Homework
English
In Year 5 English homework is set on a Thursday and handed in by the following Monday. Please ensure that all work is completed to the high standard of presentation and content we would expect in the classroom.
Literacy Homework 16/1/2020
Your homework for this week is to solve the two crossword puzzles relating to our Christmas holiday reading of the novel HOLES by Louis Sachar.
Use a pencil first to complete the clues to ensure that your answers are correct and once completed, you can then go over your pencil words with a coloured fine liner.
HAPPY PUZZLING!
Maths
Please complete two pages of MA unless you are told otherwise by your class teacher.
In Year 5 children are required to complete 2 MA tests per week, unless told otherwise. This will be set on a Thursday and handed in by the following Tuesday at the latest. It is imperative that all corrections are completed before starting a new test. However, if your child is struggling to correct these, they should feel free to ask his/her teacher for any help required.
Termly Spellings
Please find below the spellings for Year 5 for the Autumn, Spring and Summer Terms. We would appreciate if you would spend time helping your child to practise these using a variety of spelling strategies in preparation for our tests at the end of each term.
Autumn 1
| father | apparent |
| believe | community |
| rough | identity |
| excellent | vegetable |
| possible | tolerant |
| confident | immediate |
| soldier | vicious |
| twelfth | changeable |
| language | advise |
| definite | draught |
Autumn 2
| morning | thorough |
| explain | mischief |
| tough | rhyme |
| persuade | special |
| curious | precious |
| assistant | observation |
| familiar | substance |
| programme | dependable |
| bargain | adorable |
| system | referred |
Spring 1
|
forty |
steal |
| enough | terrible |
| sensible | temperature |
| stomach | according |
| delicious | competition |
| desperate | equipment |
| average | frequent |
| restaurant | innocent |
| incredible | independent |
| considerate | deceive |
Spring 2
| cough | profit |
| disaster | practice |
| especially | shoulder |
| recognise | lightning |
| dictionary | artificial |
| achieve | possibly |
| communicate | aggressive |
| hesitate | applicable |
| preferred | reference |
| neighbour | malicious |
Summer 1
| although | develop |
| exist | attached |
| desert | bruise |
| decent | further |
| symbol | signature |
| profession | individual |
| occurred | government |
| obedient | noticeable |
| conceive | doubt |
| weary | confidential |
Summer 2
| suggest | marvellous |
| reasonable | comb |
| confidence | accommodate |
| island | secretary |
| sincere | interfere |
| dough | relevant |
| physical | category |
| essential | proceed |
| principle | stationery |
| compliment | environment |