Once again it has been a busy time in year 5. Here are some of the things the children have  been up to:-

Reading and writing

The children have just completed a unit developing their suspense story writing skills. They studied a model text, focusing on the introduction of build up. They have learnt three new sentence types and have successfully used them in their own stories. We have now moved on to our new fiction topic where the children will be writing stories about a journey through a magical land on different form of transport. The children have also started reading three new texts:-

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

Maths

For the past few weeks the enthusiastic mathematicians in year five have been enhancing their addition and subtraction skills with numbers up to five digits. They have been applying these skills in mastery word problems. The pupils have also really enjoyed the module about two way tables and line graphs.

Science

The super scientists in year five have continued learning about materials and their properties. The dissolving investigation was great fun and the children had the opportunity to work practically in teams. The pupils matched various materials to their properties and discovered interesting uses for these. They then looked at reversible and irreversible changes and how to separate mixtures.

Other curriculum areas which have inspired and motivated the children

There has been lots of enthusiasm amongst the children as we have now started our new topic about the Ancient Egyptians. We talked about what we already know and facts we would like to find the answers to this term.

As part of our PSHE work the children have been looking at those who help us and things that we are all grateful for. For children in need the children were challenged in teams to solve English clues to obtain the key to escape the room. All had a great time and rose to the challenge.

Two of the classes have also taken part in their second session of outdoor learning. The children had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the activities. Have a look at some of the pictures below.

                      

 

Over the next few weeks the sequence of learning will focus on:

•  Continue working on our new picture book, The Journey.
•  In maths we will be starting work on multiplication and division by looking at prime numbers, multiples and square numbers.
• In topic we will begin our in depth work on  Ancient Egypt. We will start with a Geography focus by looking at where Egypt is, what the landscape is like and the importance the River Nile has played in its History.
• Holly Class outdoor learning on 9th December.