Year 5 Update Wk 8
Tuesday 4th October – Camp Information Evening 7pm…in the hall
Thursday 6th October – BHS staff training, school closed
Friday 7th October – BHS staff training, school closed
Saturday 8th October to Sunday 16th October – half-term holiday
Monday 17th October – ESF staff training, school closed
It’s been exceptionally busy this week in year 5. The children have completed end of unit reflections and begun to consider some personal goes for the coming unit. They have concentrated hard and given lots of thought to completing the ISA assessments. The level of confidence and positive attitude has been wonderful to see.
We have also begun to think about some different examples of migration through stories and listening to our wonderful guest speakers supported by Christian Action. Their experiences were extremely thought provoking and will provide a valuable reference point as we begin inquiring further into the issues around human migration. We have also begun our arts rotations with some classes starting their pottery, music and drama sessions.
Our maths investigations have continued and we are developing our multiplicative thinking. The main focus being to develop our confidence to tackle new situations and recording our many tries at getting to a final answer.
Migration can have an impact on people and society
Lines of Inquiry:
- The reasons why people migrate (causation)
- Migration throughout history (causation)
- The challenges, risks and opportunities of migration (perspective)
We will be reflecting and thinking about the information given to us by our visitors. Beginning to connect our thoughts and wonderings to the central idea. Children will continue to be exposed to different migrations through stories and talking with peers and teachers about their own experiences.
Congratulations to our all our Golden Book Winners this week. What a wonderful way to start the week with so many shining Year 5 stars!!
5P- Nirvana and Matheo for fantastic reading progress and contributions to class discussions.
5M – Ibrahim, Marcus and Douglas. For their work in maths and writers workshop.
5Y – Jadon for lovely cursive writing in his story.
Home reading should continue as normal.
Children can also access Mathletics and Reading Eggpress throughout the half term break.
You could also talk with family members and friends about their different migration experiences and share what was heard in Fridays visitor talks.
Please remind children to bring their book bags to school on their library days so that they are borrowing library books on a weekly basis. Library books should be carried inside a book bag to keep them nice and safe
BHS Community Choir
Last January we held the inaugural meeting of the BHS Community Choir and went on to perform at the International Food Fair, the Chinese New Year show and the Summer Music Concert. The choir will re-form this year, starting on Thursday October 20th at 7pm. Everyone is welcome – no experience necessary! New and existing members are very welcome. Please click on this link to register: https://goo.gl/forms/fERvdJNghaaC1YYa2
