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15/03/24

🏃 Well done to our Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Cross Country teams today! You represented the school so well and showed great teamwork! 💚 pic.twitter.com/GcXEryXCT7

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08/03/24

📚 We had a fantastic day celebrating World Book Day today! Thank you to all our parents & carers for providing such wonderful costumes!💚 pic.twitter.com/KDy0P5lkk6

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jo Wilson 🙌 Office Assistant (Attendance) ➡️ Office Assistant (Communications) ➡️ Safeguarding Admin Assistant ➡️ Student Services and Safeguarding Lead at Cooks Spinney Primary 💚#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/W7s28CW1b8

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jess Farrell 🙌 Trainee Teacher ➡️ Maths Lead ➡️ Assistant Headteacher at Cooks Spinney Primary 💚#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/Of2b2MIFHv

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08/03/24

📚 World Book Day fun has officially begun at Cooks Spinney! The children are having a fantastic morning participating in a range of book-related activities! 📚 pic.twitter.com/vNKeMZaQYR

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01/03/24

☕️ Well done to the wonderful children who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday! Keep up the fantastic work! 💚 pic.twitter.com/oQCiaKR6U9

28/02/24

🏃 After presenting an amazing assembly, Olympic athlete delivered a round of energetic and engaging lessons to our students, instilling hope in their future of possible careers in sport 🏅 pic.twitter.com/va9fIq8xY9

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16/02/24

☕️ Well done to our pupils who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday this afternoon. What a delicious way to end the half term! 🍫 Have a lovely half term all. Thank you for your continued support. 💚 pic.twitter.com/aZTPvXmYez

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16/02/24

🧮 The children enjoyed a STEM-focused day where they got to test out their mathematical and scientific knowledge! 🧪 ✈️ Pupils took part in a range of activities, from designing robotic hands to building parachutes, planes and cars. 🪂 pic.twitter.com/xyVJhEfjaz

15/02/24

🎶 We started the day yesterday with a fantastic music assembly! Each year group performed the song they’ve been working on this half term! 🎤🎵 pic.twitter.com/tDLZaa0HLm

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13/02/24

🏃‍♀️ After learning all about Shrove Tuesday, Unicorns and Sprites Class took part in the ultimate pancake race!🥞 pic.twitter.com/RdSgqoq90B

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09/02/24

🏅 Today we welcomed European champion to Cooks Spinney. Tommy led a whole school assembly and then provided a fitness lesson for each KS2 class 🏃 pic.twitter.com/44X7cCuyRF

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09/02/24

☕️ Well done to our pupils who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday! What a fantastic end to the week! 💚 pic.twitter.com/MoLzi9juN8

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02/02/24

We’re looking for new members to join Cooks Spinney PTA!💚We’ll be holding a coffee morning on Monday 12th February to welcome new members and to also discuss exciting, upcoming events with current members! pic.twitter.com/1fY8y2LtJ0

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02/02/24

☕️ Well done to our fantastic pupils who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday! Keep up the great work! ✏️ pic.twitter.com/9jju0SKtVA

25/01/24

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19/01/24

What a delicious way to end the week! ☕️ Well done to all pupils who were chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday this week! A very big thank you to our lovely school nurse Hannah for joining us! 💚 pic.twitter.com/QxMthfYqJh

19/01/24

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Year 5 - Owls and Foxes

Spring Term (1) 2024

 

We would like to wish you all a Happy New Year and hope you have all had a lovely break. Please note the following information needed to make this term as successful as possible: 

 

Curriculum 

This half term our topic is Climate Change. This is a Geography-based topic and we will be focusing on the what causes climate change, the effects of climate change, how we can slow it down and the impact Greta Thunberg has on raising the world populations awareness on the matter.

For R.E., our topic is Peace. We will be identifying what is peace and how it is viewed across religions. Additionally, we will explore the United Nations.

In Science this half term, we will be focusing on Properties and Changes of Materials. This will include carrying out different investigations to identify conductors, insulators, soluble and insoluble materials. Also, we will investigate how to separate mixtures.

For Computing, we will be focusing on Computing Systems and Networks. This will involve learning about how information is shared from one device to another.

In Music, we will be learning the song Make You Feel My Love performed by Bob Dylan and covered in a pop-ballad by Adele.

Finally, for PSHE, we will be concentrating on Health and Wellbeing. We will be learning about the importance of basic first aid, how to treat common injuries and how to respond appropriately in the event of an emergency.

 

 P.E. 

Year 5 P.E. days for Foxes are on Mondays & Thursdays and Owls are on Mondays and Thursdays.  Your child must come to school in their P.E. kit on these days. Failure to have it is likely to result in them not being able to participate in the lesson. In addition, children will not be able to participate if they do not have the correct P.E. kit. Please see the school website for more information on the P.E. kit requirements. If your child has their ears pierced, they will be required to either take out the earrings or cover them with tape for the lesson. Please remember Cooks Spinney only allows small stud earrings in school. 

  

Homework 

This year our homework will set via Class Dojo. This will involve weekly spellings, reading comprehension activities and maths homework, which will be set on a Tuesday. Children must bring in their homework books every Monday. An additional Homework Challenge will be set weekly for children who would like to complete it. If you require a paper copy of the homework, please ask your class teacher for one.

We recommended children to continue to practice their times tables using TTRS and reading at home, which must be recorded in their reading records. Please bring in reading records in every Monday.

 

Day

Home-learning

Due- recorded

Tuesday

English-based activity

  • Set via Class Dojo
  • Spellings (tested weekly on Tuesday) changed fortnightly.
  • Reading comprehension / activity
  • Compulsory
  • Following Monday.
  • Questions completed in exercise book.

Tuesday

Maths-based activity

  • Set via Class Dojo
  • Linked to current topic.
  • Compulsory
  • Following Monday.
  • Questions completed in exercise book.
Tuesday

Curriculum-based activity

  • Set via Class Dojo
  • Linked to current topics.
  • Optional
  • Following Monday.
  • Questions completed in exercise book.

Recommended for extra practice

Reading for pleasure

  • Recorded in Reading Records.
  • Reading Records due on a Monday.

Times Table Rock Stars

 

Any queries please do not hesitate to ask one of the Year 5 team.  

   

Yours faithfully,  

Miss Kipps, Mr Mival and Mrs Goodge  

 

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