Welcome to Y5!
Find out what we have been learning about this term.
Week 1; 15th - 20th April
Week 2; 23rd- 28th April
Week 11; 25th - 28th March
Week 10; 18th-22nd March
Week 9; 11th March - 15th March
We finished and showcased our fantastic printing work this week which we have been working on with Mrs Kinrade! Everyone produced such beautiful pieces of art. Well done Year 5!
This week we devising our very own character toolkit based on our model text - The Dreamgiver. Year 5, have been introduced to DE:DE sentences this week, in order to advance their descriptive writing through adding extra detail after a colon (:). They have been absulutly fantastic at providing extra details in order to hook the reader and portray the character effectively through their writing.
* Turn yourself into a teacher by teaching someone at home how to write a DE:DE sentence. Then, when you think they are as brilliant at using them in their writing as your are. Write down their example of a de:de sentence in your homework book!
We completed a literary analysis on the Dreamgivers character description - Model text.
More marvellous maths! Year 5 have been working so hard on their long multiplication this week, although we have faced new tricky challenges, everyone is so motivated on mastering this new method of multiplication. Bring on the challenge we say!
Week 8; 4th March - 8th March
Another fantastic, yet busy week in Year 5! We had some absolutely terrific daffodils from Year 5, so a huge congratulations to all you superstars who took part .
We celebrated another awesome World Book Day this year! Everyone got involved, and our beautiful classroom became home to many magical creatures, famous faces, evil villains and of course a huge Teletubbie (Benji) who won best dressed in year 5.
We also celebrated our very own Year 5 Shakespeare - Ishaan Mishra :)
Winning 1st place in the Off By Heart poetry competition from his spectacular performance of The Witches Spell.
In science we explored mechanisms, discovering how everything we use in daily life often involves a specific mechanism to function appropriately. We then jumped right into our young engineer brains: creating some unique inventions to make our lives easier. Using our prior knowledge of mechanisms, we discussed which mechanism - cog, pulley or leaver would work best and why...
Week 7; 26th February - 1st March
This week we delved into the formal method and the box method of multiplication. We used each method to multiply larger three, four and FIVE digit numbers !
Year 5, loved learning about the different processes and how we can use these methods to reach our mathematics goals. Which is your favourite?
Week 6; 12th - 16th February
This week we explored squared and cubed numbers in mathematics.
Year 5, loved using cubes to represent and support their calculations! Fantastic work everyone :).
In pairs we created a colourful array city for our mathematics working wall in Year 5. We used our fabulous knowledge of squared numbers to create this memorable display.
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Week 5; 5th - 10th February
Can you believe that its the second last week of term already!
Year 5 have been steaming through their new topics. We have focused on volcanoes and the structure of the Earth this week to help us better understand the planet in which we live in. We loved making double page spreads to support our geographical knowledge whilst, showcasing some fantastic arts and crafts skills in the process.
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We looked at the importance of prediction and even added a new word to our WOW wall - Hypothesises!
But thats not all! We also made our own paper helicopters!
After we tested the helicopters we had a challenge to design our very own version however, there was a twist. The new version had to be more air resistant so we had to get our thinking caps on to design a marvellous creation which not only flies but also meets the variables of our investigation.
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Week 4; 29th January - 2nd February
This week we looked at our model text - Harry Potters first look at Hogwarts. We discussed how J.K Rowling creates an impactful setting both in the book and movie scene. As a class, we then discussed why it was important for her to use specific vocabulary, and highlight unique features of the characters surroundings to create suspense and entice her audience to continue reading.
As we watched the scene, Year 5 imagined they were journeying with Harry and Ron towards Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The children were encouraged to use their 5 senses, and record what they could see, hear, smell, taste and feel on this classic adventure. We called this jumping into the characters shoes, and the lesson went down a treat for a magical Wednesday afternoon!
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We used our senses to create a brilliant gothic setting description:
Week 3; 22nd-26th January
In numeracy, Year 5 have been soaring through their new unit of multiplication and division. This week Tiny had an interesting question for Year 5 to solve. And of course they were up for the challenge! Tiny stumbled upon what we call a misconception, and in our neighbour pairs we worked together to identity and explain his misconception. Not only did we explain how Tiny method was incorrect, but we also found supporting calculations to provide evidence for our discussion.
We have also been exploring common multiples, factors, common factors and prime numbers.
We worked on memorising our Harry Potter setting description thought the use of story maps. Year 5, loved creating these unique sketches to help them recall and remember the text.
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Week 2; 15th-19th January
Another wonderful week in year 5!
This week we jumped into the world of description. We learnt all about DADWAVERS, and how we can use this technique to help us create a super setting description.
We used our new knowledge of DADWAVERS to support us during our short burst writing; where we race against the clock to produce a suspenseful, mysterious and descriptive story. Year 5 took on the challenge like champs, and produced some absolute show stoppers! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Week 1; 8th - 12th January 20224
Back to the books after a beautiful Christmas break, Year 5 are so excited to get started on their new learning adventures this term!
We kick started the fun with some science! Completing an outdoor experiment using a paper ball and a sheet of A4, to understand the effects of air resistance and gravity on moving objects. We concluded the investigation and found that objects with less surface area are more aerodynamic and therefore, fall at a faster rate.
Week 14; 18th - 22nd December
All Abord!
To celebrate our wonderful letter writing in English, and the start of the Christmas festivities year 5 had a pyjama day and watched The Polar Express with some munchies. What a brilliant way to finish off our Autumn term.
Week 13; 11th - 15th December
Reindeer Run charity event to raise money for Live at Home. Live at Home help support members to continue living independently at home where they feel happiest, for as long as possible. Year 5 didn't let the weather put them off... super work!
Some brilliant WW2 double page spreads were created this week, compiling what we have learnt about the London Blitz in the most awesome and entertaining way!
Week 12; 4th - 8th December
Outdoor art with Mrs Kinrade. We looked at fine detail and the beauty of our natural surroundings to create unique artwork in our sketchbooks.
Week 11; 27th - 1st December
Forest school fun in year 5!
For our last week at forest school we lit a fire and toasted some yummy marshmallows. Together we shared our favourite memories from this term, and even made some cool Christmas decorations.
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Week 10; 13th - 17th
This week we looked at kindness and friendships in PSHE, and celebrated world kindness day by creating some beautiful posters.
Week 9; 6th-10th November
We looked at a range of different materials in science and classified them according to a range of variables and specific properties. We also had a look at soluble and insoluble materials and thought about how we could separate materials like salt and water.
As a class we hypothesised which materials would sink, float or dissolve in water.
Week 8; 30th- 3rd November
Turnip Competition!
We had a fantastic Hop-Tu-Naa in year 5! The whole class got involved in some spooky story telling, and we even had a go at solving some tricky halloween mysteries.
A huge well done, and congratulations to all the turnip competitors.They were all MARVELLOUS!
Week 7; 16th-20th October
This week we concluded our gadgets literacy topic. To do so, we became real life inventors and created the ultimate spy gadget! We looked at different materials and how we could use them in order to support our design. The super gadgets supported children in composing their persuasive advertisements for their end of unit big write.
Week 6; 9th -13th October
Year 5 took part in an amazing skipping workshop this week!
The whole class have some new super skipping skills which they have been practicing at playtime.
Maths Madness!
Year 5 have been facing their partners in a range of mathematical problem solving and concept games to show off their number skills and fluency using the four operations - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division.
Week 5; 2nd-6th October
We have been learning about World War 2 and Benji kindly brought in some fascinating original artefacts from the war for us to look at.
We looked at some World War 2 medals that Benji's great-grandfather won in the war.
We researched and found the countries (Axis & Allies) who were involved in the war, then located them on the globe.
