Welcome to Year 5

Each week we will be keeping you up to date with a "Wow of the Week" from different children. In addition to this, please read our half termly newsletter to find out what will be happening in Year 5.
To help your child with their spellings, use the list below and use the look, say, cover, write, check method to practice words. To help you support your child with their maths learning, we have detailed the main objectives the maths curriculum covers in Year 5. 

Messages

PE

Tuesday is working with Leeds Rhinos

Thursday is Rounders

(both outside dependent on weather)

Westroyd Learner Award

Emily and Edith - For both showing some fantastic resilience when attempting their end of term assessments!

Year 5 Weekly Attendance

This weeks weekly attendance WC 15.04.24 is...

95.4%

Wow of the Week

Spring 2

Week 4

This week, the Year 5 students have demonstrated remarkable perseverance and resilience throughout their end-of-term assessments. Their dedication and hard work have been truly commendable. Furthermore, during a challenging maths investigation, the children showcased exceptional confidence and understanding, impressing both teachers and peers alike. It was inspiring to see their enthusiasm and determination to find solutions, with some even taking the initiative to continue their work at home. Their commitment to learning and problem-solving is a testament to their remarkable growth and potential.

Week 3

A huge thank you to all the parents who joined us for the Year 5 sharing assembly! It was fantastic to see you there, and your presence made it even more special for the kids. They had a blast showing off what they've been learning, from World War II facts to separating materials and nailing fractions, decimals, and percentages. Your support means the world to us and to them. Thanks for being awesome!

Week 1

Our wow this week was Science. We learned about reversible and irreversible changes and how new products are created. 

We then completed two experiments to create new products - carbon dioxide and casein.

Spring 1

Week 5

This week, our wow has been our art work. We have been looking at perspective and optical illusions. It has been really tricky but we showed good resilience to produce some great finished pieces.

Week 4

Our wow this week was our Science investigation into separating materials. We had to work out which method was best for separating salt and water, sand and water, raisins and flour and paper clips and rice. We then used the different methods to successfully separate the materials.

Week 3

Our wow this week is our History work. We have been learning about Leeds during the Blitz in WW2. We learned about some of the damage done to buildings and how it affected the people of Leeds. We then researched different ways people could stay safe during air raids.

Week 2

Our wow this week was our Science investigation. We learned the words soluble and insoluble before testing different materials to discover whether they were soluble or insoluble.

Week 1

It’s been a great first week back. Our wow this week was our new English unit which is based on a video called Alma. We analysed the video for suspense and looked at varying our sentence structure.

Autumn 2

Week 7

It’s been a busy but fun final week filled with carols, parties and fun! We are all ready for a well earned break. Have a fantastic Christmas holiday.

Week 6

This week, our wow is fractions. We have been learning about how to add fractions. We now know how to add improper fractions and mixed numbers and have learned how to change fractions to have the same denominators to make adding fractions easier.

Week 5

We have been working hard on completing our Frida Kahlo inspired artwork this week. We worked on creating backgrounds that included nature, animals and jewellery and used watercolours to paint.

Week 4

This week our wow is our art. We began by learning about the life and work of Frida Kahlo. We discovered she mainly drew self portraits and included a lot of nature, animals and jewellery in her work. We then went onto practise our own self portraits so we can create our own Frida Kahlo inspired self portraits.

Week 3

The wow of the week this week has to be our trip to York Castle Museum and York Dungeon. We loved visiting the prison cell where Dick Turpin was held before journeying through the York Dungeon. We learned about torture and executions as well as more about Guy Fawkes and Dick Turpin.

Week 2

This week, our wow is our amazing music skills. We have combined playing our ukulele with singing and then singing in a round. The result was amazing.

Week 1

Our wow this week was learning about the Gunpowder plot in History and Writing. We discovered the story of the plot and highlighted the key features of a newspaper report about this event.

Autumn 1

Week 8

Our wow this week was designing and making our moon buggies. We began by looking at different designs of moon buggies before incorporating these into our own designs. We had to work out how to use pulleys and motors, so that our buggies could move. Then the fun part began! We used saws and hot glue guns to put together a frame to fit the wheels, pulleys and motor. We finished off by adding antennas, satellites and other various components that a moon buggy would need. 

Week 7

"We really enjoyed doing our character description hot write this week. We liked choosing our own character from The Malamander and using fronted adverbials and relative clauses to make our writing really good."

Jamie & Theo

Week 6

"Our wow of the week was learning about Crime and Punishment - our new History topic. We made our own timelines of some different punishments from the past. We can't wait to learn about The Black Death."

Emily & Elise

Week 5

"In Science this week, we were looking at time zones. We had to find out what time sunset and sunrise were in different countries using a map and a time zone sheet. It was really tricky."

Niamh & Ethan

Week 4

"Our wow this week was our hot write. We wrote a setting description for Whitby Abbey when it was dark and creepy. We needed to use descriptive words and have all our skills like similes and metaphors included."

Edith & Sophie

Week 3

"In English, we have been writing scary setting descriptions. We have learned that we need to choose words that make the reader feel scared and anxious. We also used personification, metaphors and similes to add detail."

Sienna & Lacie

Week 2

“Our favourite part of the week was Science. We learned about night and day. Did you know the sun doesn't move? It's actually Earth that is moving.”

Bailey & Isla

Week 1

“Our favourite part of the first week was the ukulele lesson because we got to learn some new tunes.”

Cameron & Everley