Please could all Class 5 children come to school on Friday wearing a black outfit? This can be black leggings/trousers and a black tshirt/jumper, or a black skirt and black tights.  If you don’t have any black clothing then dark grey or navy is fine.  We would be grateful if the children could bring their school polo-shirt and jumper/cardigan to change into after the assembly.

We are really looking forward to Friday and hopefully we will see you there!

Miss Carr and Mrs J

English

In English we began the week by publishing our newspaper articles. Most of the children are now really confident with using formal and informal language in their writing. We then moved on to writing a soliloquy from Macbeth, showing his dilemma about whether or not to kill his friend Banquo in order to stay on the throne. The children came up with some amazingly vivid descriptions, and then we redrafted these soliloquys making sure that our punctuation and cohesion was just as good as our language.

Maths

In maths this week we began the week by looking at square and cube numbers. Year 5 were solving some puzzles, also using their knowledge of factors and multiples. Year 6 were applying their skills to solving problems. We then moved on to order of operations (Year 6), and following ‘BIDMAS’ in order to find the correct solution to problems. They really enjoyed this and became confident in applying this method. Year 5 concentrated on mental arithmetic for the end of the week, and how to reorder calculations in order to make them easier to solve in their heads.

D.T

In D.T this week, the children created their final bread roll designs. They have all chosen a type of flour, a flavouring, and a shape for their rolls. They then wrote the list of ingredients they would need and the method they will follow. We will be baking these next week so check back for photos!

R.E

In R.E, we recapped on the first of the five pillars of Islam; Shahadah. We discussed the declaration of faith, and what Muslims believe. The children then discussed and recorded their own personal beliefs in all aspects of their lives.

P.E

In P.E this week, we continued to develop our routines using counter balance and counter tension. The children also included benches and mats in their routines, which were brilliant! They have also continued basketball with Mr Bebb.

History

In history this week, we had a very exciting afternoon working out how the Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. We experimented using an upturned table with children sitting on it, and ropes. The children had to come up with a system for moving the table smoothly and easily. We then watched a video of a pyramid worker set in Ancient Egypt, and ordered the different steps for building a pyramid.