Here is my email address to send updates, photos, videos or just general messages so that both Miss Izard and myself can see what you are getting up to while we are apart - we'd love to hear from more of you as we miss you all so much!

                     matthew.griffiths@st-pauls.stockport.sch.uk

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Good afternoon Fantastic Fives

I hope you are all doing well and can you believe it is nearly the end of Summer 2 already!

I've attached this week's learning project which is geared towards 'Transition' - so your move up to Year 6 in September!

As always take care and keep being fantastic at home with your loved ones.

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

Good afternoon Year 5s

I hope you are all feeling fantastic and are continuing to keep yourselves busy and brains active in readiness for when you are back in Year 6!

Here are some more activities for Reading, Writing and Maths for you to have a go if you are able to but if not do please still make sure you are logging on to TT Rockstars, using the resources we sent home to you and checking out the BBC Lessons on Iplayer when possible :)

Take care this week...let's hope the sun comes back very soon!

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Good afternoon Fantastic Fives

I hope you are all doing well and continue to be superstars at home.

Here is the learning project for this week with more Maths, Reading, Writing and Topic activities to keep those brains ticking over!

Keep safe and being fantastic for your loved ones at home.

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Wednesday 24th June

Good morning my Fantastic Fives

What incredible weather we are having...I hope you are all remembering to put sun lotion on and a hat to make sure we are safe in the sun and can enjoy this fabulous sunshine! 

I've put this week's learning project which focuses on Subtraction in Maths and continues the Ancient Greeks topic that we are doing in school at the moment.

Do keep in touch as always Year 5 as Miss Izard and myself love to hear from you and see what you are getting up to at home.

Stay safe and look after yourselves 

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Tuesday 16th June

Good afternoon Fantastic Fives! 

I hope you are all well and keeping yourself both safe and also helpful around the house!

Do keep those brains ticking over and to help with this here is this week's Learning Project with Reading, Writing, Spelling and Maths activities to supplement the challenges in the books we sent home with you.

This week's Topic is Ancient Greeks which we were due to do with you but would still like you to look at as it is such a fantastic topic!

Please remember to send in emails, photos and messages for myself and Miss Izard to see - we love hearing from you and are missing you all dearly.

Take care and continue to be those Fantastic Fives!

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Monday 8th June

Good morning Fantastic Fives! 

I hope you are all keeping well and those brilliant brains of yours active while we are still apart.  Here is this week's learning challenges to help you keep that brain ticking over with lots of ideas of activities that can be done by you during the course of this week.

Do remember to keep in touch as Miss Izard and myself love hearing and seeing the things you have been doing during this time.

Take care of yourselves and your loved ones and stay safe! :)

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Monday 1st June.

Hello my fantastic fives I hope you are all well, keeping busy and enjoying the sunshine.

Please find below your new learning document for the week.

Keep us posted with what lovely work you do at home.

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard. 

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Monday 18th May

Good morning Fantastic Fives! 

I hope you are all well and are continuing to be helpful, active and fantastic at home!

Please do make sure you check out the World Class Dancing on show by us staff at St Paul's on our Happy video!

Thank you for the emails and messages we have been receiving telling us all about what you have been getting up to at home - while we are apart, it is so lovely for Miss Izard and myself to hear from you :)

I've put a fresh list of activities for this week below that if you are able to have a look at during this week will help to give you some ideas for Writing, Reading and Maths activities to keep those brilliant brains of yours active which is so important to do while we are apart from our normal days and learning at school.

Stay safe, look after your loved ones at home and be those Fantastic Fives that I know you all are!

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Tuesday 12th May

Hello Year 5

I hope you are all well and keeping warm on this slightly cooler week...more time inside perhaps than the past few weeks but there is no shortage of activities you can be doing to keep those amazing Year 5 brains ticking over.

I've put some suggested activities on the word document below but remember to keep doing all of those fantastic things we talked about and promised to do last time we were all together - to look after our loved ones, help out in your home by tidying up without being asked and being there for your family.

Keep safe everyone and I hope to hear from you with photos and messages of what you are getting up to while we are apart.

Take care

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Tuesday 5th May

Hello Year 5!

I hope you are all well and have been keeping yourselves busy and those Fantastic Year 5 brains going! It's a lovely sunny week this week almost like we could be on Safari...which is what we are doing in school with the children who are in.

I've attached a document below with some Reading, Writing and Maths activities as well as other creative tasks linked to Animals that you could do at home like we are doing this week in school.

Stay safe, look after your loved ones at home and be those Fantastic Fives that I know you all are!

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Tuesday 28th April

Good morning Fantastic 5s!!

I hope you are all well and keeping yourselves busy with a good mixture of Reading, Writing and Maths activities as well as fun, creative projects too!

Please do check out the link below which has some brilliant resources and activities to keep those Year 5 brains ticking along ready for when we come back to learning and back together - it is worth trying to do a little a day so that we don't forget some of those basic skills that we will need in full when we are back.

Do make sure you are using TT Rockstars to keep that Times Tables knowledge and skill honed and sharp!

As always please do email me so Miss Izard and myself can see some of the work you have been getting up to and also to keep in touch with us as we are missing you all so dearly.

Stay safe, look after your loved ones at home and be those Fantastic Fives that I know you all are!

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Wednesday 22nd April

Good afternoon Year 5 - I hope you and your families are all well on this lovely sunny day! 

Miss Izard and myself are missing you all dearly and look forward to when we can all be back together - in the meantime please do email us to tell and show us what you are getting up to while lockdown continues. 

It has been great receiving messages, photos and even a video so Miss Izard and myself would love to see lots more coming in over the coming weeks.

Remember to keep yourself busy and those fantastic Year 5 brains ticking over - challenge yourself to do some of the Reading and Maths activities each day from the resources we sent home as well as from the links below.  There are now some fabulous resources available that Miss Harrington messaged about that I would highly recommend.

Keep that lovely handwriting skills up as well as creative thinking by writing stories and poems and then send us a picture of your work it would be great to read them!

Don't forget there is always TT Rockstars that you can use and access - let's be the class that has the highest usage out of all of St Paul's...you can do it and even just 5 or 10 minutes a day will really help keep that times tables knowledge and practice going that will be so important for when we return to 'normal' school.

Stay safe, look after your loved ones at home and be those Fantastic Fives that I know you all are!  

All the best

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Thursday 16th April

Good morning Year 5

I hope you are all well and have been able to enjoy (safely!) the lovely sunshine this week! I've been in school this week and it has been lovely seeing all of the cherry blossoms in bloom and the pictures and projects we have been doing with the children going up on the windows and outside of the school too! 

Well done to Rachael who has been working hard at home to design posters for her neighbours and also to Ella who has written a letter to an elderly resident at a care home as well as making lovely posters to go up in the care home too - great examples of Community spirit and Fantastic Fives!!

Please do keep sending me emails with updates on what you have been doing at home as it is lovely for myself and Miss Izard to see and read about you - we both miss you all so much!

Stay safe, look after your loved ones at home and be those Fantastic Fives that I know you all are!  

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

Good afternoon, Year 5

Just a quick message to encourage you to read a fantastic book that has been recommended to us. It is a free download and the link is just below. Please have a look - I think you will find it really helpful. It is suitable for you to read with any younger brothers or sisters, too.

I hope you are well and keeping busy.  Take care of each other and your family.

Mr Griffiths

Wednesday 8th April

Good morning Year 5! I hope you are all doing well and keeping yourselves busy in these most strange of times - I certainly have been busy when not in school as Mrs Griffiths has set me lots of jobs and tasks to do around the house!!

I've had emails from Holly and Ella with pictures of their Easter Egg projects which I've put below - I've never been an octopus before!!

Please do keep your emails coming in for Miss Izard and myself to see what you have been doing - it can be a picture of a story you have written, photos of you helping in the house with cooking and cleaning and obviously your Easter Competition entries!!

Stay safe, look after your loved ones at home and be those Fantastic Fives that I know you all are! 

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Thursday 2nd April

Good afternoon Year 5 - I've sent you all a TT Rockstars Rock Slam challenge...who will be able to beat me?

I'm looking forward to receiving some emails soon showing me some of the creative work, projects or artwork you have been doing at home!

Stay safe, look after your loved ones at home and be those Fantastic Fives that I know you all are! 

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Hello Year 5!

It's Monday 30th March and I wanted to send you all a message which I will be doing regularly on our class page.

I hope you're settling into a nice routine now and challenging yourself to keep your Numeracy and Literacy skills going and using the Homework Pack we prepared for you and those brilliant Year 5 books that were in there!

Do try a little bit each day but also remember to use this time to rest, relax and learn new skills too...like helping to tidy up, baking and even gardening! 

I've attached a Lego challenge below (thank you Mr Moran!) which I will also be doing myself and would love to see photos of any of your creations as well as anything else you have been up to and making/creating! The best email address for your adults to send me pictures and any messages to is:

matthew.griffiths@st-pauls.stockport.sch.uk

I'll continue to keep in touch regularly through our website and please know you are all in my thoughts and prayers during this time.  

Stay safe, look after your loved ones at home and be those Fantastic Fives that I know you all are! 

Mr Griffiths and Miss Izard

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Links to external websites:

Here are some links to useful websites for the children to access outside of school:

Our Learning Challenge.....

FROM SOURCE TO SEA!

We have a Geography themed topic this term looking in detail at the Water Cycle, Mountains and Rivers across the UK and the World as well as looking at a range of Geography skills!