Welcome to Year 5!
Welcome back, we hope you have had an enjoyable summer and are ready to embrace being in Year 5! Over the next six weeks, Year Five will be following a unit of work called ‘Space Scientists’ which focuses on how our understanding of space came about and the space race.
We have two classes with 5H taught by Miss Haynes and 5S taught by Mrs Scott. Our TA is Miss Pearce.
5H- PE on Monday and Thursday
5S- Tuesday and Thursday
Homework sent on a Friday and returned on Wednesday- information about the spellings are outlined on the homework menu.
Upcoming Trips
19th March 2024- 5H trip to Brockwell Greenhouses
26th March 2024- 5S trip to Brockwell Greenhouses
Please inform your class teacher if you are available to help on this day.
English
We will be practising how to write in different genres, including formal letters of application, play scripts and biographies. Within this we will be examining different types of punctuation and applying it in our writing. We are continuing to develop our understanding and skills of creative writing by learning different writing techniques and literary devices to add detail, pace and suspense to our work.
Maths
In Maths we’ll be continuing to work with decimals and fractions and learning skills like comparing, ordering and rounding decimals. We will be exploring equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages. Later on in the half term we will also begin exploring perimeter and area of a range of simple and more complex shapes.
History and Geography
In our new topic Roots, Shoots and Fruits we will be examining the life cycle of a plant following its journey from a seed to pollination, to fertilisation, to germination, to the growth and then back to seed again. During this topic we will be investigating what plants need to grow well, exploring the role that bees and butterflies play in plant life.We will also be investigating questions such as: What would happen if there were no insects in the world? What are the most important factors affecting seed germination and why do seeds need to be dispersed in different ways?
Learning Links
https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stewart-se20#/portal/stewart-se20/child
Children can complete 2Dos and lots of fun learning activities!
https://classroom.google.com/Children can access learning activities.
https://edu.wonde.com/login/StewartFleming
Wonde is a dashboard to the children's online learning.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
Children can practise their times tables, customise their character and become a rock legend.
BBC Bitesize
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