As we begin the final week of your time in year 5, I just wanted to say thank you. Each and every one of you brought something special to Year 5. This might have been your academic ability, your sporting achievements, your creativity, your sense of humour or your amazing ability to care for those around you. It has been a privilege to teach you this year and be part of your school journey! I am so proud of you all and I can't wait to see what you all achieve in Year 6!

I have taken some time to write a letter to you all. Please read the letter below. I mean every word. If you would like to reply to this letter, please email me your responses at: lguest1@crestwood-p.dudley.sch.uk

Hello Year 5! I hope you and your families are safe and well.

Even though most of you are still at home, there are still lots of exciting and challenging activities that you can be getting on with so that we are all still learning together. Remember, your brain is a muscle that needs exercising like the rest of your body! Therefore, it is important that you try to complete at least one of the items from the following list each day... 

- A LETTER TO YOU - at the top of this page!

- Set of 5 maths lessons this week (W/C 13th July) all about measurement!

- Weekly challenges - Monday 13th July challenge is now live! This one is very exciting... please email me your creations!

- Free writing task under 'Writing', 'Summer 2'!

- 'The Wind and The Moon' poetry reading activity under 'Reading', 'Summer 2'! 

Well done to those of you who have been answering my daily riddles correctly! For the time being, these are going to be paused.

I will be regularly logging on to TT Rockstars to check how often you are practising your times tables and to see how well you are all doing! 

I will be doing a daily 'shoutout' to those rockstars who I can see have been online and are working super hard!

13/7/20 - ...

I know you will all be working incredibly hard completing all your daily tasks and challenges but why not have some celebrities teach you as well? I will add to the timetable below as I discover more celebrity teachers! Good luck!

At Crestwood Park, we regulary use the White Rose Maths scheme to plan and organise our maths lessons. The team has kindly prepared a series of free online lessons to cover the learning objectives that I would normally be teaching Year 5 at this time of year. There are five maths lessons (one for each day) for each week on their website. Every lesson comes with a short video showing you clearly and simply how to help your child to complete the activity successfully. There are also some questions and activities with accompanying answers! 

Follow the link below to access the series of lessons for Year 5.

This week (w/c 13th July) is all about measurement! Good luck!

The Talk for Writing approach enables children to imitate orally the language they need for a particular topic, before reading and analysing it, and then writing their own version. This approach encourages children to read and write independently, which is why this particular document we have found is perfect for you to work through at home during this unprecedented time. 

Follow the link below to explore the document that will guide you through a variety of different activities to support you in eventually writing your own story. This is a lengthy document that is designed to be completed in sections over a period of time. Do not attempt to complete all of these activities in one session. Take time to get to know the story and familiarise yourself with the language. You must work hard to complete each activity to the best of your ability to ensure that your final piece of writing is to the highest possible standard! Good luck and enjoy!

If you require a printed copy of the document, please get in touch with school and we can sort this for you. 

Below is another fantastic writing document that Talk for Writing have produced. Again, please work through this in your own time. It should take quite a period of time to be completed properly. You will notice that on the first page, the document asks for a donation to Great Ormond Street hospital. Please note that our school has made a donation to Great Ormond Street hospital to host these packs on our website. There is no requirement for parents to make a donation themselves.

Here is your third Talk for Writing work booklet! Another fantastic writing project all about wizards! Again, please take as much time as you need. Our school have made another donation to the NSPCC to host these packs on our website. There is no requirement for you to make a personal donation. 

Follow the link below to access a range of independent writing activities. There are a variety of genres to choose from and each text type includes a stimulus and a planning template. How far will your imagination take you?... 

Don't forget to include Year 5 language and structural features in your writing to improve its quality and effectiveness! Below, I have attached our prompt lists from school to remind you!

This video from The Literacy Shed is a fantastic resource to encourage and inspire creative writing. I have chosen The Alchemist's Letter because I know that you enjoy an element of mystery and suspense in stories. Read the blurb below to get an idea of what this story is about.

"My father told me the story of an alchemist, who built a device so powerful it could turn any metal into pure gold. But, to power his device, he fed it his own memories. He had a family but in his quest for gold, he abandoned them. After the alchemist's death, his son returned to the home he once knew as a child."

After watching the video, have a look at the attached writing document. Here, you will find a word bank to support you and 3 diferent examples of pieces of writing (narrative, descriptive and letter writing). Read through the models to get inspiration and then challenge yourself to write your own versions. 

As this is our last week of term, we are going to do two 'Free Writes'! Today I would like you to watch a short film called 'A Cloudy Lesson'. It is the story of a cloud maker and his apprentice grandson who are busy making clouds, when everything doesn’t go to plan! Once you have watched the clip, your task is to produce a diary entry from the perspective of the boy in the video.

Use your VIPERS skills to answer these questions on book extracts!

Put your inference skills to the test and have a go at answering some of these questions based on some amazing images. Challenge yourself to complete the writing and art activities too!

New Pobble 365s!

Extracts and accompanying questions...

Listen to Rugby player Maro Itoje reading extracts from the book To be a Cat by Matt Haig, as part of the BBC Bitesize Book Club.

There are also some reading activities linked to each extract that you could complete once you have finished listening to them.

Here are a few examples of some spelling activities you can have a go at. These activities will test you on the first 10 spellings of the Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling list. However, you can also complete these activities with any of the spellings from the list! Why don't you challenge yourself and see how far down the list you can get? Remember, practise makes perfect! 

You can also play some of these online spelling games...

Specific spellings...

In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows:

• no child workers under nine years of age
• employers must have an age certificate for their child workers
• children of 9-13 years to work no more than nine hours a day
• children of 13-18 years to work no more than 12 hours a day
• children are not to work at night
• two hours schooling each day for children
• four factory inspectors appointed to enforce the law

However, the passing of this act did not mean that the mistreatment of children stopped overnight. Using these sources, investigate how far the act had solved the problems of child labour.

Source 1

1. This is an extract from a Factory Inspectors Report (1836).

• Who gave the evidence to the factory inspector?
• Work out how many hours (not including breaks), the boys are reported to have worked without stopping
• Which parts of the new Factory Act have been broken?
• What does the tone of the letter tell us about what the factory inspectors thought about the firm Taylor, Ibbotson & Co?
• Having studied this source, would you be right to conclude that the 1833 Factory Act did nothing to solve the problems of child workers? Explain your answer

Source 2

2. This is a piece of a document detailing which companies broke the law.

• What is the most common offence recorded?
• Work out how much is fined for the different offences
• By looking at the fines, which offence is regarded as the most serious?
• How effective was the 1833 Factory Act? Explain your answer. (Hint: is the number of convictions a good or bad sign?)

Source 3

3. This is a photograph of workers in a factory in 1903.

• What kind of factory is the boy working in?
• How old do you think he is?
• Write a list of all the dangers you can see in the factory and what you think could be done to improve them
• This photograph is from 1903, 70 years after the first Factory Act. Explain whether you think work in the factory had improved for child workers by this time
• Is the illustration at the top of this page and this photograph reliable evidence of working conditions in a factory? Give reasons for your answer

Challenge...

Imagine you are one of the four factory inspectors in 1836 trying to enforce the Factory Act. You have seen the evidence of abuse of the law and you are unhappy with the present system. Write a letter to the Home Secretary suggesting ways to improve the law and better methods of enforcing it.

Some Monday maths for you today!

How many different ways can you make 100 whilst following the instructions on the document below?...

Marvellous maths work from Georgia and Drew below! Well done!

Georgia's work

Drew's work

I found:         1   2          1   4         2   1   And       2   3
                       4  7,          2  7,         3  8                  1    8

I realised I could swap the bottom left and the top right around and still get 100 as they both are 1 unit and 1 ten, when I got close to 100 as an even number e.g. 96, I would see how many numbers I am away from 100, divide it by 2 and then add or subtract it from my bottom 2 numbers to get 100.

Get Moving!

Let's do some PE! Your challenge today is to get yourself and other members of your household... moving!

Your task is to design and create an assault course or an obstacle course somewhere in your house or garden. You must consider...

- Where do you have the most space to do this?

- What objects around the house could you use?

- What part of the body do you want your course to work on?

- What level of challenge are you going to make your course? 

Please email me with pictures and/or videos of your PE creations! I would LOVE to see your completed courses or even a video of someone completing it! 

Good luck and enjoy - I cannot wait to see these!

Thank you to Shianna who sent me a fantastic video of her and her brother completing her brilliant obstacle course! 

Thank you to Drew who sent me a PowerPoint presentation outlining his plan for his obstacle course which focuses on agility!

Thank you to Georgia who sent me a brilliant 'bootcamp' video of her and her family completing various sporty activities! 

Welcome back to the second half of the summer term Year 5! To kick of your first week, your challenge today is to design and create a boat that is able to float on water for 30 seconds. 

Your boat can be made from any materials that you have access to, but remember to think scientifically about which materials will be best suited for a model boat. 

Below, I have attached an example of how to make a sailing boat with propellers if you want to try something a bit different!

Please email me pictures/and or videos of your successful boat! 

Good luck and enjoy!

Completed roller coaster challenges from a previous week!

Your challenge today is to draw a portrait of a family member in your household! If your chosen person is prepared to stand still for a live drawing that would be brilliant! Alternatively, you can take a photo of them and use that instead. 

Remember all you have learnt about sketching, shading and precision and don't forget to sign your finished masterpiece! 

Just try your best! I know drawing is not an easy skill for all of us but I just want you to enjoy it. Please email me a photo of your portrait! 

Your challenge today is to write a short piece of creative writing based on the picture below. You must think carefully about how you are going to make your writing engaging and powerful. 

However, your biggest challenge is this ... you must NOT use the word 'green'! Good luck!

Creating Natural Pictures and Patterns!

Can you design, adapt and improve on making a picture or pattern using natural resources in the environment. You can collect resources during a walk as part of your daily exercise. These resources may include stones and pebbles, sticks, shells, leaves and petals. Here are some examples to support your ideas and remember to be imaginative and creative. 

Well done Georgia!

Well done Drew!

Today, your challenge is to consider the power of kindness. During these unprecedented times we find ourselves in, we have had to find alternative ways to show kindness to others. Please read the document below to find out all about this heartwarming challenge today. 

As this is quite a personal challenge, I will not upload people's hearts to this page but well done to the following children for thinking about their acts of kindness and producing some lovely work...

Drew!

Shianna!

Tilly!

Georgia!

Watch the video of the poem, Jessica's Wish, and think about the following questions:

• What would it be like if we were all the same?
• What’s good about being different online?
• How many ways are we all different online?
• Do we always have to agree with/have the same view as other people?

Your task today is flexible and creative. Use the existing poem as inspiration for one of the following activities.

You could create a storyboard to accompany the poem. 

You could turn this into a short films or animations.

You could create your own poem.

Well done Georgia!

As artists, your challenge today is to create a piece of art in the style of Yayoi Kasuma! Please see the document below for all details. Good luck!

Well done Tilly!

Well done Shianna!

Well done Georgia!

Well done Drew!

Let's finish this week's challenges with another art activity! Today you will be looking at the work of Henri Matisse. Your challenge is to create a picture in the style of his work. Please see the document below for details. Enjoy!

Your challenge today is to give your best advice and tips to our current Year 4 children all about how to succeed in Year 5! 

You can create a PowerPoint, leaflet, poster or even write a few paragraphs about Year 5.

Think about:

- What are the important things that Year 4 will need to know about Year 5?

- What challenges have you overcome?

- What have you enjoyed the most?

- What are the main differences between Year 4 and Year 5?

- How are your going to present your work?

- How are you going to make sure that Year 4 are looking forward to Year 5?

Thank you so much to Drew for this PowerPoint that sums Year 5 up very well!

Thank you so much to Georgia for this PowerPoint that sums Year 5 up very well!

Do you have a used toilet roll tube in your home? How creative can you be? 

Well done Georgia!

In this maze there are numbers in each of the cells. You go through adding all the numbers that you pass. You may not go through any cell more than once.

Can you find a way through in which the numbers add to exactly 100?

What is the lowest number you can make going through the maze?

What is the highest number you can make going through the maze? (Remember you may not go through any cell more than once.)

How creative can you be with natural materials from outside? Have a look at the instructions on how to create a leaf owl. Ignore that is says autumn - this can be a summer leaf owl!

For today's challenge, you need to make a paper horse that walks on its own. Follow the instructions below carefully to build a successful horse!

There is a video on the page linked below that demonstrates how your paper horse should move once you have finished it. It would be great if you could video your moving horse and email the video to me!

Georgia's Earth Day work...

Drew's Earth Day work...

WOW! Thank you Georgia for your marvellous creation. Here is a picture of Georgia's Candy Land. Take a look at the link below to see all of Georgia's hard work behind the scenes!

Thank you Drew for this fantastic shoebox scene! I wonder who can guess what book it is based on?

Thank you Drew for your fantastic book cover! Take a look at Drew's entry below. It is clear that he has read the prologue really carefully!

Thank you Shianna for another brilliant cover!  

Thank you Georgia for a very mysterious entry!

Georgia's beautiful creation...

Drew's fantastic creation...