We had lots of fun today:
Well done all for a great start to Year 5. We look forward to seeing you after a restful or adventure-filled half-term!
Year 5 pupils recently put forward designs for a Telford and Wrekin competition to design a poster to inform the public about loan sharks. Lola did amazingly to have her work selected as a winning entry. She will receive a money prize as well as her poster being placed around the Telford area for all to see. For more information, please see: https://www.stoploansharks.co.uk/
Today Year 5 created amazing monoprints using polystyrene tiles. They then used felt tips to create bold, abstract backgrounds in the style of Hundertwasser.
Dear Choir,
Congratulations on making such a positive start to Choir Club. Your enthusiasm has been fantastic and we have loved starting to get to grips with the vast array of music! You should now have a paper copy of the lyrics.
To practise at home, you can visit https://www.youngvoices.co.uk/music-room and type in the password: YV2021
This will give you access to the lyric videos as well as the fantastic dance tutorials.
Choir members who come prepared will be given extra house points!
Mr Banfield
We have been amazed today by the children’s poetry skills. They have planned and perfected their own poems of what makes Newdale such a wonderful place to learn. Keep an eye out for the incredible vocabulary choices and use of repetition and relative clauses.
Dear Parents/Carers,
Given the current number of absences, please see the attached document which provides a range of suitable activities for your child to work through so as to maintain solid progress.
We wish any home learners all the best and would love to see you uploading regularly onto the Y5 homework blog.
Kind Regards,
The Year 5 Team
Although both are isolating they decided to face time each other and share the facts they found of their chosen USA landmark
Year 5 were lucky enough to have a circus workshop today where they practised balancing a feather, juggling, plate spinning, tight-rope walking and more!
Dear Parents/Carers,
In the unfortunate event that your child has to self-isolate at home, it has been suggested that they continue to produce work across the curriculum if they are well enough. As teachers will be unable to provide supervision, the following sites have been suggested to ensure that your child can continue to make progress from home:
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsjqtfr
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
We are currently focusing on Place Value and mental maths in Maths, diary and narrative writing in Literacy, USA Geography, Materials and their Properties in Science and Sikhism in RE. The Oak Academy link has fantastic video lessons alongside little quizzes and short, yet engaging tasks.
Alongside these sites, the children should read daily for c. 20 minutes using bug club and they could also practise spellings using Ed Shed. Pupil logins are noted in reading diaries.
Should your child wish to challenge themselves, they may wish to create projects around these questions:
What is each of the states in the USA famous for?
Which musicians play “Blues” and what are their best songs?
Which substances in the kitchen will dissolve in water?
Who was Guru Nanak and why do Sikhs still remember him?
If you were given £100, how could you invest it wisely to make more money?
We hope that this will provide enough to keep your child stimulated and ensure that they feel confident about their return to school.
Kind regards,
The Year 5 Team
Newdale Primary and Nursery School
Newdale
Marlborough Way
Newdale, Telford
TF3 5HA
Tel: 01952 387720
Headteacher: Miss R Cook B.Ed (Hons) NPQH
School Business Manager: Mr John Griffiths
