St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 5 blog Friday 8th May 2026
Date: 8th May 2026 @ 3:41pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes and try to use expression. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Spelling
Here are Year 5 spellings for this week.
advice advise device devise licence license practice practise guessed guest heard herd aisle isle aloud allowed affect effect
Counting
Count out loud in:
4’s up to 204 and back again 0, 4, 8 …
25’s from 19000 to 20075 and back again 19000, 19025, 19050 …
70’s from 770 to 1120 and back again 770, 840, 910…
Times Tables
Please keep practising your times tables. Everyone has their own targets, which the children should have noted on the top of their spelling sheet.
Sumdog
Maths practise – individual challenge.
Spelling Challenge – practise sheets have been sent home and there is a practise test on Sumdog.
Year 5 have had a super week of learning– well done Year 5!
In English Year 5 have been summarising chapters from the novel, using simile and -ing starters. They also enjoyed making a missing poster for Edward.
In Maths Year 5 have been really trying hard to master fractions. They have learnt how to convert fractions from improper to mixed, and add and subtract fractions with differing denominators.
In RE this week, Year 5 have been learning about the seven sacraments with specific reference to confirmation. They have learned what happens during the confirmation service as well as what it means in terms of the Holy Spirit and their own spiritual journey.
Year 5 have also been developing their computer coding skills on code.org., learning to create sprites and manipulate them through code.
In PE, year 5 had their first practise ready for sports day, including running, egg and spoon and throwing.
Finally, Year 5 have continued to explore the South American basin and learn more about the Amazon river. They also spent time learning about David Attenborough’s career on his 100th birthday.
Well done Year 5 on another great week of learning!
Golden stars this week
Star of the Week – Alana
Super Learner – Maisie
Superstar Writer – Jenson
Bookworm - Teddy and Caleb
Marvellous Mathematician - Mark
Special Mention - Henry