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:

• 1st July - SUP/surf lesson for Oak

• 7th July - SUP/surf lesson for Rowan

• 9th and 10th July - Transistion days

• 10th July - Summer fayre

• 17th July - End of term

Another week closer to the summer holidays! 🙌

What a week it had been! We officially made it through the heatwave, and what a team effort it was. Tensions may have run high at times, but the children showed incredible resilience, maturity and kindness throughout. We were so proud of how they handled the soaring temperatures, and we were all hugely relieved when the weather finally cooled down just in time for today's beach trip.

A special thank you went to our wonderful support staff who spent a lot of time helping us cool down - both physically (taking children to forest school, which provided a cool, calming escape during the hottest parts of the week) and mentally (making sure teacher's did not lose their tempers!). We were so lucky to have Forest school and the children made the most of it while staying safe with plenty of hydration breaks.

Our learning continued albeit at a slightly slower pace, with children exploring capacity and volume through practical measuring activities. They spent lots of time converting between units, putting their multiplying and dividing skills by 10, 100 and 1000 into real-world contexts. It was fantastic to see them applying their place value knowledge with growing confidence.

In English, the children carefully published their descriptive diary entries, written from the perspective of Edmond in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The quality of writing was outstanding, with rich vocabulary and genuine emotion woven throughout, and we were very proud of the thought and effort that went into those final pieces.

We have finally made a start on one of our DT projects, cams mechanisms.  We will be cooking in the next few weeks so don't forget to look out for the text with ingredient requirements for soup.

On Monday, all children found out who their new teacher would be for Year 6. As always, there was a mixture of excitement and nerves – and that was completely normal! We reassured them that Year 6 is nearly always better than expected, and that it would be a year full of growth, responsibility and wonderful memories that they would carry with them long after they left us.

Please remember to pay and give consent for the surf and paddle boarding day, c and contribute for the DT materials. 

Last, but not least, a huge thank you went to all the parent volunteers who made today's beach trip possible. The cooler weather was a blessing, and the children's behaviour was exemplary from start to finish. They were polite, engaged and a genuine pleasure to take out – we were truly proud of them all.  We have taken lots of photos but at the moment they're saved as a format which Mrs Chappell can't seem to upload onto the website... She's trying not to get VERY annoyed with technology and her patience is wearing thin but hopefully there'll be a breakthrough soon and there'll be some pictures to peruse.  

Enjoy your well-earned, cooler weekend. You all absolutely deserve it! 😊

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.