St. Luke-Year 5
Welcome to Spring Year 5. This term we will be carrying out lots of fun activities. To start the term off we will be visiting the Royal Opera House, then we have World book day and a class assembly. In between we will be learning about The Benin for History, Life Cycles for Science and Galilee to Jerusalem for RE. With Easter approaching, there will be plenty of opportunities for the children to visit the church and be creative.
I am looking forward to another fun journey with you all this term.
Mr Coranti
Week Beginning 24th February 2025
In English, we have started a new book called "The Promise". We are learning new vocabulary and features to write a bargain letter at the end of the unit.
On Tuesday in Science, we compared different everyday materials and analysed their properties: Flexibility, magnetism, hardness, transparency and absorbency. We completed a grid working in groups, rotating from one table to another.
On Wednesday in Geography, we used our iPads to research earthquakes, how they occur, Richter scale and seismographs.
Also on Wednesday in ICT, we represented what the Internet means to us and learnt that the Internet and the World Wide Web are different. We then matched the network components.
On Thursday in D&T, we started designing a stuffed toy. We are going to be sewing and stuffing our own toy.
Great week Year 5! Keep that up and have a lovely weekend!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 10th February 2025
On Monday in English, we played a game of memory to learn and consolidate new vocabulary and the children loved it!
On Tuesday in Science, we researched endangered species and created a fact file. We talked about the reasons why they are endangered and the actions we need to take to save them!
On Wednesday in ICT, we learnt about phishing. We then classified emails and messages that were/were not scams.
On Thursday in Art, we represented The Transfiguration of Jesus in our sketchbooks using paint and talked about the symbols.
Well done everyone for a very fruitful week!
Have a wonderful Half-Term everyone!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 3rd February 2025
On Tuesday in Spanish, we learnt the meanings of "me gusta" y "no me gusta" (I like and I do not like) and used them to create sentences about the fruit the children like or dislike. After that, we played a matching game on the whiteboard.
On Wednesday for children's well-being, we listed things we like or dislike, things that make us anxious or things that we may be scared of and talked about them. We played "Bingo" afterwards.
On Thursday in Art, we produced some amazing self-portraits using mixed media, and delivered a message. Each Artist expressed themselves in their own way.
On Thursday in History, we classified civilians and leaders of The Benin Kingdom.
You have produced some amazing work this week! Keep that up Year 5!
Have a nice weekend,
Mr. Coranti
Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope
To coincide with Pope Francis' Jubilee 2025 Pilgrims of Hope Year, Year 5 have chosen to raise awareness for Children With Cancer UK Charity.
After discussion, the children decided that they would like to support children with cancer as they feel every child matters.
Week Beginning 27th January 2025
On Tuesday in Science, we researched the life cycles of frogs and butterflies and learnt about metamorphosis. We then chose one of those animals and explained their different stages of life.
On Wednesday in ICT, we began using SketchUp. We started designing our own ideal gallery. The children are still exploring the app but loved it.
On Friday in RE, we learnt about the 7 petitions of the 'Our Father' Prayer and discussed their meanings. We then divided the class into 7 groups and each group was assigned one of the petitions. They worked together to create a poster to represent their meanings. At the end of the lesson, children presented their work to the rest of the class and explained how the petition connects to a Christian life.
Have a nice weekend everyone!!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 20th January 2025
On Wednesday in History, Year 5 discussed Benin and the artefacts they had in different groups. They learnt about primary sources and they predicted what those artefacts were and what they were for.
On Thursday in Maths, children played different Math games: Equivalent Fraction Wizards, Decimal Addition Four-in-a-row, Snakes and Ladders, Crossnumber Place Value to 1000000 and Countdown in their iPads. They really enjoyed it!
On Thursday in Art, Year 5 decorated the background of their Poem Portraits using different colours.
Have a nice weekend everyone!!
Mr, Coranti
Week beginning 13.1.25. This week the children used concrete resources in their Maths lesson to help them understand how to multiply 4 digit numbers by 1 digit. They also worked in groups for Science to identify the different parts of a flower.
Week beginning 7.01.2025. This week the children started Spring 1. To activate their prior knowledge for RE, the children worked in pairs to identify the 10 commandments, write their definition and identified how they can show the commandments. On Wednesday 7th, the whole of KS2 attended the Royal Opera House to watch the performance of Hansel and Gretel. The children really enjoyed themselves and were extremely well behaved. I am super proud of each and every one of them.
Welcome to Year 5
A warm welcome to all our Year 5 pupils and families. As a new teacher at the school, I look forward to meeting you all and I promise to encourage, respect and work as a team with you. We have many excited trips planned for this year along with creative and inspiring activities to help develop, build and secure your understanding and knowledge.
If there are any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. We will always do our best to help.
Best wishes,
Miss Bhudia
Week beginning 16.12.24. This week Year 5 investigated the relationship between a shape and the amount of water resistance it experiences. We also enjoyed a delicious, festive Christmas lunch as a class.
Week beginning 9.12.24. This week year 5 attended the church where they performed in the Christmas Carols. They sang carols with the whole of KS2 but they also sang We three kings beautifully as a class. During Science the children investigated friction on different surfaces. Finally for DT the children made their own pasta sauce using onions, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper. The children chose the ingredients they wanted to use and went into the kitchen with Miss Kwai and cooked their sauce on the hob. The smells of the flavour attracted many of the school staff.
Week Beginning 2.12.24. This week the Year 5 children took part in a road watch workshop. During this workshop the children were able to use speed cameras on Hill side road to catch speeding cars. The children also tasted two different types of Bolognese sauces for their DT lesson. They were able to explain which sauce they preferred and why.
Week beginning 25.11.24. This week as a school we had no pens day on Wednesday 27th November. In Year 5 the children played various Maths games which focused on recalling taught knowledge. For English the children worked in pairs and focused on the importance of oracy. One child in the pair had to describe an image using figurative language and the other child had to recreate the image based on the information they were told.
Week beginning 18.11.24. This week for Science Year 5 tested the affect of air resistance. The children had 2 different size cupcake case and they carried out a fair test to investigate whether size affects how fast an item drops. The children also had two police officers this week to educate them about the dangers of county line.
Week beginning 11.11.24. This week the children went on a trip to the Theatre to watch Matilda. They also had a NSPCC workshop to teach them about saying no and staying safe. On Friday, the school held Continents day. For this, Year 5 did work around the Continent of South America. They created the Continent out of clay, then painted the different countries in the Continent on along with using tissue paper to create the physical features such as mountains, lakes and rivers. Another activity the children did was to understand the affects of deforestation and the importance of the Amazon rainforest. The children used either google slides, scratch or FlipaClipa to create an animation to show a healthy rainforest turning going through deforestation and finally human features being built in the site of the rainforest.
Week Beginning 4.11.24. This week the children used an atlas to locate physical features in South America. They were also able to use an 8 point compass to help them be specific about the physical features location. For Art the children used printing inks and rollers to print their drawings of buildings. In Science the children used balls to test the theory of gravity and force. Finally for Remembrance day the children were drawing and creating images to represent the fallen soldiers.
Week beginning 28.10.24. Year 5 spent 2 days celebrating Our Lady of Lourdes 50th Birthday. On the first day the children created an Art piece of Bernadette and Mary using water colours and tissue paper. On the second day, Year 5 worked in groups to create their own song, the children then performed in front of some judges as we recreated the famous singing show X factor which created the well known boy band in 2010 (a decade we focused on).
Week beginning 14.10.24. This week Year 5 used place value counters to add and subtract numbers up to 6 digits. The children also created a spider diagram to help them learn about St Hadrain for Black History Month. Year 5 spent Friday 18th October learning about and celebrating St Luke for their Year 5 feast day.
Week beginning 7.10.24. This week year 5 have researched a Black Scientist and created a poster to share knowledge for Black History Month.
Week beginning 30.9.24. This week year 5 pretend to be the Sun and Earth to help them understand how day and night is created. Using a torch, the children worked in pairs and demonstrated how the Earth orbits the Sun. In RE, the children did a hot seat activity where 1 child acted as Abraham and 1 child acted as Sarah from the Abraham and Sarah story. The rest of the class had an opportunity to ask questions about certain parts of the story. In Art we focused on a black artist called Jean - Michal and we were inspired by his crown portraits and started to design our own.
In the week beginning 23.9.24, Year 5 used manupilatives to help find 10, 100, 1000 and 100000 more than a number. In Art the children used observational skills to sketch a building. For computing the Year 5 children became game developers and planned their own game.
Week beginning 16.9.24. Year 5 have had an exciting week. This week the children visited the British Museum to learn more about their History topic of Vikings, they had a fire safety workshop in school along with creating their own moon art work for English and on Monday they enjoyed their weekly Music lessons.
First Week Activities
Week beginning 9th September. The children had fun using concrete resources in Maths and create an Art piece based on our Science topic.
