2.12.22

 Year 5,

What a busy week. This week you have written about a group of aliens landing into the house of Mr Wuffles in English. You have worked on written multiplication in maths, considering whether you prefer to work with long or short written multiplication. In science, you considered which materials are soluble and which are insoluble, and thought about what dissolving actually is. You also undertook an experiment to separate materials on Friday. In history, you learnt about Ancient Greek warfare and recreated your own vase designs inspired by this.

 

Next week you will be continuing to write about Mr Wuffles and the aliens in English, and in maths you will be moving on to written methods of division. In history, you will consider the daily lives of Ancient Greeks and you will learn about Hannukah in RE. PSHE will continue to celebrate differences and in art we will be developing skills and beginning to draw a winter landscape.

Next Wednesday is Christmas Dinner and jumper day.

PE is still on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (trainers only session) so please ensure you have your kit for these days.

 

Your project for this half term is due next week – The Wonders of Greece 

As you know, this half term we are studying Ancient Greece in History. I would like you to study some of the areas of Ancient Greece that we will not have time to cover in detail. 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 12^th December, when you will share your learning with the class.  

You could study: 

• Greek theatre 
• The Parthenon/ temples 
• The first Olympics 
• The everyday lives of Ancient Greeks 
• Greek astronomy 
• The Battle of Troy (and the Trojan horse) 
• The mapping and geography of Ancient Greece 
• Ancient Greek soldiers 
• Ancient Greek Myths

 Reminders:

-        Reading – You have 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.

- Everyone should now be in winter uniform which means wearing a shirt and tie.

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

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs H Cresswell  😊