In Maths, we have completed our unit on volume, where the children have distinguished the difference between volume and capacity and put this into real life contexts.

In English, we have focused on writing relative clauses to upgrade our sentences to make them more interesting for the reader. We have then used these in the context of describing a tropical island from our book.

Our Golden Certificate Winner this week is Jake K. He always tries his hardest to achieve his best in everything he does. He is a fantastic role model to his peers ready to move up to Year 6! Well Done!

Have a great weekend. Hopefully see you all at the Summer Fayre tomorrow!

Miss Hipkiss and Miss Davies

Welcome back!

In English, we have been looking at a Mayan folklore story. We have tweaked the story to make it our own and will be creating our very own individual books on this. How exciting!

In Maths, we have started looking at negative numbers. We have looked at how to count through zero into negatives and also compare these numbers.

We had a fantastic art lesson this afternoon, where the children created a clay tile with a Mayan design/pattern etched into it. We had a great time experimenting with the clay.

Our Golden Certificate Winner this week is Tyler-Jay. He worked hard this morning in English to think of powerful adjectives for his Mayan folklore story. Well Done!

Have a great weekend

Miss Hipkiss and Miss Davies

In English, we have began to write a setting description, ready to write a description of a Mayan jungle next week. The children have put a massive focus this week on ensuring they are using powerful adjectives, relative clauses and colons in their writing.

In Maths, we have been looking at our new unit on ‘Position and Direction’, where the children have focused on coordinates and beginning to translate shapes.

During the afternoons, we have completed some great activities, which we have displayed in our floorbook. With us approaching the summer months, in PSHE we discussed the importance of getting out in the sun and the benefits it can have, whilst also considering the precautions we must take.

Our Golden Certificate winner this week is Rosie. She has written some fantastic sentences when practicing using relative clauses and colons in English. Well Done Rosie!

Have a great weekend,

Miss Hipkiss and Miss Davies

This week in English, we have expressed our views on whether animals should be kept in zoos. We have produced some great arguments and backed up our points using evidence that we have researched.

In Maths, we have continued our unit on shape. We have looked at how to calculate the angles in shapes using our knowledge of angles around a point and on a straight line.

In History, we researched the 6 main Mayan Gods. We found out their names, what they are a God of, the meaning of their name and any interesting facts about them. The children were fantastic at making links to our end of the day story.

Our Golden Certificate Winner this week is Noah. He has made some excellent improvements in his handwriting this week. Well done!

Have a great weekend!

Miss Hipkiss and Miss Davies

Welcome back for the Summer term! Only this term to go until the children are in Year 6!

We have made a great start to this week though looking at angles in Maths. The children have found out the different types of angles, classified them and even practiced measuring them using protractors.

In English, we have made a start to our debate writing. We began by looking at a debate, which was trying to persuade the BBC to create a Match of the Day programme for women’s football. We picked this apart and discussed the persuasive language being used. This week, we have written a debate about whether children should have to wear school uniform. The children came up with some great ideas, whilst using rhetorical questions to address the reader and keep them hooked. Next week, we will be developing our debate writing skills and posing the question ‘Should animals be kept in zoos?’.

In the afternoons, we have started our new topic on Ancient Maya. We kicked off the week by looking at the continents North and South America and narrowing down in Central America where the Mayans lived.

Our Golden Certificate this week is Karla! She made a fantastic effort to find the Mayan cities and locate these on her map in Geography and History. Well Done Karla!

Have a great weekend

Miss Hipkiss, Miss Harris and Miss Davies

We have come to the end of another term!

This week has been assessment week, where the children have all tried really hard to showcase the progress they have made so far this year.

Today, the children have worked as a whole class to create a wonderful Spring poem!

Spring by Year 5 2024

Our Golden Certificate Winner this week is Omar! He has tried really hard during his assessments and achieved an amazing score on his Maths arithmetic test! Well Done!

Please find next half-terms overview below:

Summer 1 Year 5 Overview

Have a great Easter break!

Miss Hipkiss and Miss Harris