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JTLYK 7 February

Dear Parents and Carers, 

We have had an illuminating week full of science discoveries. We learned about the phases of the moon and investigated why the moon appears to change shape over a month. We have loved hearing about the different observations children and parents have been enjoying when they look up at the sky at night. We have also been exploring the properties of light, shadow and reflection. We have enjoyed getting hands on with torches and finding answers through our observations.

The children have impressed us with their retrieval and understanding, in maths, with how to find fractions of an amount. In English, we have continued to study the biography genre, learning about the scientists, Marie Curie and Stephen Hawking.

Another highlight this week was in RE, where we had a lovely visit from Nidhi, who spoke to us about her favourite stories and rituals from the Hindu religion.

Team 5—Kayleigh, Scarlett and Helen 

Scale of the Universe Link

Some of the children asked for the link to the Scale of the Universe website we used this week. On it, you can use a sliding scale to see the comparative sizes of the biggest and smallest objects within our visible universe. Enjoy!

https://htwins.net/scale2/

Important Dates

  • Thursday 13 February – Year 5 Science exhibition afternoon – from 2pm in Year 5 classrooms
  • Friday 14 February – Fluffy Friday and end of term at 3.15pm
  • Monday 24 February – Return to school
  • 4th & 6th  March – Parents Evening

PE Days

  • 5K & 5H – Thursdays and Fridays 
  • 5S – Mondays and Thursdays

Homework Schedule

Day Handed out Taken in Spelling
Monday English English Spelling Test
Tuesday     Introduce new Spelling
Wednesday Maths Maths Practise Spellings
Thursday   Reading Record  
Friday Reading Record   Handwriting with spellings

Spellings

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Profit     Cough     Familiar     Sufficient     Rough      Interfere   Twelfth    Physical     Definite     Alphabet