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6 years ago
Posted on 05th May 2020 by

Value of the Month- May

Thank you for all your support with the value of the month for April, which was Freedom. Throughout April, children learnt about the different aspects of Freedom from rights and responsibilities to freedom of speech.

Our value of the month for May is Perseverance

What is Perseverance?

  • Not giving up even when faced with a problem.
  • Trying your best in all situations.
  • Realising that sometimes we are faced with challenges but trying to overcome these in the best way possible.

Suggestions for parents to work with children at home:

Discuss what the word means. Has your child ever been in a situation where they have demonstrated perseverance? If so, can they tell you strategies of how they didn’t give up?

Discuss with your child situations where people have shown perseverance and have achieved success e.g. family members, individuals with mobility difficulties, athletes etc.

Self-belief- discuss with your child how they feel about their learning and other skills and attributes. Talk about what they could do when faced with a challenge. It’s important that children learn the importance of perseverance even when faced with difficulties.

Here are a few websites which show how individuals have overcome difficulties and demonstrated Perseverance:

Derek Redmond – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZlXWp6vFdE

Steve Jobs – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElVUqv0v1EE&app=desktop

Michael Jordan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mMioJ5szc

Tanni Grey-Thompson – http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/tanni_grey_thompson/

The Suffragettes – http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/22766676

Please let your child’s teacher know if we can celebrate any work from home, on our school website.

Feedback on the values and what you do at home is really valuable to us and we really appreciate all your support.

 

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 05th May 2020 by

Tuesday Maths

Good morning all!

Today it is time to move from area and perimeter onto volume, but you will notice that you will be using the same skills.

Step 1 – You will need your multiplication skills, so warm up with 10 minutes on Times Tables Rock Star.

Step 2 – Look at the powerpoint and video to get an understanding of how to calculate the volume.

PowerPoint – What Is Volume

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxkRlIAucMk

Step 3 – Put your skills into practise with the worksheets. You could count the cubes to help you with the irregular shapes.

Tuesday Estimating volume

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 04th May 2020 by

Helpful Books for Younger Children

It can be quite challenging to explain to children (particularly younger children) about what is going on in the world at the moment. To help find the right words to explain why we need to wash our hands so frequently and the reasons why we are having to stay at home, here are two more fantastic books to help:

‘Staying at Home’ by Sally Nicholls (available as a free download by Anderson Press) https://www.andersenpress.co.uk/staying-home/

Here is the PDF version:  STAYING_HOME_ Sally Nicholls 

Also helpful is ‘I Don’t Want to Wash My Hands’ by Tony Ross. You could order a copy online, but here is a link to the author reading his story aloud which you may find useful.

We hope you find them helpful.

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6 years ago
Posted on 04th May 2020 by

VE Day Bunting

In preparation for the VE celebrations later this week, we created some celebratory bunting in school. The younger children decorated paper pennants whilst the older children used textiles and sewing to create theirs. I was so impressed by the resilience shown this afternoon as sewing can be really challenging. Ashleigh, Joe and Lola particularly impressed me.

 

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 04th May 2020 by

Monday Maths`

Hi All,

I tried to schedule this post to come up early this morning, but it didn’t work!

Today’s task will test your ability to calculate area and perimeter, you will then need to use this information and your multiplication skills to calculate the cost of new carpet and skirting board. Choose which version you would like to do. You could use a calculator on a computer or phone to check your answers.

Remember your units! E.g. meters for perimeter, metres squared for area and pounds for money.

Monday area and perimeter

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6 years ago
Posted on 04th May 2020 by

This week’s Science activities

Morning scientists!

It was great to see all your Space work last week and I’d like you all to don your lab coats and goggles again because this week’s theme will be materials and forces. Remember that we absolutely LOVE to see your science exploration on the blog. Below are some ideas for you to have a go at this week.

  • Choose a couple of different sporting items and write about what they are made of and why those materials/shapes have been used. A few examples of interesting things to research could be tennis rackets, badminton shuttlecocks, ice hockey pucks, footballs, trainers!
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54noZe-0B1c Use these designs to create some fantastic paper aeroplanes. Create a presentation or piece of work explaining the forces in play that help them fly or try to stop them from flying!
  • Build a car – You will need to think about materials and also how to power it! You might want to add in electricity (safely) or use elastic bands or balloons or just gravity!
  • Create an enquiry question for yourself about forces. For example, “Does friction exist?” You could plan and carry out the investigation and then write a conclusion about what you have found out.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nORRgU8sGdE Create your own Rude Goldberg machine – THIS ONE IS AMAZING FUN! It could do anything you want it to do. You could think about the different forces at play.
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6 years ago
Posted on 03rd May 2020 by

Geography Week

Hello everyone. Thank you so much for sharing all of your excellent art and music activities over the last two weeks. The theme for this week is Geography. Please find attached a range of activities that you can try at home. I have also attached some resources that may help you complete the tasks.

We hope you enjoy the activities and look forward to hearing all about your fantastic Geography work via the homework blog.

Many thanks Mrs Evans and all the staff at Newdale

Home Schooling Geography Theme Week

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st May 2020 by

Feel Good Friday

Angus and I have been enjoying long walks around the golf course. As you can see, it is great fun ‘flying’ around the course and afterwards one us gets to have a nap.

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st May 2020 by

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY

Feel good Friday!

Hello Year 5, you wonderful bunch of superstars….and happy Friday to you!

You have all worked so hard this week, that I thought you deserved a giggle. Plus the thought of making you laugh, actually makes me really happy – even if it is at my expense! So for my feel good Friday picture I have chosen ….

……Niamh and I in our pyjamas and face masks! You just can’t beat a bit of pampering Year 5!

What is your feel good Friday photo going to be? I can’t wait to find out.

Have a fabulous weekend and get pampering!

Emily Beardwizard (AKA Mrs Stack)

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st May 2020 by

Friday’s Maths

Happy Friday!

I can’t wait to see all your Feel Good Friday posts coming through today!

You have been using your calculation skills of addition and multiplication well this week and I’m pleased to see lots of progress. Particularly with the compound shapes. Today I’d like you to have a go at this problem. https://nrich.maths.org/4963/index Try and use your skills that you have been learning about to work it out. Once you have finished, you can click “solution” and you can see how you got on.

Extension: Please write to your teacher with a reflection. What are you enjoying about the Maths? How have you got on with things this week? Is there anything you would like more practise with?

 

Optional work: I will attach another White Rose assignment which will test your ability to count the area of irregular shapes.

If you would like to explore with other challenges then you may want to try this one. Remember that you can look at the solution when you have had enough! https://nrich.maths.org/7280

 

Friday irregular area

friday irregular area answers