Year 5- Ally Pally Class
Year 5 are named after Alexandra Palace this year. Ally Pally is a Grade II listed entertainment and sports venue in London in the London Borough of Haringey. It opened in 1873 and was intended to be the ‘People’s Palace’ to serve as a public centre of recreation, education and entertainment.
Staff team:
Class teacher – Megan Shacklock
Class-based support – Fiona Sampson
HLTA – Julie Leaff
Support staff – Dilan Okten
Step inside Ally Pally Class!
Examples of our learning
Ally Pally Class have been writing their innovations to Shaun Tan’s book, The Lost Thing. Here are some examples of their own lost things:
Trips
We have recently been on some exciting sporting trips to Lord’s Cricket Ground and the Emirates Stadium.
Our garden
We have been learning lots about gardening this term! Take a look at the vegetables we have been growing! We have been working hard to maintain the plants so that they are ready to sell at Borough Market in July.
Curriculum Newsletters:
Ally Pally Class Newsletter Aut 1
Ally Pally Class Newsletter Aut 2
Ally Pally Class Newsletter spr 1
Ally Pally Class Newsletter spr 2
Ally Pally Class Newsletter sum 1
Recommended Reading Lists:
Summer 1:
https://www.grasmere.hackney.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Year-5-Reading-List.pdf
Spelling
Here is the Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling list. A selection of these words will be sent home weekly, and tested weekly.
We will also be testing green words that include the spelling focus of the week. Click the link below to find these words.
This week’s focus:
Adjectives ending in -cious
When you add the suffix -ly to these adjectives, they become adverbs.
Useful links
If you would like to do some extra practise with your child, here are some useful websites which you can access:
For grammar, punctuation and maths, Anton is a great resource, and completely free!
We have relaunched Times Tables Rockstars, and your child has logged-in and started using the app. Please encourage them to challenge themselves with tables that they are less sure of.