Year 5

Well done for another great week, Year 5! A short week this week but full of exciting learning.

This week, in Maths, we continued with our topic of Position and Direction. This has included translating coordinates, looking at lines of symmetry and reflecting shapes in both horizontal and vertical lines. We concluded the week by completing our end of unit assessment. This children did well in this topic, with lots of them being confident with shape and reflection- well done!

In History, we focused on Anne Boleyn. We specifically looked at the crimes that she was accused of, including treason. The children have a real interest in our Tudor topic, with amny of them having bundles of prior knowledge, which has helped them to expand on their learning throughout this topic.

In English, we began our new writing journey; preparing to write an explanation text. This included looking at a WAGOLL, invesgating the key features of an explanation text, and recapping prefixes and suffixes. We are putting a big focus on our spelling during this term, particularly when changing verbs into adverbs using suffixes. 

Have a lovely weekend :) 

Well done Year 5 for a great week!

This week, in Maths, we continued our topic of Angles. This has included the children calculating angles on a straight line, around a point, within shapes and discovering the difference between a regular and an irregular polygon. Generally, the children have been successful during this topic, in particular when working out an unknown angle.

In English, we have been continuing with preparing to write a biography, about either King Henry VIII or Anne Boleyn. The children improved a 'WABOLL', and have begun to plan their writing too. Next week, we will be completed our first drafts, before editing and writing our final drafts.

This week, the children also learnt all about Henry VIII's six marriages! The children conducted their own research and wrote a fact file about one of the ladies, and shared their findings with the class.

This led wonderfully to our school trip to the Tower of London on Thursday! We had a brilliant day, learning lots about what the tower was used for in Tudor times. The children behaved beautifully and were given compliments on their behaviour by members of the public! Well done Year 5. What a fantastic day!

Have a lovely weekend :)

Well done on another fantastic week in Year 5. The children have continued to work with great effort and enthusiasm across all areas of learning.

This week in English, we began our adventure narrative unit. The children explored the WAGOLL and used it to identify the strengths and key features of an adventure narrative. They engaged well with the text and demonstrated a good understanding of what makes this genre effective.

In Maths, we completed our topic on perimeter and area. Although some aspects were challenging, the children showed excellent resilience and remained determined throughout. We are now beginning our new topic on statistics, which the children have already started to explore with interest.

In Science, we continued our learning on living things. This week, we focused on the life cycle of a butterfly, and the children particularly enjoyed role‑playing each stage. This practical activity helped them develop a clearer understanding of the process and created a memorable learning experience.

The children also had a wonderful day celebrating World Book Day. It was lovely to see the effort they put into their costumes, and the creativity was fantastic. As part of the celebrations, the children completed activities linked to our previous class text, Hidden Figures, and even had the opportunity to design and make their own rockets.

Just a gentle reminder to continue reading at home atl east 5 times a week and to spend some time on TTRS to support times‑tables fluency.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend.