In Maths we have been looking at how to read and interpret timetables and solve problems involving time. We have used number lines to help solve how long there is between two set times; using a start time and a length of time to find a finish time and vice versa.

We have started looking at extreme sports as part of our new English topic. They have gathered ideas, justified their opinions about whether or not a particular sport is risky or extreme; researched snowboarding as an example and shared their knowledge with the rest of the class.

** Reminder

English home learning about an extreme sport of their choice is due in next Monday (18^th March)

Reading Passports need to be completed by next Wednesday (20^th March) ready for the big draw on the Friday. Rock Up is the exciting prize and takes place on 1^st April.

This week, Jeremy Lea (5E) received the golden key award being a helpful member of the class. Jack Nightingale (5E) has his writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. Amelie Frost (5CW) received the golden key award for exemplary behaviour at all times and always focused in lesson. Henry Stunt (5CW) has his writing on the showstopper writing wall.

Have a wonderful weekend,

The Year 5 team

In maths we have been continuing to solve problems involving fractions, decimals and percentages of amounts. We have been finding fractions, decimals and percentages of amounts as well as asking the children ‘Would you rather…’ questions, which they needed to solve.

In English we have edited our stories and written them into presentation copy. We’ve decorated an envelope, which will contain our stories, so that next week we can begin to ‘hide’ them for members of the public to read them.

Today we listened to all the poetry finalists from across the school. There were some great costumes, amazing recital skills and fantastic acting from all the finalists. Glens, Sihanua and Kian performed their poems brilliantly in the UKS2 section. All were worthy winners but Kian was the overall winner of the Year 5/6 section. Well done, Kian!

Have a lovely weekend.

The Year 5 team

Another busy week in Year 5 with children continuing to write their action stories ready for completion next week. We have been really impressed with the quality of their stories. They have worked really hard on their language choices, sentence techniques and overall organisation, producing some really entertaining stories.

This week in maths we have focused on finding percentages of amounts. We have worked on finding 10% first (simply dividing by 10) and then scaling up or down from there depending on the amount they need to find. Please feel free to help your child practise this over the weekend by giving them some calculations to work on, e.g. find 30% of 200grams of sugar or find 45% of the £20 in my wallet etc.

5E started their swimming lessons this week and once again were fantastic representatives for our school. Thank you to the parents who helped with transporting the children to and from the pool.

On Thursday of next week we have World Book Day where children have the opportunity to dress up as a character from a book. Don’t forget to check out the bedtime stories on the KS2 Bedtime Stories blog – a video will be posted each night from now until next Friday!

Have a great weekend!

Year 5 team.

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

This week in maths the children have been looking at converting measures (in particular grams to kilograms, millilitres to litres and metres to kilometres) by multiplying or dividing by 1000. They have also looked at solving word problems with measures that needed converting. If possible, please could the children look at packaging at home and practise converting measures?

In English, Year 5 have used planning to complete the Pandora persuasive leaflets. They have also worked on editing their own work and that of others’ in the class before completing an evaluative success criteria. Most children have begun to write their leaflet into presentation format.

On Tuesday it is the Year 5 and 6 Mass at school. It starts at 10:30, we hope you can join us in this celebration.

During Celebration Assembly this week, Isla Brown (5E) received the golden key award for her commitment to learning and her perseverance. Ben Lymer (5E) has his writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. Henry Stunt  (5CW) received the golden key award for managing distractions really well and having excellent manners. Jacob Kurowski has his writing on the showstopper writing wall.