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We have had another busy and exciting week in Year 5! Here's a look at what we have been learning. ➗ Maths This week in Maths, we have been learning how to multiply numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000. We have focused on using our place value knowledge to understand how digits change position when multiplying by powers of ten. The children have worked hard to explain their reasoning and solve a range of problems. 📚 Reading In Reading, we have started our new class text about Anne F

It has been wonderful welcoming all the children back to school this week. They have returned with a fantastic attitude towards learning and have settled back into school routines brilliantly. In Writing, we have begun our new unit on newspapers. We started by identifying key newspaper features, including relative clauses, and then used these in our own writing. In Maths, we have started our unit on fractions. This week, we have been learning how to simplify, compare, add and

It was fantastic to see all the children back after their half term break! They have all settled quickly back into their routines and are engaged with their learning. This week we have shared one of my favourite picture books, 'That Rabbit belongs to Emily Brown' by Cressida Cowell who also wrote the 'How to Train your Dragon' books. We have written a character description about Emily. The children have thought hard about her personality by using the information from the stor

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Happy Friday! A huge well done to all the children for their first half term in school. They have all settled so well into school and have got used to our rules and routines. This week we have been looking at the story 'Little Red Riding Hood'. The children are enjoying doing actions to our words each day. This week they were: traipse crafty gratitude disguise flee concealed The children have been making masks for the wolf and Little Red Riding Hood. In Maths, we have been lo

What a fantastic final week before half term! The children have worked incredibly hard and should be very proud of all they have achieved. 🔢 Maths This week, we have been learning about factors and prime numbers. The children explored how numbers can have different factors and learnt how to identify prime numbers by investigating how many factors they have. We practised these skills through a variety of activities and challenges. 📚 Reading We finished our class novel, Lette

What a fantastic first term we have had! I am so proud of how well the children have settled into Year 6, and their progress this term has been fantastic. This week, we finished our class text, Holes, and have really enjoyed sharing the story together. In Maths, we completed our end-of-unit assessment on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It has been lovely to see how well the children have understood these areas. On Wednesday, we welcomed parents to our Insp

Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you for all of your support with the costumes for our Weird and Wonderful Day. The children looked fantastic, and it was wonderful to see them enjoying themselves at the disco. In English, the children have written some excellent book reviews. They did a great job of capturing the main plot without giving too much away, and it was lovely to see them sharing their opinions thoughtfully and clearly. In Maths, we have now finished our topic on area

A reminder we break up for half term on Friday. Monday 2nd November is a PD day. We return to school Tuesday 3rd November.

📝 Writing This week, we have become news reporters! The children have been learning about the features of newspaper reports and using our class text to inspire their own articles. They have worked hard to write engaging headlines, introductions and reports packed with important information. ✖️➗ Maths In Maths, we have started our new topic of multiplication and division. The children have been exploring multiplication facts and developing their understanding of how multiplic

It was wonderful speaking with many of you this week and sharing your children’s learning. Thank you for coming. In Writing, we have been writing about the yellow-spotted lizard from our class text, Holes. I have been extremely impressed by the children’s ability to use technical vocabulary to create an informative Non-Chronological Report. In Maths, we have finished our unit on addition and subtraction. This week, we have been learning about the order of operations (BODMAS)

Dear Parents and Carers, It was lovely to see so many of you at Parent's Evening this week and discuss the positive attitudes and how determined to learn your children are. We have had a very creative writing week in class, and the children have produced some lovely, detailed stories based on our original narrative. It has been wonderful to see their imagination, effort and enthusiasm reflected in their work. In maths, we have now come to the end of our addition and subtracti

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Dear Parents and Carers, We have had a good week in class and the children have shown excellent enthusiasm across the curriculum. In English, we have started looking at narrative writing. We have been exploring expanded noun phrases, conjunctions and speech. The children have worked hard to develop their understanding of how these features can make writing more detailed and engaging. In maths, we have been exploring formal methods of addition and subtraction. The children hav