Year 5
Welcome to the Year 5 blog.
On PE days, children should come to school in their PE kit and wear this all day.
Spring 2
6.3.26
In English, we have started our new focus book, Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions. The children have thoroughly enjoyed exploring the characters and stepping into role as both Gromit and the mischievous Feathers McGraw. Using their imagination, they wrote in character and thought carefully about how each character might think and act. We have also been practising our grammar skills by creating wanted posters, using relative clauses to add extra detail about the characters. The results have been brilliant and very creative!
In Maths, we have started our new focus on decimals. The children have been learning to recognise and write decimals to two decimal places and have explored how decimals relate to tenths and hundredths. We have also been finding equivalent values, helping the children understand how different decimal representations can show the same amount.
Our Science learning this week has been very hands-on. The children investigated how to separate mixtures through a fun “beach clean” style investigation. They explored different ways to separate materials, thinking carefully about the properties of each item and how scientists might solve similar problems in the real world.
In Geography, we have started our new topic on rivers. The children have started learning about the different parts of a river’s course, including the important geographical vocabulary used to describe how rivers move from their source to the sea. We are excited to build on this learning over the coming weeks.
Finally, we are really looking forward to our trip to Exmoor next Friday! Please remember that the children will need to wear wellies or sturdy, waterproof and warm shoes, and bring a waterproof coat, as we will be spending time outdoors.
19.3.26
In writing, the children have started investigating the features of explanation texts. Using Wallace and Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions as inspiration, they have explored how these imaginative machines work and identified key language and structural features used to explain them. They are now looking forward to designing their own creative contraptions before writing their own detailed explanation texts to describe how they function. We're excited to see what new inventions the children create!
In maths, the focus has been on developing understanding of decimals. The children have learned how to round decimals to the nearest whole number, as well as to one decimal place (tenths). They have shown great confidence applying these skills to a range of problems. We have also learned more about percentages and how to identify equivalent percentages, fractions and decimals. The children have worked hard at linking their knowledge across these focus areas.
In DT, the children have started an exciting hands-on project, learning how to safely use small hand saws. They have been practising their cutting techniques in preparation for constructing their own prototype truss bridges, demonstrating excellent care and responsibility when handling tools.
It's been an exciting week with Bikeability starting - the children who have taken part so far have really enjoyed the experience and have grown in confidence over their 4 sessions. Bikeability continues next week and into the final week of term.
Finally, please note that our Exmoor trip has been rescheduled and will now take place on Friday 24th April. We are hopeful that the weather will be kinder to us on the new date!
Weekly spellings for the children to practise are uploaded weekly to SpellingFrame. Children will have weekly access to this during school time but it would also be great if they could continue their spelling learning at home at least once a week using SpellingFrame.
Times Table Rockstars - it would be great if children were accessing TTRS 4 x weekly for around 5-10 minutes.
Reading - reading is so important to your child's education. Please read with your child daily for 5 - 10 minutes. This can include them reading aloud to you and you reading aloud to them.