Year 5
Weekly Update - Friday 28th March 2025
Summary of this week:
We have been thoroughly enjoying our art topic on ‘retrofuturism’! Last week we made printing plates and this week we put these to work and created fantastic backgrounds. It was a messy job, but the results have turned out brilliantly! The backgrounds are now ready for us to add images to next week, to then have our final piece of artwork.
Our learning next week:
Maths: We will finish our topic on percentages and looking closely at how they link with our previous learning on fractions and decimals.
English: The children will now use all of their knowledge about newspaper reports to create their own version ensuring they apply all the skills learnt.
Foundation: Geography – This term we have been learning about the impact humans have on the ocean and the coral reefs. We will be consolidating all our learning over the last 5 weeks and creating a pamphlet with our acquired knowledge. Encouraging students to use their creativity and their knowledge.
Science – Gestation and Lifespans. We will be learning about what gestation is, how it differs from smaller and larger mammals. We will be plotting our finding on a graph and investigating patterns linking Gestation to Lifespan.
Computers – Stop Motion Animation. We are in the final phases of creating our stop motion animation – We will be creating an animation with images taken of the characters created in class. Students will place their frames/images in succession to create a stop motion animation.
ART – Vision for the future artwork. Last week we printed a background using our own printing plates. This week are creating our final art piece using our printed backgrounds. This art piece is based on futuristic ideas.
RE – Christianity – Over the term we have looked at the Christian beliefs and ideas based on what a saviour is and what salvation means. We have looked at Biblical stories and looked at behaviours and consequences. This week we are consolidating what we have learnt by creating a poster/picture or information board. Our focus is on how Christians express salvation.
Homework:
This week’s spellings are words are chosen by the class from the Year 5/6 statutory list to be used in our newspaper reports.
Maths: TTRS
English: Worksheet
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Notices & Reminders:
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In computing, the children are going to be creating stop/start animation. If they want to bring in small figurines (such as Lego characters) to help them with their production, they are more than welcome to. These will be the children’s responsibility.
Please note, PE will be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday for one week only. Therefore, please can the children come in their PE kits on Monday and Wednesday.
On Tuesday 20th May at 3.30pm you are invited to attend a short talk on our upcoming Thames Young Mariners trip (TYM). Please note children (and their siblings) will be welcome too.
Thank you to all the parents who have offered to listen to readers. If you would like to volunteer to read with children from Year 5 on Tuesdays and/or Friday afternoons and have a full DBS, please contact us on year5@eastwick.thpt.org.uk
Reminder: all children need to come to school with a fully-stocked pencil case which includes a blue handwriting pen, pencil, purple pen, ruler and glue-stick please. Thank you for your support.
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Welcome to Year 5
Please find below the presentation from our Year 5 Parents Information Evening held in September 2024, which provides useful information for parents and carers about Year 5 at Eastwick in 2024-25.
Year 5 Parents Information Evening 2024-25