25.2.22

 Year 5,

Welcome back! We have certainly hit the ground running this week and the half term will be very much like that. This week we have converted between units of measure in maths and today you applied this to designing the floorplan of a house. In English, you began writing instructions on ‘How to turn your teacher into a…..’ and these were both brilliantly creative and a little concerning for myself! You have shared a number of your projects this week and any others will be shared next week. You also researched, sketched and wrote about your sporting idols in the afternoons. Well done to those of you who auditioned on Monday, you made it really hard to choose who got which parts. You now have your parts and scripts so that you can practise ready for the performance at the end of the half term.

 

Next week we will be working on area in maths – which you began in your floorplans today. In English you will finish writing and editing your instructions and we will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday. We will begin our next geography topic of the United Kingdom and this will inform our computing lesson too. We will also be working on the performance and we are hoping to get out of bubbles meaning the return of assemblies and clubs.

 

Project for this half-term

As I have explained in class, this half term your project is the performance. Please ensure that you:

-        Learn your lines

-        Learn when you need to say your lines

-        Practise the songs and dances at home (they are available on YouTube)

-        Organise your outfit based on the information in the letter you were given

 

Remember:

-    You must be signed up to attend clubs

-    You must have your script in school every day

-        Swimming is on Wednesday

-        Reading – please ensure that you read 5 times a week and record this in your Reading Journal. You MUST have your reading book and journal in school every day

-        Spellings – please practise putting spellings into sentences. These are set on TEAMs as well as shared on the blog.

-        TimesTables Rockstars and SumDog – Please practise on these as it is crucial that you maintain your learning knowledge – these games help you to maintain what you have already learnt and maybe learn a little before we begin in class

This half-term's learning:

English - Writing instructions

            - Writing mystery and suspense. Using the Nowhere Emporium as inspiration. 

            - Writing and performing a rap

Maths - Area

Volume and capacity

Problem solving percentages

3D shapes from 2D

Representations, reflections and translation

Perimeter

Estimate, compare measure and draw angles

Identify unknown angles

Science - Forces: understanding the presence and impact of gravity, friction, air resistance, water resistance. Understanding the role of pulleys and gears. 

Computing - Gathering and presenting data, and understanding websites. 

Geography - The United Kingdom. Human features such as counties, cities and towns. Physical features including mountains and seas. 

Art and Design - Watercolour techniques and colours to represent emotions. 

                        - Designing and creating frame structures. 

RE - Understanding key events in life and the themes of The Last Supper

Spanish - Communicating likes and dislikes of food 

                - Expressing frequency in relation to food.

PSHE - Healthy Me; learning about the effects of smoking and alcohol, emergency aid, body image and relationships with food. 

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Huntley 😊