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
Drug Awareness in UKS2
Last week, Years 5 and 6 had a visit from Northumbria Police to talk about the legal and health implications of drugs. Suzanne discussed the different types of drugs and how these can have a very negative impact on a person's life. The children learnt about the legal...
Year 5/6 Homework 11.10.24
Year 5 and 6 homework this week will be in CGP books. Year 5 English- p.10 and 11 – Adverbs of Possibility Maths- p.24 and 25 – Written Multiplication and Written Division Reading- 2 x reading plus texts plus at least 10 minutes reading per night recorded in your...
Using Watercolour Paints in Elms
This week in Elms, our favourite activity has been designing our Christmas cards for the Cauliflower Cards project. We used watercolours to create a colourwash background of a wintry sky. We then used thicker paints to add trees and snow, creating our beautiful winter...
Year 5/6 Homework 4.10.24
Year 5 and 6 homework this week will be in CGP books. Year 5 English- p.6 and 7 - Modal verbs Maths- p.23 - Mental multiplying and dividing Reading- 2 x reading plus texts plus at least 10 minutes reading per night recorded in your diary. Year 6 English- p.58 and 59 ...
Year 5/6 Homework 27.9.24
Year 5 and 6 homework this week will be in CGP books. Year 5 English- p.62 and 63 Punctuating Speech Maths- p.18 – Multiples and p19 – Factors and Primes Reading- 2 x reading plus texts plus at least 10 minutes reading per night recorded in your diary. Year 6 English-...
Year 5/6 Homework 20.9.24
Year 5 and 6 homework this week will be in CGP books. Year 5 English- p.76 Word Endings - 'shus' and p.77- Word Endings - 'shul' Maths- p.6 – Count backwards through 0 and p7 - Place value in big numbers Reading- 2 x reading plus texts plus at least 10 minutes reading...
Exploring New Vocabulary in UKS2
This week, Elms, Oaks and Beeches have been working towards writing a setting description based on the short film 'Eye of the Storm'. Today, we explored new vocabulary that we could use to enrich our description. We had a word mat of higher order vocabulary and used...
Windy Nook Elects School Council
Children across Key Stage 2 have been preparing speeches in their bid to represent their classmates on the School Council. Some fantastic and confident pitches were made and all children should be proud of the courage and clarity they showed. In the end, each class...
Year 5/6 Homework 13.9.24
Year 5 and 6 homework this week will be in CGP books. Year 5 English- p.16 and p.17- Basic Relative Clauses Maths- p.10 - Rounding and p.11- Roman Numerals Reading- 2 x reading plus texts plus at least 10 minutes reading per night recorded in your diary. Year 6...
Walking Water Investigation
During our first week back after the holidays the children have been set a couple of whole school science challenges. All children this week have thought about what science is to them and have either drawn pictures, written captions or short sentences to describe what...
Welcome to the Elms!
We've had a great first day back in Elms. The children were very settled and sensible for their return to school. They've worked hard and made a great impression. We're all looking forward to a fantastic year ahead, with lots of learning and fun to come! The pictures...
Hello Summer Happiness
A summer holiday workbook created to help empower you to manage your own happiness by developing your emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence means understanding your feelings and knowing how to handle them in a good way. It's like being a feelings detective...