Year 5 Weekly Newsletter

Hello Year 5, I hope you are all well and safe at home!This week, I have been doing some home workouts and really feeling the burn! You all know what I am like, I need to get out and stretch my legs, so hearing the news that further exercise is allowed has lifted my spirits. Nonetheless, I still think we really need to be careful when out and socially distance. My family have been setting up quizzes all week with our Italian family and English family, it has been good fun! What have you been up to? Let me know at staidansyear5@gatedu.org

English – practice these high frequency words: Hindrance, immediate, apparent, accommodate, accompany, according, achieve, aggressive, amateur, ancientCan you read and spell these by the end of the week – if you want, let me know how many you spelt correctly last week via email.

Reading – choose an ebook from https://readon.myon.co.uk/library/browse.html / or https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ send me your thoughts on staidansyear5@gatedu.orgMaths – Practice all your times tables on https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button How many can you answer in one minute?

Want to learn the trick that keeps Mr Dunnigan’s timestables fresh (rock legend on TT rockstars)? Look at this video right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Ih3-mDPUk

Don’t forget to access https://ttrockstars.com/ - If you can’t remember your login, contact your teacher.PE – This week we are starting the ‘St. Aidan’s lockdown Olympics’ look out for a blog post each day from Mr Barrett detailing your daily activity. You can earn different status’ each day and post photos on the blog of you completing the activities to share with your peers!Some more morning stretches you can complete here everyone – enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cacwri2wio4

Want something fun to do with your parents this week? Check this out. Send me your videos! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws_HYMLj3zk

Circuit training:30 SECONDS WORKING, 30 SECONDS RESTING X 2ROUNDSSIT UPSLEG RAISESBURPEESSQUATSHIGH KNEESMOUNTAIN CLIMBERS

Science – Week 4

This week I’d like you to set up a fair test in an outdoor area. We are going to investigate if insects prefer a certain flower. I’d like you to choose a flower, plant even a weed and study it over a period of 30 mins. I then want you to answer the following questions, What happens? Do any insects arrive? Are they the same insect? Are they different? Which is the most frequent insect?

Following on from this I’d then like you to write an answer to the following:

Why do insects land on flowers and what is the purpose of this?

MFL – My favorite subject now. Time for a vocabulary recap – do you remember Cappuccetto Rosso? The story of Little Red Riding Hood? Of course you do… Read through the vocabulary table to refresh your memory on the words:

Use the table to identify the italian vocabulary in the tasks below.Match picture to word here:

Complete the crossword and word puzzle below using your vocabulary table as guidance:

If you have a laptop at home you can log onto the language angels website to play some great Italian games:https://www.languageangels.com/schools/index.php/home

Steps.1. Click login button (top right)2. Click pupil games3. Enter Username: staidansyear5Password: italian

History- Today we shall learn about the Suffragettes another group that stemmed from the NUWSS called the Suffragettes who formed the WSPU .

Look at the video from our youtube link to build your initial understanding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3eGgyD27jg

Now take a look at the power point here: https://prezi.com/22wvfvsoljf4/suffragettes/It summarises the differences between the Suffragists and Suffragettes.

Can you mind map the information from this in your own Suffrage poster/ timeline/ storyboard (you decide how you want to display your work).

Can you summarise in your own words what made the Suffragettes different to the NUWSS? (peaceful/ violent/ passive) – Full paragraphs please.

Art –Some wonderful Monet sketches again this week everyone.Well done to all of you who sent images in.

The Water-Lily Pond 1899Last week you focused on the sketching some initial ideas towards Water-Lily Pond by Monet as shown here.

Now we can begin to think about the colours that are on show in Monet’s image. However, to do this we should really focus on Monet’s actual garden and see what colours are there.

Task – This video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z51aHJ78OHs has a great sequence of learning to follow. Now although you may not have all the materials at home to create an exact replica from the video. On Wednesday (20/05/20) you can collect, from school, packs to support your art work. (In the packs the are two large sheets of watercolour paper, palette of watercolour paints and a paint brush)Activity:Watch the video and follow the stepsStop and think of an answer for each questionCreate your own pastel bridge/ Water-Lilly flowers (use what colours you have)Use what colours you have for the foreground and background. Remember it doesn’t need to look exactly like the video – that is just there to inspire you allEMAIL ME YOUR FINAL PIECES – staidansyear5@gatedu.org

RE - Last week, we looked at Moses parting the Red Sea and leaving a dry path to walk through. This would have been incredible! Following this, the Israelites started their long journey to the promised land but not without challenges on the way. One such challenge came when Moses formed the 10 commandments.Watch this video to find out what happened during this bible story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIk6i62zQ9A Activity- Mind map answers to these question around your own commandment replica like mine below:

PSHE – For your PSHE task this week, I would like you to send me an email with a comment for your end of year report about your learning in school. You might tell me what your favourite subject is, something new you have learnt this year, something you have achieved, something that you found challenging, what you are looking forward to in your new class next year.

Music –Please log into the Charanga music programme using the credentials we sent via email: https://www.gatesheadsouthtynesidecharanga.co.uk/site/

Tasks -Listen to the second song ‘I heard it through the grapevine’ (this is a favourite of mine - dance along if you want) – (thank you for the brilliant dancing videos from last week).Appraise the song with a parent/ carer.Look at the extended vocabulary list, which words apply to this music?Read the fact file on this song.Identify where the song fits in the big picture of music – did you expect it to be there? Why/ Why not?Check out the news blog to see the fantastic Music Scholarship opportunity – the deadline to contact Stuart from Side by Side Arts is today – Monday 18th May!