Welcome to Elms
We are the Elms and always have fun and work hard in Year 5. Our teacher is Mrs Hope.
Resources:
https://www.purplemash.com/sch/windy-ne10
https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login
https://www.conquermaths.com/login/
Important information:
Homework will be given out on a Friday and returned the following Thursday (Maths, Grammar and Reading Comprehension – there is also online homework too, which includes Conquer Maths and Reading Plus).
Spellings are expected to be practised regularly over the week.
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
WN PTFA Tombola donations needed please
Can you help us raise money by donating a new/unopened item for our Fun Day Tombola? Bottles or cans of wine, spirit, lager and cider – welcome. Bottles, jars or sprays of toiletries – we’ll take those too! Boxes of biscuits and sweets – most definitely. Gift cards or...
Learning about WWI at St Alban’s Church
This week children in upper KS2 had the chance to visit St Alban's Church as part of their WWI history topic. The children went up the church in search for some war graves. After a brief discussion about the timeline of WWI, the children were on the hunt to find the...
Year 5 Homework 29.6.22
The homework this week is in the CGP Books and is due for next Thursday 7th July. English- p.42 and p.43- Commas to avoid confusion Maths- p.66 and p.67- Reflection Reading Plus- Read 2 texts For those who do year 3 books, the pages are: English- p.50 and p.51-...
Y5 Present Their Cranes at Beamish
Today, year 5 set off to Beamish to present their K'nex cranes that they have been working on over the last few weeks. The children have completed the project as two class teams and the results have been fantastic! The children enjoyed presenting and testing their...
KS1 and KS2 Sports Day
On Friday, children in KS1 and KS2 had a fantastic day taking part in their sports day. With some help from Gateshead School Sport Partnership, the children competed in 6 different events. The events were split into scored and non-scored events and the children won...
Year 5 Homework (17.6.22)
This week our homework is as follows (17.6.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts (can be added in reading diary) Conquer Maths – complete the tasks on angles Spelling practice. Look, cover, write and check activity Google classroom English- Task on Commas Article...
Making Our Own Periscopes in Science
This term in Science, UKS2 are learning about light and how it travels. This week we focused on how light could reflect off objects such as mirrors. To investigate how this worked, children made their own periscopes out of cereal boxes. The children worked hard to cut...
Super Statistics in Year 5
This week in year 5, we have been looking at statistics in Maths. We started by looking at line graphs then created our own set of line graphs based on some data. The children really enjoyed plotting their graphs and analysing their own data. Article 28: You have the...
Year 5 Homework (10.6.22)
This week our homework is as follows (10.6.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts (can be added in reading diary) Conquer Maths – complete the tasks on picture graphs Spelling practice. Look, cover, write and check activity Google classroom English- Task on Standard...
Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or offends other people. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go...
Goals galore!
This week, our boys' Year 5/6 footballers travelled to Glynwood for two matches in the Tyne View League. In very windy conditions, the team battled well and never gave up. We started with an excellent 9-0 victory, with superb goals, solid defending and strong...
UKS2 become pizza creators!
This week, UKS2 have been completing a DT project which involved making a pizza. It all started off with discussing and conducting research on a range of different styled pizzas. For example, stone baked, deep pan, sub, stuffed crust etc. Children conducted s sensory...