Slater Primary School
Together We Believe. Together We Achieve
Year 5
Multiplication Tables
Keep practising your multiplication tables as much as possible.
Log onto Times Tables Rockstars here: TTRS
Read, Read, Read!
Try to read something for around 15 minutes each day.
When you finish a book, you can complete the quiz on Accelerated Reader here: Slater Primary - Accelerated Reader. Remember, you must pass the quiz before you choose your new book.
Spellings to Learn
You will have a week to learn your spellings. There will be a quiz each Friday morning.
Handwriting
Listen to this extract from The Hobbit. Then practise your handwriting by writing out the extract. You might need to listen to it a few times.
Weekly Oracy Presentations
Have a look at the most recent news.
Choose an issue or event to research further and then prepare a short presentation for your class.
Click the link to watch and read the latest news: CBBC Newsround
You can find even more videos on Newsround's YouTube channel: BBC Newsround
Climate Change Competition
As part of the University Of Leicester's action on climate change, we need your help to design signs to put up in our buildings to encourage our staff and students to be more environmentally friendly.
We need five new signs to remind staff and students to:
· Please turn off the lights
· Please turn off your computer
· Please turn off the taps/save water
· Please save energy
· Please recycle
We are looking for eye-catching signs with positive messages encouraging people to be more environmentally-friendly in our buildings. Try to be helpful, not tell them off! For example "turn the lights off to make our future brighter".
Share your design with us for the chance to win a small prize and see your winning design displayed in one of our buildings. Your prize will be presented by Professor Nishan Canagarajah our Vice Chancellor at the University of Leicester.
Judges will select one competition winner and runner-up for each poster topic. Prizes will be presented on Tuesday 11 November at 4.30 pm. Your school will also be provided with a selection of signs to use in your classrooms.
How to enter:
1. Your design should be on A5 paper and be bright and colourful and have a short, positive, environmental message on covering one of the five topics.
2. You can enter as many designs as you like.
3. Give your design to your teacher by Monday 29 September 2025.
4. Include your name, age, year group and school
5. Keep your original artwork as we may need it if you win).
History
At the moment, we're learning about the ancient Shang Dynasty. Below are some things you could do at home to deepen your understanding of the Shang Dynasty. You could choose one thing to do this half term and something different next half term. You can do more if you would like to! 
1. Create a Shang Dynasty Fact File
- Research key facts (dates, rulers, achievements) and present them in a colourful fact file.
2. Design Oracle Bones
- Make your own oracle bones using clay or cardboard and write questions using Shang-style symbols.
3. Lady Fu Hao Biography
- Research Lady Fu Hao and write a short biography or diary entry from her perspective.
4. Shang Dynasty Timeline
- Create a timeline of key events throughout the Shang Dynasty.
5. Make a Shang Dynasty Dragon
- Craft a paper dragon using recycled materials and write about its symbolism in Shang culture.
6. Compare Ancient and Modern China
- Research life in Shang times vs. modern-day China and present findings in a Venn diagram or poster.
7. Shang Dynasty Cooking Challenge
- Try making a simple Shang-inspired dish like ginger millet porridge and write a recipe card.
8. Create a Shang Dynasty Bunting
- Create flags that each feature a different aspect of Shang life: religion, writing, warfare, etc.