St Thomas' Church Of England Primary School

St Thomas' Church Of England Primary School

Kindness - Friendship - Thankfulness - Honesty - Peace - Respect - Self-control - Love

St Thomas' Road, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1JN

01253 722022

office@st-thomas.lancs.sch.uk

YEAR 5

Teacher: Mrs Cropper

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Colley and Mrs Sayer

Our Gospel Value is: Respect

 

Pupil Leaders:

Our School Councillors: Alisha and Emily

Our Eco Warriors: Sienna and Daniel

Our SHINE Councillors: Saoirse and Tom

Our link Governor is: Gillian Anderson

 

Helpful Information:

  • Reading books can be changed when your child has finished their book. 

    Reading records are needed in school every day

  • Homework (including spellings) is handed out on a Friday and due in on a Friday
     
  • Library book changing day is Wednesday

  • PE days are Wednesday and Thursday - come in PE kits ready for these lessons. Thursday is indoor PE.

  • Spelling test will be on a Friday

  • Log-on for TTRocks is in the front of your child's reading diary

  • Musical instruments - bring in for lessons and take home after lessons:

    Monday – Guitar, Keyboard & Woodwind (flute, clarinet, saxophone)
    Tuesday – Violin
    Tuesday – Drums
    Friday – Trumpet
     

    Healthy snacks - if your child does not have morning toast, they may bring in a healthy snack 

  • Water bottles - children will need a water bottle in school each day. This must contain water - no juice or flavoured water. Please return these daily after washing

Looking ahead:

  • Meet the teacher- Thursday 12th September 2024 from 9:00am until 9:25am

Autumn Term message from Mrs Cropper: 

Hello,
We’re so excited to welcome all our lovely children back after the summer holiday. We hope you’ve had a fantastic break and are ready to dive into an exciting autumn term ahead!


This term, we’ll be exploring some fascinating topics, starting with the Shang Dynasty, the ancient Chinese civilisation. Please take a look at our topic web below to gain further details on Year 5’s Autumn term curriculum.


In addition to our history adventures, the children will also begin learning the new “Let’s Go Sing” songs, which they’ll perform on stage later this year. How exciting!


Times tables are still a big focus for us this term. Make sure to log in to TT Rock Stars to practice and have some fun with your maths skills. We will be hosting a few challenges so make sure you log on!


Below is a link to the Year 5 and Year 6 spellings. These are words that all children are expected to be able to spell by the end of Year 6. It is important that we practise spelling these words, as they are commonly spelt incorrectly meaning that we may find them a little bit trickier to remember. How many can you already spell?


Here’s to a fantastic term ahead! If you need to ask anything, please come and ask.


Best wishes,
Mrs Cropper

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Seasonal Soup Making in Year 5

Posted: Mar 24, 2024 by: year5 teacher (S.Cropper) on: Year 5 Blog

Sometimes things don't go according to plan... and that's exactly what happened when we tried to make a seasonal soup as part of our Design and Technology (DT) learning this week!

First, we gathered all the fresh produce - celery, onions and garlic. We were all excited to chop and cook, imagining the delicious aroma that would fill the classroom.

But here's the twist: the liquid stock got absorbed too quickly by the orzo! The soup turned out to be more like a stew. Oops!

However, we didn't let that dampen our spirits. We tasted the hearty concoction and it was still tasty! Even though it wasn't what we initially intended, we all learnt some valuable chopping and cooking skills and had fun doing it.

If you did want to recreate our masterpiece, the recipe can be found here: 

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/orzo-tomato-soup