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Upton Junior School

One Childhood - One Chance

Y5 2021-22

 

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  • 22/04/22

    Year 5 Weekly News - Friday 22/04/2022

    English In English this week, we started reading our new text ‘When the Mountains Roared’. We have made quite a few inferences already about what has happened and what could happen next. The children are thoroughly enjoying the book so far and have written diary entries and a letter t...
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  • 01/04/22

    Year 5 Weekly News - Friday 01/04/2022

    English In English this week, Year 5 have finished reading Cosmic - wow what a ride! We've thoroughly enjoyed this book and created some amazing writing as a result. This week, we wrote emails and diary entries in role as Liam, reflecting back on his time in space. Maths In maths this...
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  • 25/03/22

    Year 5 Weekly News - Friday 25/03/2022

    English In English this week, Year 5 have been writing to persuade. The week began with a persuasive speech based on a section of our text - Cosmic - where the main character Liam was persuading the other characters to vote for him to be the one chosen to go into space. Towards the end of the wee...
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  • 18/03/22

    Year 5 Weekly News - Friday 18/03/2022

    English We are still absolutely loving our text for this term - Comic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Liam, the lead character, has just won a competition to go to a brand-new space-themed theme park in China (although his parents think he is on a school trip to the Lake District). We can't wai...
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  • 11/03/22

    Year 5 Weekly News - Friday 11/03/2022

    English English lessons this week have focused on poetry. Children in year 5 have read two poems, both on the theme of stars and space - "Stars" by Sara Teasdale and "A Love Letter to the Stars" by Ruth Awolola.  We spent time picking apart the poems, under...
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  • 04/03/22

    Year 5 Weekly News - Friday 04/03/2022

    English What a fantastic week we've had in English this week - the peak being the fantastic World Book Day on Thursday. Year 5 took the theme of Wizard of Oz and both children and adults went all out with their outfits. We all had a great day and would like to thank all the parents fort their...
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  • 25/02/22

    Year 5 Weekly News - Friday 26/02/2022

    English A new term means a new text and this term is none other than the amazing Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce. So far, we have only read the first few pages, but we are already hooked! Apparently, our main character Liam has found himself lost in space! And his parents think he was on a camping...
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  • 11/02/22

    Year 5 Weekly News - 11.02.22

    What a wonderful term we have had in year 5! The work they have produced has been of the highest standard, and we have undertaken so many fun activities including making spring rolls and learning traditional Chinese dances. We are so excited about the upcoming term!  English  This we...
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  • 04/02/22

    Year 5 Weekly News - Friday 04/02/2022

    English This week in English, we have read some more of our text – The Firework Maker’s Daughter – and produced two pieces of writing linked to it. Firstly, the children put themselves into the shoes of Lila, who is now in the cavern of Mount Merapi ready to face Razvani...
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  • 28/01/22

    Year 5 Weekly News – Friday 28/01/2022

    English This week, year 5 have enjoyed continuing with our book, The Firework Maker's Daughter by Phillip Pullman. We have enjoyed lots of writing this week. We began by describing a setting from the book; a setting we had made a diorama for last Friday (see an example from 5Y below). Towa...
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  • 23/01/22

    Free maths and English support from Invicta Academy

    Dear Parents and Carers,   Upton have been chosen to be part of an excellent pilot programme offering free Maths and English study support at home for our pupils This term, Invicta National Academy are offering online support sessions via zoom. This support takes the form of...
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  • 23/01/22

    Homework - 21.01.2022

    For your homework this week, we would like you to complete one of the two reading comprehension tasks below. Both are linked to our topic China and both will teach you something we will not have the opportunity to teach you in class this term. Enjoy the reading and good luck with the tasks (try not...
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