Year 5 Learning and Spelling

Term 1 Week 10
Date: 26th October 2020
LITERACY
Next week, we will listen to and read aloud the freedom poem titled, ‘I Know Why The Caged Bird
Sings’ by Maya Angelou. Next, by referring to the profile of the poet, we will discuss the poem’s
origins, symbolism and meaning. Also, we will read and analyse poems about future careers titled,
‘When I’m Older’ by Lemn Sissay and ‘The You Can Be ABC’ by Roger Stevens. We will continue
to use the thesaurus to find exciting verbs which will be used to plan and write a new poem. Here,
we will use vivid adjectives, alliterations, metaphors and similes to enhance our poems. After that,
we will discuss and explain our understanding in what we have read by working on poetry
comprehension. We are to provide reasoned justifications for our views. As for grammar, we will
identify, create and use metaphors in writings.

Home learning: Educationcity (Poetic Devices – T1W10)

Learning Objective: Identify different poetic elements and devices.
MATHEMATICS
Next week, we will learn to understand and use negative numbers and solve difference problems
in the context of temperature. After that, we will identify the scales and labels from the graphs.
Then, we will learn to read and interpret line graphs. Next, we will construct our own graphs based
on the stated information. We will use the graph paper to draw the graphs.

Home learning: Educationcity (Interpret Line Graphs – T1W10)

Learning Objectives: Interpret a line graph in order to answer questions including sum and
difference problems.
IPC
Next week, we will explore further the IPC topic ‘Earth as an Island’. We will look at the issues
faced by the community on an island and identify the reasons for their evacuation. We will plan
and draft our own their own imaginary island for a community to be relocated to. Then, we will
listen to one island song ‘Kawaipunahak’ and share our viewpoints on it. Inspired by the island
song, we will compose our own island song using virtual instruments on our devices. In addition to
all this, we will explore an island, Singapore, and find out how it developed into such a significant
global island over time.
SCIENCE
Next week, we will learn about animal life cycles. We will identify the meaning of a term which
relates closely with life cycle, ‘Metamorphosis’. Then, we will choose one island animal and
present its life cycle. We will use the safe engine to find related information and images to support
our presentation about that animal’s life cycle.

Home learning: Human life cycle (Teams – Homework – Week 9 – Week 10 – Science)
Learning Objectives: To know about human’s life cycle.
IPC Challenges – Space Scientists (Earth and Space)
You can begin you IPC Home Challenges on the IPC unit Space Scientists (Earth and Space). The
due date is on the IPC Challenge sheet which can be found on the Engage Portal. Only one
challenge is required (however it is optional to do more).

Please refer to Engage Parents Portal to download the IPC Home Challenges sheet.
 BAHASA MELAYU
Advanced (Puan Adibah)
Next week we will learn about Orang (People-Occupation and practice writing exercise.
Home Learning: Reading exercise

Beginner (Puan Nurul)

Next week we will read a text and answering comprehension questions.
Home learning: Reading exercise Microsoft Teams (Assignment section).

MANDARIN
Basic – Ms. Chong
Focus: Lesson 3 放学了
Vocabulary/Skill: 摩托车，自行车，火车，巴士，汽车，放学，再见，走路，骑，乘，还有，很
多，回家
Home learning: Reading practice (Chapter 1 – 3)

Advanced – Ms. Molly

Focus: SK4 Text Book, pg.19- pg.20: 样样都爱吃
Vocabulary/Skill: 常来，做客，面，面条，面包，包子，鲜美，欢喜
Home learning: Reading practice, pg.19 – pg.23

REMINDERS
• Please remember to check your Parents Portal for any updates from the
school. (notices, invites, home learning, spelling list etc).
• If you would want to convey a message to the teachers, you can either write in the
planner or email the teachers on the Parent’s Portal. We will reply to you in a good
time.
Spelling Lists of the Week
Date: 26rd October 2020
Year Group: 5
Dear Parents/Guardians,

Every Friday, differentiated spelling lists are uploaded onto the Parent Portal. Your child will know
which spelling group he/she belongs to and which words they need to practise and find the
meanings of. Spelling words are given in advance so that they can practise not only how to spell the
words, but how to use the words in their literacy work during the week. There will also be an end of
week spelling test.

Thank you.

Spelling words “Adverbs of Possibility”

Triangle Group

definitely probably potentially undoubtedly

certainly hardly obviously evidently
possibly clearly conceivably doubtless

Circle Group

definitely probably obviously maybe

certainly surely perhaps likely
possibly clearly never unlikely

Square Group

definitely probably rarely maybe

certainly surely perhaps might
possibly sometimes never really

Rectangular Group

definitely clearly might sometimes

probably maybe really should
Surely never perhaps could

Diamond Group

possibly sometimes never really

definitely probably rarely maybe
certainly surely perhaps might