Welcome to P5!

Class Dojo

Don't forget to check out our ClassDojo Page for updates.
Certificate winners ...
Week beginning 7/10/2022:
Star of the week - Ayyaman ⭐️
Mathematician of the week - Riley ➕➖
September’s reader of the month - Oscar and Lilly 📚
Latest Class News
PATHS

We have started to complete the first unit of the PATHS programme. We will be learning how important it is to take turns, how we should treat others how we would like to be treated and how to be a good listener.
Beach School in P5

This year we will be continuing to carry out lessons at the beach. We loved it in P4 and I am sure the children will continue to love it in P5!
What we are learning …
Term 1
A little summary of what we’ll be learning this term!
Literacy
- Scan For key words to help make an oral or written summary.
- Identify features of non-fiction text (e.g contents page, glossary etc)
- Understand how to write verbs in the past, present and future tense.
- Use of powerful verbs.
- Revise and extend work on adjectives, including superlative and comparative adjectives.
- Extend use of adverbs in their writing.
- Re-read own writing to check for grammatical sense and accuracy.
- Recount writing- we will be writing a diary entry about an imaginary trip to Egypt!
- Poetry writing.
- Onomatopoeias and similes in poetry.
Maths
- Vertical addition and subtraction
- Vertical multiplication
- Division with and without remainders
- Place value of numbers up to 10,000
- Rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
- 2D and 3D shapes
- Drawing and interpreting bar charts.
The World Around Us
- Ancient Egypt
Personal Development and Mutual Understanding
- PATHS:
- Rules and why we need them
- Pupil of the Day
- Feelings and relationships
- NSPCC Keeping Safe
- Healthy Relationships
- Helping Hands program
- Developing Children's self esteem
- Feelings
R.E.
- Joseph
- Moses
Art
- Activities related to Ancient Egypt Topic; e.g writing name in hieroglyphics, Ancient Egyptian drawing styles
P5 have been learning about 2D shapes.

We have been learning about 2D shapes. We can name and describe 2D shapes. We created 2D shape characters that are wanted by the authorities! Look at the picture to see the 2D shape pictures P5 created.
P5 Interactive Links
Newcastle Primary School
17A Shimna Road, Newcastle
Co.Down BT33 0AS
(028) 43 722559

WEBSITE BY: SCHOOLWEBDESIGN.NET | Login