1.12.23

 Year 5,

It's December! This week you have worked on lots of different things. In English, you have written about Herakles' labour being set, and his journey to the monster. In maths, you have converted between mixed numbers and improper fractions using images and then calculation strategies. Science this week combined with computing where you created line graphs using Microsoft Excel to represent the data gathered in last week’s experiment, then drew conclusions about the best insulator for Kate’s coffee shop cups, and then you move onto investigating magnetic properties of different metals. History this week has involved designing your own vase to depict Ancient Greek warfare, and you began creating fact files on the different gods and goddesses. In design and technology, you conducted market research where you taste tested different types of bread – some were more popular than others! In PSHE, you created games of snakes and ladders while considering types of bullying, their impact on others, and what can improve or worsen the situation. You then had a chance to play them in your groups.

Next week, in maths, you will be continuing to work with fractions but ordering and comparing them. English will involve writing about the creature Herakles encounters, and the battle between them. In history, you will finish creating your fact files and in science you will investigate another property of materials.

Your project for this half term – 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 11^th December, when you will begin 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: 

You have been working on the songs for the Carol Service and requested a link to the video organised by Ms Lawrence: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWc1g5zqMrQ  

            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 - 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 your pre-test 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 - Please remember to use this to practise your maths. Your passwords are now in the back of your Reading Journal.

 Any additional home learning provided is optional but must be handed in by Wednesday to be marked before the next is provided on the Friday. Remember, if your home learning is not named, it will not be marked.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Mrs H Cresswell  😊