Welcome to Year 5!

Year 5 teaching staff:

                                Class teacher - Ms Marskell

Our learning last week:

This week:

English: In English we have been analysing an example text to look for the grammatical features and structure that we will need to consider in our own extended write. Students then completed a plan for their own persuasive letter that they will send to the thief that has taken their bag of acorns.

Maths: In math this week we have continued our new topic properties of shape. We have looked at calculating angles on a straight line, lengths and angles in shapes,  and regular and irregular polygons.

Science: We have continued our new topic materials. This week we focused on thermal insulators and conducted an experiment into which material would keep a cup of water warm. We looked at foil, paper, cotton wool and bubble wrap and found that cotton wool was the best thermal insulator.

DT: In DT we have created our floating gardens to the specifications we came up with as a class. We have then tested our gardens in water to ensure they float, are waterproof and could hold the soil needed to grow our crops. Students then evaluated their work and considered what they would change.

RE: In RE our big question this term is  'What might a Hindu gain from a pilgrimage to India?'. We discussed the Hindu pilgrimage Kumbh Mela. We looked at where this pilgrimage took place and what the purpose of the pilgrimage was. After discussing this we researched different Hindu Pilgrimages and students created a PowerPoint, poster or leaflet.

PE: This term in PE we are doing athletics and cricket.