Year 5 – 18/10/24

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It’s been another fast-paced week in Year 5! Here’s what we’ve been up to:

Maths – We started our unit on addition and subtraction by exploring mental strategies before moving on to formal written methods. The children then applied these methods to solve a range of problems.

English – We have been sharpening our writing skills by exploring how varying sentence lengths can build tension. This was all within the context of our book, Everest.

Science – We investigated water resistance by timing how long differently shaped objects took to sink when dropped into water. This experiment helped us understand that streamlined shapes reduce the effect of water resistance.

RE – We explored the Holy Trinity through artwork. After reflecting on its meaning, the children created their own interpretations in their artwork.

PE – The children put their invasion game skills into action. In groups, they designed their own original invasion games, using the techniques we’ve practised over the past few weeks.

Computing – We learned that vector drawings are electronic images created by combining lines and shapes. The children then used Google Drawings to create their own basic vector drawings.

Geography – Using relief maps, the children identified mountain regions around the world and compared their different heights.

Home learning:

Maths Mathletics assignments:

·         Adding whole numbers with more than four digits

·         Subtracting whole numbers with more than four digits
Reading 5 tests on Readtheory or 20 minutes of reading per day
Spelling Log on to Spelling Shed using your EdShed login, and play a variety of games to practise this week’s spelling rule: Words from Year 5 and 6 Statutory Spellings

·         appreciate

·         immediately

·         cemetery

·         language

·         conscious

·         sufficient

·         convenience

·         thorough

·         environment

·         vegetable
SPaG Log on to Spelling Shed using your EdShed login, and take the quiz: Rearrange sentences so that the adverbial is at the front

Next week, we will be finding out about Zimbabwe for One World Week. We also have our class Mass on Wednesday at 09:15 – all our welcome, so please join us!

Enjoy the weekend.

Miss Donatantonio