Year 5 – 14/10/22
Friday is here again, and lots of busy learning has been going on this week!
In English, we have been writing sections of our Explorers’ Guide, focusing specifically on using noun phrases and multi-clausal sentences in our writing.
In Maths, we have been learning about place value in decimal numbers.
In RE, we have been comparing the creation story to what Pope Francis has written in Laudato Si.
In Science, we planned investigations to find out children’s heights. We will conduct these next week.
In Geography with Mrs McDonald, the children considered how the people of Hiemaey in Iceland were affected when Eldfell volcano erupted in 1973.
In Art, we practised heavy mark making by drawing still life onto onto maps.
In RSE, we learnt more about the changes in girls’ bodies during puberty. Next week, we will look more at the changes in boys’ bodies.
Home learning for this week:
| Maths | Mathletics assignments:
· Tenths on a place value grid · Hundredths as decimals · Hundredths on a place value grid |
| Reading | 5 tests on Readtheory OR a daily updating of your reading record. |
| Spelling | Log on to Spelling Shed using your EdShed login, and play a variety of games to practise this week’s spelling rule: Words ending in ‘-cial’ and ‘-tial’
financial commercial provincial initial spatial palatial controversial initially controversially financially |
Please practise the hymns for our class Mass on Wednesday:
Have a wonderful weekend!
Miss Donatantonio
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