We have had another fantastic week in Class 5.
English
We have continued with our Macbeth novel study. We began the week dramatising the scene in Macbeth where he meets the witches for the first time. We then analysed Macbeth’s reaction to the prophesy and the children drafted and then edited and redrafted a letter from Macbeth to Lady Macbeth telling her of the prophesy. We have also focused on using relative clauses and relative pronouns within sentences.
Maths
In maths we have continued our work on place value. Year 5 have been rounding numbers up to the nearest 100,000 and applying these skills to find solutions to problems using reasoning. Year 6 have been rounding numbers within 10 million, and also solving problems using reasoning. We have finished the week solving addition and subtraction problems involving negative numbers, showing our calculation with jumps on a number line if needed.
History/Geography
The children looked at the major landmarks of Ancient Egypt and marked these onto a map, sorting them into physical and human features.
Science
We began our new Evolution and Inheritance topic this week. The children played a game of Guess Who with their own faces, focusing on describing physical characteristics. We then defined inherited and environmental characteristics, and the children designed their own cross breed dogs using this information.
PE
This week the children began Gymnastics with Mrs J. They worked in pairs to create unusual ways of travelling using any part of their body. Next week they will begin using apparatus to assist them.
RE
The children began their unit on Islam this week. They took part in a question and answer session with Mrs J using pictures, text and objects to discuss what they already knew, what questions they had, and what they would like to find out. The children also began looking at the five pillars of Islam, and making some links to Christianity.