23.9.22

 Year 5,

You have had a very busy week. This week you have secured your knowledge of place value in maths and have applied this to rounding too. In English, you have used figurative language and specific vocabulary for imagery when writing poems. You considered how to be safe when using devices in computing and you considered how we have day and night in science. On Wednesday, you created beautiful firework artworks using one of the 3 techniques you learnt. You set yourself targets in PSHE and considered the rights of children. You have also reminded yourselves of aspects of the Christian Church in RE and have used inference when reading our class text.

 

Next week you will continue to write poetry in English but inspired by the video we watched. Your maths will focus on negative numbers, and science will look at the sun’s apparent movement across the sky and shadows. We will begin to study South America in geography and will look at aspects of Jewish places of worship in RE.

 

 

Your project for this half term – Exploring Space 

As you know, this half term we are studying space in Science. I would like you to study some of the areas of space that you have an interest in. Your learning outcome could be a PowerPoint, a Word processed or handwritten project, a model or sculpture. This should demonstrate the research you have put in over the weeks before the deadline of Monday 17th October, when you will share your learning with the class.  

 

You could study (but are not restricted to): 

The moon landings

Could there be life on other planets?

Black holes, meteors and other space features

Constellations of stars

 

You could create (but are not restricted to):

-        A model of a planet

-        A game themed around space

-        A story based in space

-        A written project on space features

 

Reminders:

     You have football on a Monday so please remember your second pair of trainers (otherwise a text will be sent to parents as a reminder for full kit)

-        Clubs have now begun. If you have been signed up, please ensure that you attend as numbers are limited and demand is high.

-        Reading – You have now all got reading books and been given your Reading Journals and shown how to write in them. Please ensure that you read and record it at least 5 times a week. You can do the recording; it does not have to be your adult. You must complete a Reading Journal Activity before changing your book and if you are not enjoying your book you must read at least 40 pages and write why you have not been enjoying it in your journal.

-        Spellings – You have had your pre-test today instead of on Monday and are asked to practise these throughout the week ready for the test on Friday (they will be on the blog). Remember I am looking for improvement.

-        Sumdog/Times Tables Rockstars- Please remember to use these to practise your maths. Your passwords are now in the back of your Reading Journal.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Mrs H Cresswell  😊