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.

DEFORESTATION PROJECT

During your time at home over the next few weeks we would like you to create a project with facts and information about deforestation. We would like you to include the following information:

1. What is deforestation?
2. Why is it occurring?  Research the following reasons for deforestation and write a paragraph on each - Logging, cattle ranching, mining, palm oil and urbanisation.
3. What are the impacts of deforestation? Find information on the effects of deforestation on the water cycle, climate change, tribes, environment, and animals.
4. Consider the arguments for and against deforestation from the perspectives of:

Loggers, fast-food chains, environmental managers, governments

Conservationists, indigenous people, pharmacists,

How you present this work is entirely up to you, be creative if you can.

Use a variety of resources to help you research this issue;

• Videos
• Websites
• Family discussions

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. 

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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