Year 5 Blog

4th October 2024

It has been a jammed pack week of learning this week in Year 5! Miss Erskine, Miss Weller and Miss Young are so incredibly proud of the continues enthusiasm the children have shown towards their learning. They definitely have earnt a well-deserved rest this weekend before we head into another busy week.

1. A few reminders for Week 6 (7.10.24)
2. PE day has moved to Friday 11^th October 2024
3. Photo day is on Thursday 12^th October 2024
4. TTRS Battle every Monday starting at 7 am and ending on Friday at 1.30pm
5. Junk modelling (see the list below) to come the week commencing 14^th October.

• Toilet roll tubes
• Kitchen roll tubes
• Paper plates
• Thin cardboard (such as cereal box material)
• Lolly sticks

In Science, we have been enjoying learning about how forces work by carrying out a range of experiments. We have been focusing on the how different variables can change the results of the test as well as the impact of a fair test. 

In maths, this week we have been working extremely hard to apply our knowledge of rounding to 5 digit and 6-digit numbers. Our teachers have been so impressed with how we have used resources to aid our understanding and our level of resilience. As well as rounding these numbers, we have been working on forming sentences explaining our answers using stem sentences. Additionally, we have been looking at number lines and beginning to understand what intervals and estimate mean. We split into two teams and created two numbers between 200,000 to 400,000. Miss Young gave us questions to aid our discussions.

In PE, we have been looking at how to use our bodies to create different balances on the wall bars. Some of the challenges included only having one limb on the apparatus. In addition, we worked on applying our static jumps from the previous week applying them to the spring boards onto the vaults.

In English, we have started our narrative unit based on the book 'Rollercoaster Boy' and have been exploring the main character's thoughts and feelings as he navigates the challenges of living with a poorly dad. We first looked at creating a Missing Poster where we wrote a class one for Mr Hughes and Mr Spurle before writing our very own about Todd.

27th September 2024

We have had another busy week in Year 5! We have written and published our rollercoaster poems, that feature onomatopoeia, alliteration and similes. The children worked so hard to get these poems published and they look and sound amazing! In maths we have been learning to round to the nearest thousand, which we are starting to master! 

In science we have continued with our forces project, we have completed science experiments to explore this. In RE we have heard stories including The Burning Bush and the 10 commandments and explored the significance they have on Jewish people. In PE we have enjoyed our hockey and gymnastics topics, despite the weather not always being on our side! 

Miss Erskine, Miss Weller and Miss Young have been so impressed by the unwavering enthusiasm and engagement that the Year 5 children have shown, enjoy a well earned rest this weekend!