Year 5 - Summer Activities
Hello Year 5! I hope you are all well. I can’t believe we have reached the end of the school year! I know this year has not been what we expected it to be, but the time we did all get to spend together in school was fantastic. I am really looking forward to us all being together again in September. Each and every one of you should be so proud of yourselves in regards to what you have achieved this year and how you have handled the current circumstances. Myself, Mrs Williams and Mrs Ohene are all really proud of you and can’t wait to hear about what you have all been up to the past few months.
Below are some activities for you to have a go at over the summer. These activities are optional and there are lots of choices to choose from.
English
Write a book review
Create your own dictaionry
Write a diary entry based on what you have done over the summer
Summer Reading Challenge - this is a reading challenge the children will set themselves online. They need to create an account (with parental permission) to set themselves their challenge. More information can be found on the Summer Reading Challenge wesbite.
Here is an image explaining how to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge.
Maths
Have another go at some Maths challenges set on previous blogs
Science
Explorify - it is free to create an account on explorify. It has lots of different activities and investigations for the children to complete.
Science activities - here are a few science activities the children could try at home if they would like to.
Here are some more great science experiments for the children to have a go at and the links to access them: Mixing oil and water, melting chocolate, making an egg float in salt water, making a ping pong ball float, dissolving sugar at different heats and designing and testing a parachute.
Physical Education
Dance with Oti Mabuse - this is a link to Oti Mabuse’s youtube channel. She has been posting videos of dance lessons aimed specifically at children.
In Year 5, we have learnt some dances to help us when warming up. Here are the links to the 2 songs we have learnt dances to - ‘All I ever wanted’ and ‘Everytime we touch’.
Art
#DrawwithRob - learn how to draw brilliant cartoon characters with these video tutorials from children’s illustrator Rob Biddulph.
Self-portraits - if you click on the link, it will take you to a youtube video explaining how to draw a self-portrait. We have been using this video in school and the children have found it really useful.
Wellbeing
Go Noodle - Go Noodle has lots of deep breathing exercises
Going for a walk
Going on a bike ride
Baking or cooking
Drawing or painting
Playing a board game
Watching a film
Doing some colouring
Writing some positive comments about yourself - you could practice your self-portrait, then write your positive comments around your drawing
Listen to some music
I would just like to say a big thank you to both children and parents for all the kind messages I have received during this strange time. Stay safe, stay positive and look after each other. I will see you September.
Miss Twigger