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 June - First day back after Half term

• 5th June - Girls STEM day

• 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

Apologies that this update is arriving a little late – in the rush to enjoy the half-term sunshine, we forgot to post it on Friday! We hope you've all had some lovely days outdoors and everyone remembered their suncream and hats during the recent scorching weather.

The children finished the run-up to half term really well. In English, they completed their fabulous murder mystery stories, having worked incredibly hard on making sure their dialogue was correctly punctuated. They also made a real effort to focus on just three or four main characters to keep their plots clear and engaging.

In maths, we moved on to translation, reflection and symmetry. Most children now understand that the x‑coordinate moves points left and right, whilst the y‑coordinate controls ascending and descending. In science, the class applied their skills and knowledge of materials to separating a variety of mixtures. They used a range of practical methods including sieving, filtering, skimming and evaporation.

Our Design Technology projects are still not complete, so we have planned two to three dedicated DT days at the end of this term. These should be great fun – immersive, hands‑on experiences covering a range of different learning outcomes.

Cricket has been a real highlight this term, although because this is a short term we have focused mainly on playing games and working on turn‑taking, rule‑following and good sportsmanship rather than specific skills.

Fortunately, we have some excellent cricketers in the class, including Mrs Drew, who have shared their knowledge with their peers as the games have progressed – truly learning on the job.

Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable rest of the half term.

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.