On Thursday we had a wellbeing day - thank you for helping to support this day by wearing odd socks. Year 4, our new Resilience team, led the day by doing activities to support well being with each class. After break, a few children from Year 4 worked with Year 5 on the KS2 playground and encouraged them to build their resilience and well being by engaging in physical activity (running around the playground) and with some gentle exercises including breathing exercises. It certainly put a smile on everyone’s faces and we continued into the next lesson in a positive way. Thank you, Year 4!
Our award winners:
Golden Award (RESPECT) - Martha
Writing Award - Beaux
Maths Award - Stephen
Our learning this week…
In English we’ve been looking at using modal verbs and parenthesis in our writing. We then identified the features of our modelled text.
Our focus in maths has been identifying numbers on different number lines and comparing and ordering numbers up to 1,000,000.
In RE the children have been working with Mrs Mannix on the Creation story.
This week’s prayer and liturgy was planned and led by Olivia and Jacob. The theme of their liturgy was For us. In this week’s Gospel, we learnt how the disciples jealously wanted to keep the power to heal to themselves. The children’s liturgy explored Jesus’ response to our envious tendencies and challenges us to celebrate the abilities and character of others. Jesus is calling for unity amongst His followers and reminds them that those who are working His name all belong to His Kingdom. Olivia and Jacob asked Year 5 to think how they would follow Jesus this week by being friendly, forgiving, fair and generous.
“For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,” Mark 9:39
In science we have been learning about the movement of the planets relative to the Earth and the sun. The children have learnt facts about the different planets and their order within the solar system.
In geography the children have been learning to use and identify four-figure and six-figure grid references on ordnance survey maps.
In Spanish the children used their developing knowledge on greeting each other to write a role play script between two people.
In art the children have been experimenting by working in the negative by using rubbers to remove graphite work.
In PE the children are working with PE specialist Charlie from Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The focus of their lessons this half term is all about leadership and being a good buddy to develop their skills for their role as play leader.
Our school is currently in 6th place out of 12 schools in the trust. We have 1035 points.
This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:
1st Aibhin Year 5. 18,004 points
2nd Alexander Year 5 12,256 points
3rd Olivia Year 5 11,823 points
4th Conleth Year 5 10,107 points
5th Natalia Year 5 9,920 points
Well done to everyone on our leaderboard this week!
To read this week’s Good News Gospel reading, please follow the link to share the Gospel at home with your family. These are really child-friendly resources to share at home. Good News Gospel
Please also have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worship…
Monday 14th October Parents meetings for every class – in school from 1pm
Wednesday 16th October Whole school Harvest Celebration Assembly
Friday 18th October Whole School Science workshop followed by Year 5 and 6 separate workshops.
Friday 18th October 3.15pm close for end of half term
Friday 15th November KS2 Autumn disco
Friday 6th December Christmas Fayre
Thursday 19th December Festive party clothes day
Have a lovely weekend, Year 5.
Mrs McVey, Mrs Hodgkiss and Miss Andrew
If you need to contact me or have any questions/queries, please contact me on year5@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks.
