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
Year 5 Homework (25.11.22)
This week our homework is as follows (25.11.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts (can be written in reading diary) CGP Maths book- Pages 40-41 Rounding decimals Spelling practice sheet (also on google classroom)- Look, cover, write and check activity CGP Books...
A visit from Reverend Danie
This week, KS1 and KS2 were lucky enough to have the wonderful Reverend Danie come into school and carry out some workshops. The children were so engaged in KS1 and LKS2 as Reverend Danie acted out the Christmas story. The Reverend left us with some 'I wonder'...
Why do we go grey?
Investigation focus: Research using secondary sources. This term, children in year 5 have been learning about the human life cycle and as part of that we conducted an investigation surrounding: Why our hair turns grey as we grow older? The children used...
Road Safety Day 2022
Windy Nook celebrated Road Safety Day by taking part in various activities that raised awareness of how to be safe when in or around vehicles. Classes took part in practical activities that looked at how a seatbelt/helmet works; the importance of crossings and why...
Windy Winners!
Last week our two awards were for a Top Effort and Top Scientist. Well done to all of our winners! Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class Top Effort Top Scientist ...
Anti-Bullying Newsletter
Bullying comes in many shapes and forms including physical, emotional and psychological. The latter of the two can create many hidden scars and can go unnoticed. This is particularly prevalent online, our children spend an increasing amount of time online on social...
Children In Need 2022
Today all of the children in school have celebrated and raised money for Children In Need. As a school we have raised an amazing £509.82. A huge thank you to everyone for your generous donations. In classes, the children took part in a spot design competition...
Anti-Bullying Week 2022
In celebration of Anti-Bullying Week, children across the whole of Windy Nook have taken part in a variety of activities and lessons to spread the message to 'Reach Out'. On Monday, everyone wore their favourite odd socks to kick-start the week by celebrating...
Year 5 18.11.22
This week's homework is in the CGP books. English- p.8&9- adjectives and adverbs Maths- p.42 and 43- ordering and comparing fractions Reading- regular reading and reading plus recorded in diaries. These should be brought in on Monday.
Accurate Angles in Year 5
This week in year 5, we have been focussing on different types of angles. We started the week by identifying different angles and then we moved on to learning how to measure these using a protractor. The children learnt how to make sure their measuring was as accurate...
2022 Remembrance Day
This week as a whole school we have been preparing poppies to create a poppy garden and a fallen poppy display in the entrance of school. Today the whole school came together to pat their respects at 11am for a 2 minute silence around the poppy garden. They listened...
Year 5 Homework 11.11.22
Homework for year 5 this week is online. English- google classroom- interrupted speech. Maths- Conquer Maths- Types of angles Reading- Please make sure reading is recorded in diaries with an adult signature and diaries are brought into school on a Monday.