Welcome to Morpurgo Class

 Our teachers are: 

Ms Nicholls (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)  

Mr Miles (Thursday and Friday)

Our teaching assistants are Mrs Gosal and Mrs Crawley

Term 5

This term, in Science, we will be investigating 'materials' and how their different properties make them suitable for a particular purpose. In Geography, we will be exploring how 'trade' has changed over time and how 'Fairtrade' affects farmers and consumers.  In English, we will use ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell to extend our descriptive narrative writing. Our class book this term is the intriguing story of the '1000-Year-Old Boy' by Ross Welford.  We are also looking forward to our swimming lessons on Tuesdays!

For all the information on what we are learning this term, please click on the links at the bottom of the page. 

 P.E: This term P.E will be swimming on Tuesday (remember your swimming kit!) and Netball on Thursday, so please make sure you come to school in the correct P.E uniform.

You will need to wear:

• Plain black / navy shorts, plain white t-shirt or white t-shirt with school logo
• Daps for indoor PE
• Trainers for outdoor PE
• Plain black / navy joggers and a plain black / navy sweatshirt or ‘hoodie’ may be worn for cold weather outdoor PE in the winter.
• A blue school fleece with logo is also available
• Please remember to pack socks for those who wear tights with their normal school clothes.

  Please do not wear different colours or clothes with other logos. 

Home Learning:

Please encourage your children to complete the weekly home learning which is set on Google classroom as it helps to support class learning and develops good habits for the future.

English and Maths tasks are set on a Friday to be completed by the following Wednesday, these are linked to class learning. In addition, you should read as much as you can and revise key word spellings and times tables. Listening to a audio book is also a good way to encourage yourself to read different genres. 

A project linked to our class topic will be set termly if you would like an extra challenge.  This will be then be presented in class if you would like to, and class rewards will be made to celebrate hard work.

Any help needed with logging into Google Classroom then please email school admin. If anyone has any questions about home learning or another issue, then please do not hesitate to speak to any of the Year 5 team who will be more than happy to help.