We have had a brilliant first week back in Class 5.  The children have all settled back into school very quickly, and have been impressing Mrs J and I with their brilliant attitude to their learning.

English

We have started our new novel study of Macbeth.  We analysed a description of Macbeth and thought about what sort of person he must be.  We then retold the story of the battle between Norway and Scotland, showing Macbeth as the main character.

Maths

We have been working with numbers up to 1 million (Year 5) and 10 million (Year 6) this week.  We have been consolidating our knowledge of place value, reading, writing, ordering and comparing numbers represented in different ways.  We have also been applying our reasoning skills to solving problems involving place value.

History

We started our new topic of Ancient Egypt this week.  We placed Ancient Egypt onto a timeline and talked about other eras that we knew and placed those as well.  The children then researched 6 major events that occurred during Ancient Egyptian times and placed them onto a timeline.

PE

The children have enjoyed their first session with Mr Bebb this week, playing high-five netball.

Homework

Homework and spellings have gone home today.  The homework is a reading comprehension which I would like the children to complete independently.  This is due in by Wednesday but if the children are struggling then they can bring it back on Monday to go through with Mrs J or I before Wednesday.

Spellings

Spellings are to be practised within the spelling book following the instructions on the sheet.  Children should then choose four of the spellings to write in exciting sentences on the next page of their book.  The spelling test will next Friday.