Welcome to Elms
We are the Elms and always have fun and work hard in Year 5. Our teacher is Mrs Hope, who is accompanied by Miss Henderson in the mornings and Mrs Bulch for our English lessons.
Resources:
https://www.conquermaths.com/login/
Important information:
Homework will be given out on a Friday and returned the following Thursday (Maths, Grammar and Reading – there is also online homework too, which includes Conquer Maths and Reading Plus).
Spellings are expected to be practised regularly over the week. They will be tested in line with our unit planning – this may not be weekly.
P.E. is on a Thursday – children are expected to come to school in their kit (white t-shirt, black short/joggers, school jumper/cardigan and trainers).
If your child is having a school lunch please ensure that payment is now done through our online payment service.
Online Homework and Information
Victory at the UKS2 Basketball!
2 teams of children from year 5 and 6 went to Heworth Grange to compete in a basketball competition. The two teams competed in separate groups. Team A had two tough matches against Colegate which ended in a draw and were beaten against Lingey House despite fantastic...
Year 5 Homework 17.11.23
Year 5 homework this week will be online and is as follows: Maths- Conquer maths- adding decimals and subtracting decimals English- Google classroom- ably and ibly spelling task Reading- Reading plus and regular reading of a book to be recorded in diaries
Year 5 Homework 10.11.23
Year 5 homework will be online this week and is as follows: Conquer Maths- Plotting Coordinates and Describing Position Google Classroom- Commas to avoid ambiguity task. Reading- 2 Reading plus texts and additional reading of books recorded in your diary. Children who...
Indoor Athletics
Our Year 5 and 6 indoor athletics team participated in a Gateshead School Sports partnership event, At Gateshead Stadium. The competition was split into two parts, track and field events. Our team demonstrated great determination in their events, and their efforts...
A visit to Gateshead Food Bank
Some of the School Council members from Windy Nook visited Gateshead Food Bank, Team Valley. They gathered together the food and household items, that have been generously donated by our school community, and travelled to the warehouse. On arrival, we were greeted by...
A Spooktacular Halloween Disco
The PTFA organised and hosted 3 back to back spooktacular Halloween Discos yesterday!!! There were spooky decorations, a tuck shop and fantastic music and games played all night long. The children all dressed in their best Halloween costumes and danced til they...
Year 5 Homework 27.10.23
Year 5 homework this week will be in CGP books. English- p.78 and p.79- ant and end words. Maths- p.34 and p.35- adding and subtracting fractions. Reading- 2 x reading plus texts plus at least 10 minutes reading per night recorded in your diary. Homework is due in on...
Music of the Solar System
This half term, children in Year 5 and 6 have been listening and responding to music from Gustav Holst. To fit in with our 'Space' theme, children were immersed in Holst's seven-movement orchestral suite, each dedicated to one of seven planets. After discussing the...
Fraction Fantastic in UKS2
This term, UKS2 worked on place value and the basic operations in maths before moving on to look at fractions. The children have recapped how to find equivalent fractions and have used this to support new learning in adding and subtracting fractions; multiplying and...
3…2…1…Blast Off!
In keeping with our Space theme in science, UKS2 carried out an investigation into trajectory. They worked in pairs to make a rocket out of card and then the whole phase headed outside to test which angle of trajectory would send their rocket the furthest. 1 child...
Windy Winners!
This week our awards were for Top Reader and Top Growth Investigator. Well done to all of our winners Class Top Reader Top Investigator Dragonflies (Phonics) Francesca Lily Ladybirds (Phonics) Lilly Oscar Robins Louie Hudson Owls Ariadne ...
Space Art in UKS2!
This half term, our topic has been all about space. As part of this, we have studied and created pieces of artwork based on space. The children started by analysing pieces of work by Peter Thorpe and then created a rocket picture inspired by his work. They then also...