Year 5 blog 16th October

Date: 15th Oct 2026 @ 9:23am

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the Year 5 weekly blog!

Each week, we will update this blog to keep you informed about what we have been learning in class, homework tasks, and any importannt reminders or updates.

Homework

This week's spellings are listed below. There are activities assigned on Spelling Shed for your children to complete based on our new spellings. The children are tested weekly on a Thursday.

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Reading

We ask the children to read as much as possible as there are huge benefits to this within all areas of the curriculum. Children can bring their book back into school any day and they are able to change them independently. Could you please encourage your children to read as much as possible and record this in their reading record.

TT Rockstars

Please encourage your child to access their TT Rockstars account and complete tasks and challenges on the website to practice their times tables.

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English

This week in English, we began writing our own non-chronological reports based on mythical creatures that we created ourselves. We focused on the key features of a non-chronological report and used these to write detailed and informative pieces. I was very impressed with the children's creativity and their use of descriptive language.

Maths

This week in Maths, we have been learning about angles. We began by exploring the different types of angles before moving on to how to use a protractor accurately. The children worked together to create a set of instructions to help them measure angles correctly. We then took part in a practical lesson, giving the children lots of opportunities to practise using a protractor and develop their confidence and accuracy.

Safety in PE

We would like to remind all parents that for the safety of all children and following guidance from Chorley SSP, jewellery is not to be worn during PE. This includes earrings, bracelets and watches. All children will be asked to remove their jewellery at the start of every PE lesson. This will ensure their own safety during the lesson and the safety of others. If a child is unable to take out their own earrings, adults in school will not be able to do it for them. This will mean they will have to take another role in the lesson such as observing, coaching or officiating.

For this reason, if your child is not confident taking out earrings, please do not put them in on our PE days. This year, our PE lessons are on Tuesday and Thursday, however we may also have extra lessons on other days throughout the year.

Thank you for your support in keeping our children safe.

The Year 5 Team