Year 5 – 31/01/25

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Spring 1 Week 4 is over and out, so here is what Year 5 have been up to:

In English, we focused on using relative clauses, exploring this important writing feature through our class novel, The Boy at the Back of the Class. The children are thoroughly enjoying the story, especially this week’s chapters featuring Brendan the Bully.

In Maths, we continued building our fractions knowledge. We worked on comparing and ordering fractions greater than one, adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator, and adding fractions within one with different denominators.

In RE, we reflected on the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus, discussing its relevance in today’s world. Later in the week, we explored the Transfiguration of Jesus and its significance for the disciples.

Connor and Emily also led us beautifully in our classroom Celebration of the Word this week, reflecting on last Sunday’s Gospel about Jesus declaring that ‘the Year of the Lord’s favour’ had begun.

During Science this afternoon, we conducted our investigation to answer the question: Which material is the best insulator of heat? The children applied their understanding of fair testing and were excited to see the results. Next week, we will be evaluating our findings to determine the most effective insulator and consider why certain materials performed better than others.

In PE, as part of our gymnastics unit, we focused on creating 1-, 2-, and 3-point balances, both individually and with partners. The children worked hard to refine their control, strength, and stability in each position.

Please may I request again that children only bring in fully sealed bottles for their drinks? This will help us reduce the number of spillages in the classroom. Thank you for your support.

Have a lovely weekend, and see you on Monday!

Miss Donatantonio

Home learning:

Maths Mathletics assignments:

·         Add & subtract fractions with the same denominator

·         Adding fractions within 1
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 with silent first letters

·         knight

·         knowledge

·         knife

·         knuckle

·         wrestler

·         writer

·         pterodactyl

·         wreath

·         wreckage

·         mnemonic