In maths we have been looking at solving a problem involving perimeter. The children have recapped how to find perimeter and find missing lengths of a shape. They have also investigated perimeter using scaling. Please could the children work out the perimeter of a room in your house, ready for next week’s lessons?

In English we have been focusing on sentence level work, exploring short sentences for dramatic effect and longer sentences to add extra information. Next week we will be looking at using dialogue within a story.

Today the children have enjoyed another STEM day, creating the tallest service structure they could, out of spaghetti and marshmallows. They have also designed their own rockets to match the size of their structures.

This week, Max Perdu (5E) received the golden key award for making a greater effort with his work. Joseph Hatter (5E) has his writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. Kian Marples (5CW) received the golden key award for being polite and helpful at all times and Amelie Frost has her writing on the showstopper writing wall. January’s Mathemagicians are Isla Brown (5E) and Annie Woodings (5CW).

Please ensure your child is putting the finishing touches to the poetry performances ready for their in-class performances on Wednesday next week. Teachers will be picking winners from class entries to go through to the poetry finals day.

Have a super weekend.

The Year 5 team

In maths we have been solving problems by converting units of length including millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres. Next week we will be moving on to finding the area and perimeter of shapes.

In English we have been analysing the film clip ‘Ruin’, which can be found on The Literacy Shed. Over the next few weeks we will be building towards writing our stories.

This week, Islwyn Mainwaring (5E) received the golden key award for being a committed learner and great member of the class. Marissa Moreton-Pedrosa (5E) has her writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. Toby Collins (5CW) received the golden key award for avoiding distractions and settling down to work and Aki Hurst has her writing on the showstopper writing wall.

Please ensure your child is putting the finishing touches to the poetry performances ready for their in-class performances during the week beginning 11^th February.

Have a lovely weekend.

The Year 5 team