1.7.22

 Year 5,

It has been quite a week. In English you have studied Macbeth and have begun preparing a newspaper report on the murder of King Duncan. In maths you have completed your work on timetables by interpreting and creating school lesson timetables. You considered how seaside holidays have changed over the 20^th and into the 21^st century in history. You have also taken part in a range of PSHE lessons which have focussed on puberty and conception. You were generally mature and asked lots of well-considered questions.  Remember – if you have any questions please ask your parent/guardian or an adult who you trust.

 

Next week we will be writing newspaper reports and continuing our reading of ‘The eye of the wolf’. In maths, we will learn about 2D shapes, irregular and regular polygons, and applying understanding of rectangles to problem solving. In science, you will be combining it with maths to interpret data and create graphs on the gestation of mammals and we will be treated to a performance of Mary Poppins at Mount Grace school on Wednesday.

 

Your project for this half term was set last week and is repeated below.

This half term your project is going to focus on a book that you have read during Year 5. It can be a library, home or school reading book; fiction or non-fiction. It should be a book which you have enjoyed reading and I would like you to think of a creative way to convince others to read this book. It may even be used to persuade future Year 5 children to read it. Please ensure that you can summarise the book, explain why you enjoyed the book and what about it you enjoyed. Consider the age range you would recommend it for and why. To present your book you could (but are not limited to):

•          Film a book review
•          Create a story box (a decorated box filled with items which represent the story)
•          Produce a model to represent a character / event
•          Create a mood-board linked to the different parts of the book

 Please hand in your creative book review by Monday 11th July.

 

Remember:

-    The Apprentice is on Friday - all items are between 50p and £2 so please be sensible with the amount of money you bring, and try to bring it in small coins. One of the items available will be temporary tattoos. If these are a problem due to allergies, please let me know.

-    PE can sometimes move so please ensure your kit is school in every day.

-    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.

-   SumDog – Please practise on this 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.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Huntley  😊