This Week in Year 5:
The children have made a fantastic start to their learning. In English, we refreshed our grammar knowledge, looking closely at sentence structures, nouns, verbs, adjectives and punctuation. In Maths, we explored place value and worked confidently with numbers up to 1,000,000. you can find this weeks worksheets here (Maths sheet Autumn 1 Week 2) Our project lessons launched with the Anglo-Saxons, sparking lots of curiosity and thoughtful questions. In STEM, we investigated soluble materials,
and in PRE, we began exploring the theme of belonging in our Sikhism unit.
Next Week in Year 5:
English: we will explore writing about myths, focusing on Norse mythology.
Maths: children will learn powers of 10.
Project: continuing our history project on the Anglo-Saxons.
STEM: separating mixtures and solutions.
PRE: understanding the importance of the Amrit ceremony.
Other Notices
This term, Year 5 children will be going to Forest School:
Fuji – Monday
Sagarmatha – Tuesday
Olympus – Thursday
Sessions will begin the week commencing 15th September. Children will need to bring appropriate clothing and footwear for Forest School, as the sessions will take place in all types of weather.
PE will take place every Wednesday. Please ensure children bring their PE kit, which should include a white T-shirt, navy blue bottoms and trainers.
We would also like each child to bring in a family photo for our classroom family display board.
Well done to all of the children for a fantastic week in Year 5!
Very best wishes,
The Year 5 Mountain Team