Year 5JB: Blog items
Date: 8th Oct 2023 @ 7:02pm
The children have been very busy with their learning so far this year! Here are some of our highlights so far this term!
- Quarry Bank Mill: Year 5 had a wonderful time on our trip to Quarry Bank Mill. The children loved learning about how the mill was used in Victorian times and finding our about the lives of the children who worked there. They visited the Victorian school house and living quarters, tried some of the different jobs and saw the noisy machinery in action!
- In Maths we have been learning about Place Value, including with decimal numbers.
- In Reading the children really enjoyed our text study of Oliver Twist, especially finding out about the different charcters! They used their understanding of the text to create some wonderful character descriptions in their Writing Books!
- We are continuing to discover more about the Victorians in our Connected Curriculum lessons, and have enjoyed finding out and creating a timeline of the main events of the Victorian era.
- In Science, we are continuing our work on Forces. The class really enjoyed discussing, predicting and exploring the effect of gravity on different objects!
- We have had a visitor in school to discuss Online Safety.
- Finally, everyone has worked very hard on practicing their handwriting and presentation in their new Year 5 books.
This week, we look forawrd to some exciting additional sessions including Art, Black History Month workshops and Freestyle Football... it will be another busy and exciting week in Year 5!
Date: 8th Oct 2023 @ 6:43pm
Welcome to a new year in 5JB!
The children have been working hard to get used to our new routines and timetables - here's some useful information for our school week in 5JB:
- PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. Please make sure children arrive in school in correct PE kit (black bottoms and plain white top, school jumper or plain black PE sweatshirt, sensible sports trainers, hair tied back and earrings removed).
- Bookbags should be brought in everyday and reading logs are checked on a Wednesday and Friday. Please support your child with their daily reading and sign their Reading Record each time.
- Homework is sent out and handed in on Fridays.
- Our weekly spelling test will take place each Thursday.
Miss Bryce
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 8:51am
Good morning Year 5!
Some rain this morning, finally! Did you know that May been the sunniest month on record with 266 hours of sunshine?! The previous record was in June 1957, with 265 hours of sun. I have enjoyed it, but am pleased for some cooler weather and rain now!
Anyway, back to our learning - Miss Brookes and I wanted to try a different way of giving you your learning each day, so you can now find everything on this Padlet link here:
https://padlet.com/y5homelearning/year5
(Make sure you scroll down each column and across the page to see all of the activities on there! Click on the picture to open the pdf/document/picture)
We hope it makes it a bit easier for you to find all your learning, as it will all be in that one place. You'll see a section for daily activities (which we'll change every day), a section for weekly tasks, your Reading Challenge, your Connected Curriculum activities, Wellbeing Challenges as well as a Quick Links section for those other useful websites you use to practise your skills. It's up to you when you do the other tasks besides the smaller daily activities - we'd recommend you do one or two of them each day.
We'll still put a blog post on here every day reminding you of the Padlet link, and continue to look out for our Friday Celebration post!
Let us know what you think about this different way of seeing your learning - we want to make it as easy as possible for you to find what you're doing each day!
Have a fantastic day Year 5!
Miss Brookes & Mrs Hodges =)
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 9:18am
Good morning!
How did day 1 of our exercise challenge go ? Here's one of our exercise superstars playing basketball.
Well done to you if you also did some exercise !
If yesterday didn't quite happen for you, that's ok . Today is your day ! Let me know how you get on:
Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Harriott
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 8:51am
Good morning Year 5!
I think today is the last day of this incredibly warm weather we've been having - I never thought I'd say this, but I'm quite looking forward to some rain as the garden really needs it! So I hope whatever you get up to today, you manage to get some fresh air in the sunshine!
In case you missed it yesterday, remember that in addition to each daily blog post, you have a weekly Reading Challenge and a selection of Connected Curriculum activities. You can find them in the blog posts from yesterday with those names as the title.
Remember to email across your learning today so we can see what you've been doing!
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Mrs Hodges here!
Just a Sentence of the Day from me today, but before I post that, remember to check out the links I posted yesterday to help you research the arguments for and against bullfighting:
“The Matador” Film Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXiTv7QrUh4
Bullfighting Information:
CBBC has a whole section on bullfighting, where you can find out what happens in a bullfight, different people’s opinions for and against it happening and a reporter’s experience of a bullfight.
More information can be found on Kiddle:
https://kids.kiddle.co/Bullfighting
Right, onto the sentence! Remember to check back later to see my purple pen:
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=CdKZ3mC
How did you get on with today's sentence? Click the link below to see my corrected sentence!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=IDwaRc0
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Good Morning Year 5 from Miss Brookes!
I hope you all had a fabulous start to your week, and thank you to everyone who has sent in their learning so far. There's quite a bit from me today - maths, GVP and science!
Maths
Here is today's fluent in 5:
Here are the answers, how did you do?
GVP
Here is today's GVP:
Here are the answers:
Science
As we have finished our Space unit, this half-terms science would usually go back to the autumn term, and continue with states of matter. As that is mostly experiments, we have changed things around slightly so that you can do an experiment at home with your grown ups and siblings instead (they may not be states of matter related!) Make sure you send your results in and take photos if you can.
Today's challenge is "does larger feet mean you can jump further?' I've attached a PDF to help you. You need to decide what each of the variables are (what you're going to change and what you will keep the same), there is a method page for you as well as a table of results.
Let us know what you find out on y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
June 2nd - #30DaysWild - Whole School Challenge 2 🐛☀️🐾🌲🕷
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 8:16am
Hello again,
Just a reminder - This month our school is going WILD! Here’s today’s challenge
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE TRUST WEBSITE
I found this challenge on the free 30 Days Wild app.
Today why not look for signs of new life when you go out for a walk. I saw some ducklings at our local pond over the weekend (see short video) and look closely at the photo. What baby can you see? What is this baby animal called?
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Send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk and I'll put them up on our school blog.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
We have some fabulous photos below, just in from Alissia and Keira. Great bug spotting!
#30 Days Wild Launch Day 🌞🌲💐🕷🐛
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 12:27pm
June 1st - #30DaysWild - Challenge 1
Hello everybody,
I hope you had an amazing half term and you’re as excited to be back completing home learning challenges as I am. This month our school is going to go WILD! Yes, that’s right, our mission is to do as many wild things as we can and have fun whilst learning outside.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE TRUST WEBSITE
Each day I will put up a wild challenge and you can take a photo of you and your family completing it so I can put it on this blog.
Here is your challenge for today, see how many wild minibeasts you can find outside:
Send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk and I'll put them up on our school blog.
If you'd like to choose your own challenges download this app:
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 10:57am
Hello and welcome back to the start of our final half term of this school year!
As you know, Mrs Glover has been setting us wellbeing challenges to keep us feeling positive and productive over the last few months. It has been fantastic to look back at all the photos you have sent her showing your creative work!
For the next few weeks, Mrs Glover is lucky enough to be going into school each day to teach as we start opening up the school to certain year groups, so I'll be setting your wellbeing challenge.
So, here's your challenge for this week:
Can you set yourself an exercise goal for the week and try and do a different exercise each day? It could be going for a walk with your family, making up a dance , going on a bike ride, jumping on your trampoline, doing an online workout like Joe Wicks or doing 30 star jumps in your kitchen!
Use the chart below to record your exercise each day ( or just write it on a piece of paper if you do not have a printer) and send it in to:Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk . If you would like to share a photo during the week ,send it in too and I can post it on the blog for others to be inspired to try your idea !
I can't wait to see who can be an exercise superstar!
Mrs Harriott
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 10:09am
Good morning everyone!
So many of you have participated in our Reading Challenges over the past few weeks - so well done!
To wake up our brains this week, I want you to read a book a day (5 books) on Reading Plus. I will give you until Friday afternoon, when I will post the winners.
If you have forgotten your log in details, don't worry - just send me an email and I will let you know what they are.
y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Goodluck!
Miss Brookes
Connected Curriculum Challenge!
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 8:42am
I am so excited for you to get started with these brilliant Connected Curriculum activities, which are all to do with our new topic of Spain, specifically looking at the question:
Why is Spain such a popular tourist destination?
Spain is a beautiful country with a fascinating history and culture. It's geography (for example the climate and landscape) all helps it be an incredibly popular destination too.
There are eight different activites for you to choose from in the attached document - ranging from cooking to dancing, art to geography...and more! A couple of the activities need additional resources, and I have attached those to this blog too. Other activities have a YouTube link that will help you, so make sure to check that out too.
Choose whichever activities you like, and however many you like - some might take several hours, others will be much quicker.
Remember to show us your learning by emailing us at Y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Have fun!!
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 8:31am
Welcome back Year 5!
Well, goodness me, I can't believe we're entering our next half term of virtual school! We hope you had a lovely half term and enjoyed the fabulous weather (it almost felt as if we could have been abroad didn't it?!). If you've got any half term photos to show what you've got up to, we'd love to see!
Just to let you know, Miss Wendt will be helping Year 2 with their virtual school learning for the next little bit, so Miss Brookes and I will be posting all your Year 5 learning. So 5HW - don't worry that Miss Wendt isn't setting you activities in each daily blog post; she is absolutely fine and will keep a little eye on what you're doing! Miss Brookes will be giving you your daily Maths, and Miss Wendt has already organised more weekly Spanish activities, so the types of activities you get each day will be the same as the last half term!
Look out for the two other separate blog posts from Miss Brookes and I this morning - one with your weekly Reading challenge, and the other with your new Connected Curriculum activity choices! Our new topic is focused on Spain, with the big question, "Why is Spain such a popular holiday destination?". I hope you love the activities I've put on, I had a lot of fun putting it together and would quite like to try a few myself!
Finally, remember to email us across your learning, we LOVE hearing from you (and of course, if you've any questions or things we can help with, use the email to ask us!): Y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
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Mrs Hodges here!
Right, quite a lot from me this morning to start this new half term!
For our new Connected Curriculum topic, we're going to be finding out a bit about Bullfighting. It used to be extremely popular in Spain, and still is in some parts. However, many people (both in Spain and around the world) think it is cruel and needs to be banned completely. I'd like you to research Bullfighting over the next couple of weeks, finding out some of the arguments for Bullfighting (which means people think it should be able to continue) and against Bullfighting (which means people think it should be stopped). Check out these links to help your research - I'll put them in each blog post over the next few days, I'm not expected you to look at these all in one go!
“The Matador” Film Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXiTv7QrUh4
Bullfighting Information:
CBBC has a whole section on bullfighting, where you can find out what happens in a bullfight, different people’s opinions for and against it happening and a reporter’s experience of a bullfight.
More information can be found on Kiddle:
https://kids.kiddle.co/Bullfighting
Right, onto our Sentence of the Day! Our sentences are going to be based on this topic too. Click the link below for the first one!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=MzzG0S8
Remember to check back later to see my purple pen!
Good afternoon!
How did you get on with today's sentence? Click the link to see my corrected one!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=4uK5Gds
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Good Morning from Miss Brookes!
I hope you all had a lovely week off and managed to enjoy some sunshine. I know we have now finished our Space unit, but did any of you watch the launch over the weekend? Elon Musk designed a rocket, and then two astronauts used it to travel to the International Space Station. If you didn't manage to watch it, here is a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxBj8R7XKe4
I am going to be posting the maths and GVP questions this half-term! I'm looking forward to seeing what you can remember.
Maths
From next week, each week will focus on a topic (e.g. time or fractions etc.) However, this week - as our brains have had a week off - we're going to focus alternatively on the number of the day, and a fluent in 5.
Today's challenge is a number of the day. I don't expect you to answer all 10 questions (you can focus on 5, but if you want to do more it's up to you!) and I will post the answers at 1pm. Remember: when multiplying/dividing by 10/100/1000, use a place value chart - not the bus stop method.
I'm sorry the answers are a little bit late today! I forgot to set an alarm to remind me. I was just sat in the garden and I suddenly remembered and jumped up with an "oh no!" to my Mum.
Here are they are - how did you get on?
GVP
Here is today's GVP questions:
Here are the answers:
Enjoy your Monday.
Date: 25th May 2020 @ 10:58am
Hello and happy half term!
I'm not going to be posting a daily challenge for you over half term but here is something you can do if you like. It's a funny time right now and it's one we may want to look back on in the future to remind oursleves what we did, how we felt and how lucky we are when it's all over. So I've attached a time capsule template for you use so that you can record some of these things, either by writing or drawing it's up to you.
You can either print it out, do it on a computer or just draw our each page for yourself. Do as much or as little as you chooe and feel free to share anything you do on EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Stay safe,
Mrs Glover
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 2:03pm
Here are this week's Reading Plus Winners:
Most Lessons Completed: Alissia again! With 7 books this time - well done, Alissa!
Most Words Read: Yoel with 7,932 words. Well done!
It was very close this week, so well done to everyone that took part.
This week's reading challenge was to read 6 books. The winners are:
Alissia
Denico
Ganesa
Jediah
Yoel
Well done to everyone that took part! I hope you have a fabulous, well deserved break this half term.
Enjoy the week off,
Miss Brookes
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 1:26pm
Hello 5CB! Can you believe that we've made it all the way to another half-term? I won't be posting anything on our blog next week, and I want you all to relax and have some fun. I will however, still be answering emails, so don't hesitate to contact me - y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
This weeks outstanding learners are:
Akin
Auryn
Jessica
Jennifer
Well done everyone!
I am so proud of all of the hard work you are putting in each day. Keep it up, and enjoy your week off.
Miss Brookes
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 8:14am
Happy Friday Year 5!
Can you believe it, today is the last day before half term next week - that's been a very quick (though also somehow very long) 5 weeks since the Easter holidays!
I don't know about you, but the wind kept waking me up last night, and then I started thinking about the tomato plants I've put outside but not properly planted yet, so I feel a bit tired this morning! I've just checked on them and they had all fallen over, but they seem to be ok!
Anyway, that's my plant update - see below for the activities for today! Remember to think about what your act of kindness could be today!
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Mrs Hodges here!
Are you ready for the final Sentence of the Day of the week? Click the link below!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=7hBj1Q8
Good afternoon Year 5!
How did you get on today? Here's my corrected sentence!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=MKdKmA4
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Miss Wendt here!
I think the past 5 weeks have gone so quickly! I never expected them to, as I have been in my house the entire time, but I can honestly say they have. It feels quite strange to be 'breaking up' for half term holidays, I'll miss sending you all a message every day. Although I might slip a sneaky challenge blog, just in case anyone is feeling mathematical!
Fluent in five for today!
And here are the answers!
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Good Morning Year 5 from Miss Brookes!
My post is a little bit late today, because my garage roof decided to collapse! The builder was supposed to take the rest of the roof down today...but I've just spent the past half an hour watching a man with a skip (as I was writing this post!) try and get it in the drive, only for a neighbour to refuse to move their car which is blocking our drive....I think it might be one of those days!
I saw this amazing photograph yesterday which I have to share with you. It's a rare, clear picture of the United Kingdom, from the International Space Station. Can you believe that this was taken from Space?
Anyway, onto today's GVP. I've been super impressed with all of the work you've been putting in this week. Don't forget to check back at 1pm for the answers, and keep an eye out for our celebration post later today.
Here are the answers:
Miss Brookes
Date: 21st May 2020 @ 10:14am
Good morning, I hope you all found some way to enjoy the sunshine yesterday. I sent a lot of time in my garden and I have to admit even though I applied plenty of sun cream, I’m still a little pink! I hope you were all more careful than me.
We’re almost at the end of the week and today is the last kindness based challenge as I have something a little different for tomorrow.
I hope that you have been experiencing some acts of kindness this week as today my challenge is to write a kindness acrostic poem. This is where you use each letter of the word you choose to start a sentence or word.
I’ve attached a file that has a few different kindness words to use for your poem so you can choose one or choose more than one you like! As always if you can’t print then don’t worry, you can write it out on a piece of paper or even type it on a computer like I have.
I have chosen the word caring. Here is my poem.
Cooking for other people
Asking people how they are
Returning peoples phone calls and messages
Interest in what friends and family are up to
Niceness goes a long way!
Going the extra mile for those you love
As always please e-mail your poems to EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
I'm very impressed with all the origami hearts you've all been making, some of you even made both hearts like I did! Here they are along with some other past challenges.
Date: 21st May 2020 @ 8:59am
Good morning Year 5!
I hope you enjoyed the sunshine yesterday - a bit chillier today, but stil set to be fine I think! Livvi and Asaph planted their courgette plant out yesterday (which I'm pleased about, it was getting far too big to be in the house!), then I have 6 tomato plants that need planting outside, but haven't managed to buy any tomato bags to grow them in yet. I need a trip to a garden centre but haven't done it yet, it feels a bit strange to be going out in that way I think!
Anyway, back on to today - check this blog for today's learning, and remember to email us so we can celebrate it!
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Mrs Hodges here!
Just a Sentence of the Day from me today - click the link below and remember to check back later to see my corrected sentence!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=Pmqtkxs
Good afternoon!
How did you get on with today's sentence? Click the link below to see my purple pen!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=eQIVVho
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Hi from Miss Wendt!
Good morning everyone! Hope you are all well and managed to get some sunshine yesterday. It was so warm wasn't it? It was actually warmer in Manchester than it was in Portugal where my Mum lives! She couldn't believe how nice our weather was!
Here is today's fluent in five -
Here are the answers!
And here is a little something to help with our Spanish weather words! I have uploaded 5 key phrases for you to practice at home.
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Good Morning Year 5! From Miss Brookes
I have to say, that even though I enjoy a bit of rain, I absolutely loved yesterday's weather. I was able to sit in the garden to get all of my work done (Mrs Hughes sets us home learning, a bit like how we set you home learning!)
Today's act of kindness will be to help my Mum when cooking tea tonight (I asked her "what shall my act of kindness be today?" and she said "helping me with dinner for once" so...maybe I need to do that more often!)
Here's todays GVP. Don't hesitate to email if you get a little bit stuck on a question, I sent some of you a showme video yesterday explaining one of the questions, and I'm always happy to do that.
Here are the answers! How did you get on?
Miss Brookes
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 9:53am
Good morning,
Wow what a day! The weather forecast suggests it could get as hot as 26 degrees today! I can’t wait to get out there and enjoy it although I’ll definitely be putting on some sun cream!
Today’s activity is linked to kindness again and involves making a little present for either someone else or yourself. Today‘s challenge is to make an origami heart.
To start with you will need a square piece of paper and it will be easier to follow the instructions if it is decorated or coloured on one side.
Here is a YouTube video telling you how to make a square from an A4 piece of paper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLrKrHgAI40
Then you have a choice of making 2 different hearts, one flat and one 3D. I made both and prefer the flat one and found it a bit easier but it’s up to you which you do.
Here is how to make the flat heart (my first picture) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnV262Egucw
Here is how to make the 3D inflatable heart (my second picture) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN4oPm9bCWE (then at the end you have to blow it up using the little hole at the bottom)
I can’t wait to see your hearts! Remember to e-mail them to EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
I've really enjoyed reading about all your kind acts in your hearts from yesterday and I love how some of you are mentioning clap for carers in your kind acts for others! Here are the ones I've been sent:
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 8:51am
Good morning Year 5!
I've been looking forward to today all week because I knew the forecast is lovely warm sunshine for the whole day! I think Livvi, Asaph and I will just do a couple of homeschool activities this morning, then I'll get the paddling pool out for them! Then a friend of ours dropped round a lovely bag of treats for us yesterday so that we could have an afternoon tea today - isn't that so kind! What could you do that is kind today?
Remember to email us at Y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk to show us your learning and what you're getting up to, we love hearing from you!
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Mrs Hodges here!
Two activities from me today, firstly the Sentence of the Day:
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=hsW4UVc
Then I'd like you to have a look at the file I've attached - "The Discovery". A start to a story has been given to you - I'd like you to continue that story! The questions in the "Question Time" box will get you thinking about what might happen next, and as you "Just Write" (remember those!), I'd like you to be thinking about showing not telling the reader how your characters are feeling and what is happening. So you need to think carefully about your vocabulary choices and mixing DAD to help you do this.
We would love to be your reader for this piece of writing, so make sure you email us a photo!
Good afternoon Year 5!
Firstly, our afternoon tea was delicious, it felt like such a treat as I was writing a few reports!
How did you get on with today's sentence? Click the link below to see my corrected sentence!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=B9PI0Dw
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Miss Wendt here!
Mrs Hodges, I think a paddling pool sounds like a wonderful idea! I'm going to finish writing 5HW's reports in the garden later; I do love being outside but I have to remember to take all my hayfever medication. Katy's act of kindness today was to put all my tablets and eye drops out on the kitchen table to remind me, alongside a pot of coffee!
Fluent in five for today!
And here are the answers!
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Good Morning from Miss Brookes!
Oh Mrs Hodges, afternoon tea is one of my favourite things! There's a place in Chortlon that do a chocolate afternoon tea - instead of jam you get warm salted caramel to put on your scones. It's honestly one of my favourite tastes - it's so yummy!
My act of kindness today is to help my Dad with some DIY - he's adding a shelf to our greenhouse.
Here is today's GVP:
Here are the answers:
Don't forget to email me a picture of your sundial - I'm excited to see how they turned out!
y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Miss Brookes
Date: 19th May 2020 @ 10:25am
Good morning,
I hope everyone is well and taking good care of their mental health this week. We are still looking at kindness today and how important kindness is to keep everyone happy and healthy. Today's challenge will hopefully help everyone to see that kindness is all around us and I bet there are things that others do for us (and that we do for others!) that we barely even think about.
Today we're going to draw a kindness heart.
First of all draw a large heart on a piece of paper. Then on the left hand side write all the things that people do for you that are kind, all in different colours. Then on the right hand side write all the kind things that you do for others in different colours. If you can't think of many then maybe have a think of things that you could do. The acts of kindness could be as simple as just smiling at someone or saying good morning.
Here is mine if you would like to steal some ideas!
If you would like to share your kindness hearts then as always please feel free to e-mail me on EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Past challenges
Thanks to Mrs Iqbal who sent me her kind acts for the week!
Well done to the children that are still sending in their mask designs as well as their kindsness acts (one here has even made his mum a cup of tea and some biscuits!)
Date: 19th May 2020 @ 8:50am
Hello Year 5!
Did you manage to do an act of kindness yesterday I wonder? Livvi made me a birthday breakfast, which I thought was very kind! What could you do today that's kind to yourself or to someone else? Perhaps you could write a letter to a family member or friend who you haven't seen for a while, or perhaps you could help your grown up around the house (offering to help with dinner, or hoovering, or keeping your room tidy!)? Let us know what you get up to!
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Mrs Hodges here!
Are you ready for our second Sentence of the Day for this week? Here we go!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=Ebcqz1k
Good afternoon!
We've just got back from a little bike ride to our friends' house to drop off some carrot cake cupcakes as our act of kindness for today! It's getting very warm outside - I think tomorrow looks like it'll be very hot!
Click the link below to see the corrected sentence for today!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=5YnGc7c
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Good Morning from Miss Wendt!
Like Mrs Hodges I've been thinking about kindness too. Sometimes the smallest things can have the biggest impact. Let us know today what you have done to be kind to others.
My act of kindness today is to make Katy a pot of tea. Katy has lots of meetings all day, so I know she will appreciate it. I know it doesn't seem like a big thing, but for me it is. The smell of tea makes me feel really ill, and the taste of tea is actually enough to make me sick. In fact, I accidentally drank someone's tea once and was sick in the sink in Y3/4!
Here is today's fluent in five!
I have to say I did laugh at Miss Brookes being shocked that I don't like tea! Here are the answers for today's fluent in five.
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Good Morning Year 5! From Miss Brookes
I have to say, I am shocked. I have never met someone who dislikes tea! Tea always makes me feel better if I'm stressed, how can someone not enjoy that luxury?
Today's act of kindness, is for my step-niece. She doesn't have any brothers or sisters, it's her Dads first day back at work today, and her step-mum works all day from home. So she'll be feeling a little lonely. My act of kindness today, is to find some time this evening is to cheer her up by playing Animal Crossing on the switch, with her - she loves to take her character into my world and play virtual hide and seek!
Here is today's GVP work:
If you get stuck on any of the terms, here's a link to all of the videos we have done so far:
You just click on the one that you can't remember, and it takes you back to that video. I was surprised when I created this list for you - I couldn't believe how long it was! We have got so much learning done, well done everyone. I'll add the answers at 1pm.
Here are the answers:
Now onto today's Science.
Today's science is a practical task, and I have attached a worksheet to help you (remember to click on the link at the bottom of the blog post).
This week, I would like you to create a sundial. A sundail can be used to tell the time, based on where a shadow might be. As we discussed right at the start of this unit, the Sun looks like it's moving across the sky, even though it isn't - it is just the Earth's rotation. When the Earth spins, and we're facing different parts of the sun, we create different shadows.
I've attached a Gnomon template for you to use (gnomon means 'shadow maker')
Here are the instructions:
1. Carefully cut out the gnomon and attach it ot the sundial. Make sure that it stands vertically.
2. At exactly midday (12pm), take you sundial outside. Place it on the ground and rotatae it so that the shadow cast by the gnomon falls on the 12pm marker. Make sure that you do not move the sundial from this position, or it won't work properly.
3. Calibrate your sundial. At 1pm, use a ruler and a pencil to mark the line of the shadow cast by the gnomon. Label this line 1pm (the instructions with the template says 2pm, that is an error and it should say 1pm).
4. Repeat at 2pm and 3pm.
5. The next day, mark the shadow lines at 9am, 10am and 11am.
And then your sundial will be complete! Don't forget to email us pictures of your sundial - I can't wait to see them!
Miss Brookes
y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 1:04pm
Good Afternoon everyone!
So many of you took part in last weeks challenge of reading 5,000 words - well done!
This week, I want you to read 6 books
You have until Friday.
Goodluck!
Miss Brookes
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 10:39am
Good morning everyone, its the start of a new week!
Thank you to everyone who has sent their amazing face mask designs, I've been blown away once again! Have a look below to see what you have all done.
This week it is Mental Health Awareness week so I will be posting some activities linked to this. Mental Health means looking after yourself to make sure that you are happy and healthy. The theme is kindness and involves being kind to yourself and others.
For today I've attached a little booklet for "The power of kindness" where you have to draw or write what kindness means to you and then write (or draw) 5 kind acts that you can do this week (it says month but I think we can squeeze them all into a week!) The acts of kindness can be either being kind to yourself or being kind to others. Perhaps a mix of both would be nice. If you can't print out the booklet then you can just type or write them out like I have :-).
Kindness to me means doing something nice to make somebody feel good and loved.
The 5 things I am going to do are:
1. Make my husband some cups of tea
2. Send a friend a little message through the post to cheer them up.
3. Phone my mum for a chat.
4. Have a nice relaxing foot spa while I watch one of my favourite films (for me)
5. Buy myself a litle treat while I'm out shopping, maybe some nice chocolate! (also for me!)
As always, please let me know what your ideas are by e- mailing EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Look at all these fantastic face masks! :-D
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 8:57am
Good morning Year 5!
I hope you've all had a lovely weekend, we've just about recovered from the excitement of Livvi's birthday, but the birthday fun has returned for today - it's my birthday! I've already had a lovely morning of opening presents and cards, some lovely birthday messages from my friends and family, and have just come downstairs to see a big pile of carrot cake cupcakes made by Jon, Livvi and Asaph!
Hope you also have a great day today - let us know what you get up to by getting in touch on our email: Y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
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This week is also Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme this year is 'kindness.'
I know that you have all been doing a wonderful job of completing Mrs Glover's daily wellbeing challenges, and that you have all been working extremely hard at home - each and every one of you should be proud yourself (grown ups too!).
I've attached a video to do with this years theme, and I was wondering if every day this week you could do an 'act of kindness' and let us know what you did. This morning I've already made my Mum a cup of tea which is my kind act for the day.
Miss Brookes
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Mrs Hodges here!
Just a Sentence of the Day from me today - but first, I'd like you to have a watch of this YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4exaXdPKS3Y
Then have a look at this sentence:
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=fk7c5Tc
Check back later to see my purple pen!
Good afternoon everyone!
I can confirm for Miss Wendt that the carrot cake cupcakes are delicious! You should definitely give them a go! In other news, here is my corrected sentence, remember to compare it to your sentence and make any changes if you need to!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=WhI1iq0
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Good Morning from Miss Wendt!
Happy Birthday Mrs Hodges! I remember you saying you had a May birthday, but I was unsure when it was. I do hope you have a lovely day, I'm sure Jon, Livvi and Asaph will spoil you! I'm very interested to hear about your cupcakes, one of my favourite types of cake is carrot!
Here is the fluent in five for today!
If you want some help with the multiplying fractions, take a look back to last Wednesday's blog where there are video clips which will explain the method to you. Remember from class - it's easier than it looks!
And here are the answers!
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Good Morning Year 5 from Miss Brookes!
Happy Birthday Mrs Hodges 
I hope you have a fabulous day - you really do deserve it!
This week's GVP is slightly different, as there are no videos. As we've studied each of our year 5 objectives, and recapped some of our year 4 objectives, I have decided that this week I am going to give you six questions each day with are about a variety of GVP skills. At 1pm (I always forget this part, so I've even set an alarm!) I'm going to give you all the answers.
If there's a question that you don't understand, email me and let me know, and then I will create a showme video explaining it to you.
Here is todays:
Here are the answers:
How did you do?
Miss Brookes
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 3:12pm
Here are this week's Reading Plus Winners:
Most Lessons Completed: Alissia with 6 lessons at 80% or above! Well done, Alissia!
Most Words Read: Rhianna with 8,658 (how many have you won now? You always seem to be reading the most words! Well done).
This week's reading challenge was to read 5,000 words! Well done to all of the children who managed to complete this, a lot of you were very close!
The following children managed to reach this target:
Rhianna
Alissia
Sam
Dylan
Well done everyone who took part!
Enjoy your weekend,
Miss Brookes