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JTLYK 22 November

Dear Parents and Carers,  

Another great week has flown by and already we are thinking about Christmas! We spent all day on Thursday exploring the life of the people from the Tudor period. We were lucky enough to be visited by Elizabeth I who was keen to learn about how the very poor lived in this time; the clothes they wore, the food they ate, the houses they lived in and the jobs they did. 

In English we have finally finished Macbeth and the children are having a go at writing their own summary of the story in the same style as Shakespeare. A difficult task but they all made a big effort! 

In maths we are continuing to look at fractions and we have compared as well as found equivalents.  

We have also started to get ready for our Christmas show. Please see the drop down for songs and costumes. The performances on 9th December are for Mandela and Keller, and 11th December for Shackleton and Nightingale. 

For DT, Helen’s class (5H) have to bring in their ingredients for TUESDAY 26th NOVEMBER. Please see the drop down. 

On Monday 25th year 5 will be taking part in a house cross country up at the downs. It is likely to be muddy so we would suggest bringing a change of shoes for after the race, and NOT wearing their favourite trainers. 

URGENT REQUEST: Could you please check that you have responded to the parent mail regarding the residential trip to Brenscombe.

Have a great weekend.  

Team 5—Kayleigh, Scarlett and Helen

Christmas Show

This year the Christmas show will be ‘A Christmas Carol’ and the year 5’s will be playing the parts of Victorian Street sellers. They will be performing 2 songs as well as the finale song with all of the cast.  

Costume
We would suggest that children wear their school trousers and tuck them into their socks and wear a dull coloured shirt with a waist coat, if they have it. They could wear a flat cap if they have one. Alternatively, they could wear a long skirt and plain shirt/blouse with an apron or shawl. 

Please DO NOT purchase a brand new costume. If you are having difficulties please contact your class teacher. 

 

 

Songs 

The two songs are: Scrooge & Thankful Heart 

SCROOGE LYRICS 
When a cold wind blows it chills you 
Chills you to the bone 
But there's nothing in nature that 
freezes your heart 
Like years of being alone 
It paints you with indifference 
Like a lady paints with rouge 
And the worst of the worst 
The most hated and cursed 
Is the one that we call Scrooge (yeah) 
Unkind as any 
And the wrath of many 
This is Ebenezer Scrooge 

Oh, there goes Mr. Humbug 
There goes Mr. Grim 
If they gave a prize for bein' mean 
the winner would be him 
Oh, Scroogey loves his money 
'Cause he thinks it gives him power 
If he became a flavour you can bet he would be sour 

There goes Mr. Skinflint 
There goes Mr. Greed 
The undisputed master of 
The underhanded deed 
He charges folks a fortune 
For his dark and drafty houses 
As poor folk live in misery 
It's even worse for mouses 

He must be so lonely 
He must be so sad 
He goes to extremes 
To convince us he's bad 
He's really a victim of fear and of pride 
Look close and there must be 
a sweet man inside--Naaaah! 

There goes Mr. Outrage 
There goes Mr. Sneer 
He has no time for friends or fun 
His anger makes that clear 
Don't ask him for a favour 
'Cause his nastiness increases 
No crust of bread for those in need 
No cheeses for us meeses

There goes Mr. Heartless 
There goes Mr. Cruel 
He never gives 
He only takes 
He lets this hunger rule 
If bein' mean's a way of life you 
practice and rehearse 
Then all that work is paying off 
'Cause Scrooge is getting worse 
Every day 

In every way 
Scrooge is getting worse  

 THANKFUL HEART LYRICS 

With a thankful heart, with an endless joy 

A growing family, every girl and boy 
Will be nephew and niece to me (Nephew and niece to me) 
Will bring love, hope and peace to me (Love, hope and peace to me) 
Yes and every night will end, and every day will start 
With a grateful prayer and a thankful heart 

With an open smile and with open doors 
I will bid you welcome, what is mine is yours 
With a glass raised to toast your health (With a glass raised to toast your health) 
And a promise to share the wealth (Promise to share the wealth) 
I will sail a friendly course, file a friendly chart 
On A sea of love and a thankful heart 

 Life is like a journey, who knows when it ends? 
And if you need to know the measure of a man 
You simply count his friends 
Stop and look around you, the glory that you see 
Is born again each day, don't let it slip away 
How precious life can be  

With a thankful heart that is wide awake 
I do make this promise, every breath I take 
Will be used now to sing your praise (Used now to sing your praise) 
And to beg you to share my days (Beg you to share my days) 
With a loving guarantee that even if we part 
I will hold you close in a thankful heart 

I will hold you close in a thankful heart 

5H Cooking

Alison has requested that 5H chefs be reminded to bring in their cooking ingredients for PPA next Tuesday! Most ingredients can be kept in their school bag until their cooking lesson in the afternoon. However, meats and cheeses that need to be refrigerated must be placed in a separate bag from the other ingredients with a name label and date. The children can bring them to Helen on Tuesday morning to go in the fridge. Thank you!  

Important Dates 

  • Friday 29 November – Christmas fayre at the Spike
  • Monday 9 December – Mandela and Keller Christmas Show performance at Holy Trinity Church 
  • Wednesday 11 December – Nightingale and Shackleton

PE Days

These have changed for 5S from half term 

  • 5H – Monday and Friday (No PE on Friday for the RGS trip) 
  • 5S – Monday and Thursday 
  • 5K – Thursday and Friday

Homework Schedule 

Spellings

This week, the focus is those /ar/ words. 

bargain   disastrous  staff    marvellous    monarch   calm carnivore      draft   familiar   charted