice and post a picture to our Instagram page, back view or face obscured, with the tag line, 'I'm wearing my kit for Jack'.
Children who are coming to school should also come in a sports kit.
Please click on the image above to find out more about making a donation.
Thanking you in anticipation of your generosity.
Additional daily video lessons, activities and practice
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
Before the school shutdown, Y5 were working on fractions. These lessons will help you to continue. They have been recorded by Mr Cannell's Teaching for Mastery Specialists colleagues.
These short videos are intended to provide primary school pupils with interactive lessons while they are at home. It is important that, within each batch, they are watched in the suggested order. Most lessons are 15 to 20 minutes long, each ending with suggested follow-up tasks. All lessons exemplify a small steps, Teaching for Mastery approach to Maths using materials that Mr Cannell helped to write. The current plan is for a new batch of five lessons to be added every week.
Click on the image to access the lessons.
Super Sentence Stackers
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
Every weekday at 9.45am, Jane Considine will be inviting children to watch a 6-minute film and choose a short section to write about. She will explain what elements to include and give inspiration for writing about nine sentences. The deadline for entries will be 2pm. At 3.30pm Jane will return once more with the nation's story put together from the writing that she receives.
I See Maths
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
I See Maths
Every weekday morning from 9am, Gareth Metcalfe will upload a maths lesson for Y3/Y4 and another for Y5/Y6. He will build understanding through small steps and then present children with some tasks to challenge them. Click on the image above. Some children might like to watch the Y3/Y4 lesson first as a recap or easier starting point.
Recommended Authors
These are recommended by the Y5 staff. Tell us if you have other authors that you have enjoyed.
Malorie Blackman
Anthony Horowitz
Michael Morpurgo
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
William Nicholson
Robert Westall
Charlie Higson
Eoin Colfer
Michelle Magorian
Alan Ayckbourn
J. K. Rowling
Helen Creswell
Darren Shan
J. R. R. Tolkien
Elizabeth Kay
Will Peterson
Dan Friedman
Cornelia Funke
Jenny Nimmo
Phillip Pullman
Louis Sachar
David Walliams
Philip Caveney
Rick Riordan
Click on the image for a list of the Top 50 classic books every child should read!
Y5 Hour of Code
Hour of Code Week 9th to 15th Dec 2019
Year 5's Project for Hour of Code Week is to create their own version of Flappy Bird. Try it by clicking on the image or green button.