Welcome to Year 5!

Your teachers are:

Mrs Chappell:     carolinechappell@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk 

Mrs Drew:    hannahbarriball@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk

Year 5 Weekly Update

Upcoming dates:

• 16th June - KS2 sports day

• 19th June - PTA summer fayre

• 26th June - Beach day with 2-minute Beach Clean

• 1st July - SUP/surf lesson for Oak

• 7th July - SUP/surf lesson for Rowan

• 9th and 10th July - Transistion days

• 17th July - End of term

We’ve had a wonderful first week back. We’ve started our new English topic based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We’re only at the beginning, but Lucy has already made it through the wardrobe and met Mr Tumnus. The children have written persuasive letters as Lucy to Mr Tumnus, trying to convince him not to hand her over to the White Witch. They’ve used a range of persuasive phrases and modal verbs, and organised their letters into coherent paragraphs.

To make sure we cover as much of the curriculum as possible, we’ve taken a short break from negative numbers to look at volume. It’s been lovely to do some tangible maths with the children, especially for those who find abstract concepts tricky.

Today, the girls enjoyed a wonderful STEM workshop – they are currently designing a funfair. The boys have had just as good a time, either creating sports monitoring devices on Micro:bits or having great fun with the Indi cars. They’ve also spent hours outside doing PE and playing games in Forest School which they've loved.  

The surf and paddleboard letter has now been sent out, and payment is set up on the app. Please pay and give consent as soon as possible. It’s a wonderful trip and a great reminder of how lucky we are to have the ocean and the canal on our doorstep.

Don't forget to have a look at some of our photos on this class page - we often update them!

Have a great weekend – and let’s all hope for the return of the sun! ☀️

Mrs Chappell and Mrs Drew

HOMEWORK

Reading:
Please can your child read 5 times a week, preferably out loud. They have a reading log which will be checked every Friday morning. Please ensure their reading book comes in every day.

Maths:
We are asking everyone to complete 10 Garage sessions per week and 5 Soundchecks (15 minutes). Pupils can then play games of their choice once this is complete.

Spelling:
Teachers will check the Spelling Shed online logs every Friday. This assignment involves them playing 10 spelling games (there are 10 questions per game) linked to their learning in school. If you encounter any difficulties, please let us know as soon as possible.

Important messages/information:

SPARE SHOES:
Please put spare trainers in your child’s bag. In the event of rain, wet play and PE are result in wet, damp shoes. Thank you.