Homerswood
Primary and Nursery School
‘A pathway to grow, be curious and discover’
Year 5
Welcome back for the final term!
We are very busy this term with many extra curricular events happening. Swimming, river schools, Fudge day, Rocket to the Future, K-Nex challenge, hockey, hand ball, sports day and of course the end of year production! We also have a new topic and science projects to keep us busy. However, there is still lots of learning going on as well to make sure we are ready for Year 6.
Autumn Topic Web and News Letter
Spring Topic Web and Newsletter
Summer Topic Web and Newsletter
National Curriculum Statutory Spellings for year 5
Home Learning
Football and Netball with Monks Walk (30.04.18)
Sports with Monks Walk (23.03.18)
Monks Walk Science - Changing materials (14.03.18)
Samba Enrichment (21.03.18)
Reading our Mystery stories to Y3 (22.03.18)
Poetry Performance (19.03.18)
World Book Day (01.03.18)
Science - Classifying Materials (29.01.18)
Safer Internet Day
Celebrating Success
Year 5 Running Festival - Well done George for coming third!!
Greek Play Masks - Can you spot your child?
Forensic Science Enrichment Day.
Topic: Ancient Greeks - Do you know what the sport is and whether it was from the ancient olympics or now?
Welcome to Year 5
What a great start to the year we have had!! In year 5 you will be greeted by 28 individual children that work hard to be a team. We work together and support each other in our learning. We have a learning partner that we choose every week to enhance our learning opportunities and independence. We are inquisitive children and love to ask questions to explore topics that we are interested in.
There is a greater expectation in year 5 which we understand. We help ourselves reach these expectations by following the vision and code for behavior and strive to move up the ladder to get a green letter from Mrs Shirley. We know that attendance every day is important to keep on top of the high standards of year 5. We also know how to help ourselves if think we are stuck; The Gold Standard helps us with our writing which we use across the curriculum.
Also in our team; our teacher is Miss Kettle and our teaching assistant is Mrs Mills. On a Tuesday Mrs Pumilia teaches us too. The adults in our class facilitate our learning and help us to be confident, independent individuals.
We are all looking forward to a great year!!
Check this page regularly for photos and updates on our learning!!
Home Learning
Curriculum maps
Newsletters
Materials investigation - irreversible changes
K'Nex Challenge
Sharing our favourite books on World Book Day :)
Shape work
Making Melting Snowman Biscuits :)
Sharing Books and Reading with our Year 1 Buddies :)
Enrichment trip to Whipsnade :)
Road safety Week
Saracens - tackling numbers
Halloween Slime!!
We have enjoyed our Halloween themed day of poetry, problem solving and even making slime!! We looked at how materials change when mixed together. We learnt lots of new scientific vocabulary - ask us all about it :) We made a lots of mess but enjoyed it and learnt lots.
The Vikings
Vik the life sized model Viking will be joining us this term to help us in our learning. He currently is sitting on the sofa in the reading area where he is surrounded by Viking books and other information. He has a couple of weapons with him too. He gave all the children a great surprise but we have learnt lots from him already. Lets keep up the great work Year 5!!
Archive 2015-2016
Welcome to Year 5
Welcome to Year 5 - here you will find 30 independent, hardworking and happy children. We are enthusiastic and challenge ourselves in all of our tasks. We try our best through our choice of challenge and use the 5 B's if we feel like we are stuck. The learning pit display in our classroom helps us to understand that it's ok if we find a challenge difficult; that we need to persevere and leave the pit feeling like 'Mr Cool'.
In Year 5 we are a team, we work together and choose a learning partner each week to get the most out of our learning. We use our behavior ladder to remind us of the expected behavior expectations and strive to get that green letter from Mrs Shirley!
Our Class teacher is Miss kettle and our teaching assistant is Mrs Mills. In the mornings Mrs Penketh works with us then in the afternoon we have Miss Dring. Another person in our team is Mrs Bailey who we see on a Monday morning. The adults in the classroom facilitate our learning and question us to develop and challenge ourselves in order for us to make good progress.
Remember to visit our webpage regularly for updates on our learning!
Home Learning
Topic Web
Newsletter
Meet and Greet
Science - Friction with jelly :)
We Visited the Chicks :)
Science - Gravity
Outdoor Maths
Outdoor Sciene Learning - Reactions to burning different materials
Chinese New Year
World Book Day
Guide Dog Visit
Science - Reversible and irreversible changes
Netball fun in PE
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Year 5 spent the week enjoying many great Christmassy activities! One of the activities were we made christingles and sang round the Christmas tree. Enjoy!!
Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
From Year 5
Monday 22nd October - Magnificent Maths!
This week year 5 ventured outside for a Maths lesson. It was very exciting. The children were given a multiplication fact and had to find the related facts hidden in the playground or with another person. The children had the choice of working together or individually. This was lots of fun without the children noticing they were learning!!
Tuesday 13th October - Saracens Tag Rugby festival
Yes that's right, another festival! We (years 5 and 6) were lucky enough to be invited to Welwyn RFC to take part in the Saracens first rugby festival this academic year. The children all showed exemplary behavior and played extremely well. The children played 5 games throughout the afternoon: they had lots of fun but were obsessed with eating after every game!! I'm sure they slept very very well that night. Well done to all who participated - you will receive a certificate for your achievement.
Thursday 8th October - Let's Harvest
What a great morning! Harvest festival! We all walked down to St John church where we saw the generous offerings of food that our school had created. Year 5 teamed with year 6 and had a go at writing opening prayers. A fantastic effort which showed great understanding about harvest and the need to help and support others who are less fortunate than us. A wonderful year 5 memory!
Monday 5th October - E-safety workshop
We were very lucky to have an E-safety workshop which informed all the children and their parents about the dangers of the internet, gaming online and social media use and methods of how to stay safe whilst using any of the above. We were introduced to many scenarios which we discussed and drew conclusions. A very informative session for both children, staff and parents. Thank you to all those parents that came to the workshop - I hope you got a lot from it. The children were inspired by the discussions and wanted to create 'How to stay safe online' posters - we have now created a display in our classroom.
Thursday 1st October - Viking Song
What an afternoon!! We were excited to take our learning outside of the classroom this afternoon to practice our Viking vs the Anglo-Saxons song. We took drums out to create a beat and to keep us in time with the music. Half of the class were the vicious Vikings getting ready to attack - stood on one side of the playground whilst the other half of the class were the scared Anglo-Saxons trying to protect their land. We learnt the song to the beat and began to think of ways to perform the song. A very fun afternoon!!
Friday 25th September - Football Festival
10 year 5 boys were entered into a football festival at Monks Walk school. All 10 boys played exceptionally well and made our school very proud through their team work and good sportsmanship. They won 2 games and lost two games. A great achievement, well done boys! A particular well done to Louie who received overall man of the match - excellent!
Running Festival
Friday 18th September
We were invited to Monks Walk School for a Year 5 running festival on Friday morning. We were all really excited and then a little nervous especially when we found out we would be running a mile!! There were 6 different schools there.The boys set off first whilst the girls cheered them on. It was very exciting! Then the girls ran their race whilst the boys cheered them on. The morning was a mix of fun, excitement and tiredness especially at the end of the week. Every child ran exceptionally well and we are very proud of them all. A special well done to Amy who came 6th and was invited to race at Stanborough at a later date - Good luck Amy!!
Guide Dog Visit - Tuesday 15th September
Every year Homerswood supports a charity. This year we are supporting the 'Guide dogs'. We were lucky enough to hear about their hard work during an assembly then they came round to visit us in our classroom. We loved it! We are looking forward to raising money for this great charity!
Archive 2014 - 2015
Welcome to Year 5!
We are always full of great ideas and love to help each other in our learning. We push ourselves to the limit, always trying our hardest. As we say in Year 5 – ‘it’s better to try and fail, than never try at all’.
Our class teacher is Miss Nicolaou and we are very lucky to have Mrs MacDonald support us in our learning every day.
We are a very caring and helpful class (you will never catch us without a smile!) Remember, if you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours J
Home Learning
Topic Wheel
Newsletter
Road to Rio! Friday 10th July
Year 5 had an amazing trip to Gosling to take part in Road to Rio. They were able to take part in many fun activities such as hurdles, relay, long jump, distance run, javelin, sprint, shot, dance, rowing, gymnastics/ trampolining, badminton, lacrosse, rugby, tennis and gladiator/ bungee.
They were all so well behaved and made Homerswood proud. Marley and Emelia also took part in a 60m sprint race and Marley came second - well done Marley!
Fairlands Valley Park! Thursday 25th June
The whole school had such a lovely time at Fairlands Valley Park and we were very lucky with the beautiful weather. Year 5 had such an exciting time on the bellboats, orienteering, low ropes, high ropes and climbing!
Healthy Eating! Wednesday 24th June
Year 1 and 5 had an awesome time cooking healthy meals. They were able to make their own personalised fruit salad and healthy wrap. The children then had a teddy bear picnic joined by Year 2 where they were able to eat the food they had made. They also had the opportunity to try new exotic fruits. We all had a fun filled afternoon together!
FUDGE! Friday 19th June
This morning during FUDGE the children had the chance to design their own superhero and annotate all the special powers. They then made a mask for their superhero to become the superhero. They had lots of fun getting in role of their superhero and sharing with the rest of the class.
After break we gave the children a challenge to design and create the tallest tower using newspaper and sticky tape that would be strong enough to hold a bean bag. Well done to Vivien, Harvey, Lara, Louis, Chelsey and Omar for winning the challenge!
Sparks fire visit Monday 15th June
We were lucky enough to have the local fire brigade visit year 5 and 6 this afternoon. They gave us lots of information about fires and fire safety. We learnt all about what to do in the event of an emergency and what happens when you dial 999. The children have been challenged to check their houses for smoke alarms and make sure everyone in the house knows what to do in an emergency.
Hockey and multi-sports Friday 20th March
Year 5 had an eventful morning at Monks Walk. There were various sports children took part in such as; football, dodgeball, tag rugby, volleyball, handball, tennis, baseball and rounders.
Our hockey team played very well and I am proud of all Year 5 for having great team spirit!
Year 5 & 6 library visit Wednesday 18th March
Year 5 and 6 were lucky enough to meet Piers Torday. He spoke about his journey as an author and shared ideas and tips for children when writing. Both year 5 & 6 will be having lessons based around his book 'The Last Wild'.
GLAM! Friday 13th March
Year 5 have had an awesome morning with mums, nans and aunties. We had lots of fun art activities; water colour portraits, sewing with felt, bunting, paper chains and pom poms. The adults also had the opportunity to have their maths skills put to the test in 4 in a row and torture times.
K'Nex challenge Tuesday 10th March
Year 5 have had a very exciting morning creating a Mars rover. They had to ensure it steered and had other different components e.g. satellite, solar panel etc. Well done to all children completing the challenge and persevering when it got a little tricky. But a big congratulations to our winners Connor and Deanna!
Here are what a few of Year 5 though about the K'Nex challenge:
Connor - "I thought the K’Nex morning was awesome because I used my imagination in a competition. We learnt a lot about space and the moon passing the sun to make an eclipse."
Deanna - "It was cool! It has inspired me to get some K'Nex for myself at home."
Charlie - "It was super fun and cool. I learnt a lot."
Kitty - "It was really fun and the best day ever! The K'Nex were a bit tricky at first, but then was fun. It was a brilliant challenge."
World Book Day! Thursday 5th March 2015
Year 5 & 6 Sports and Music event
Chinese New Year Friday 13th February
Year 5 have had lots of fun creating Chinese drums and different types of dragons. Have a look at the wonderful and creative art work based on Chinese new year.
Woodland Walk
Year 5 Sharing Assembly on Safer Internet Day 2015
On Tuesday 10th February, Year 5 shared an assembly on internet safety. They shared useful tips and digital good deeds that you can do to keep safe when using the internet.
Below is a PowerPoint on using the internet safely and a video of our Sharing assembly.
Year 5 Sharing assembly on Safer Internet Day.mp4
Our Science investigation
As part of our Science Topic ‘Materials', the children have carried out an investigation testing different materials and if they will protect an egg.
Here are our results:
Polar bears group
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Material |
Not broken |
Little broken |
Very broken |
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Cotton wool |
YES |
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Plastic box |
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YES |
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Bubble wrap |
YES |
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Tin foil |
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YES |
Lions group
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Material |
Not broken |
Little broken |
Very broken |
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Tin foil |
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YES |
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Tissue paper |
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YES |
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Fabric (sock) |
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YES |
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Plastic bottle |
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YES |
Monkeys group
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Material |
Not broken |
Little broken |
Very broken |
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Bubble wrap |
YES |
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Cotton wool |
YES |
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Sponge |
YES |
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Plastic box |
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YES |
Pandas group
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Material |
Not broken |
Little broken |
Very broken |
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Tin foil |
YES |
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Plastic bag |
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YES |
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Fabric (sock) |
YES |
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Bubble wrap |
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YES |
Zebras group
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Material |
Not broken |
Little broken |
Very broken |
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Cotton wool |
YES |
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Plastic wrap |
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YES |
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Fabric (sock) |
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YES |
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Paper |
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YES |
