Year 5

In Year 5 the children have had a very busy Autumn term. They have learnt many new and exciting things to add to their already existing knowledge.

In History the children have learnt about WW2 and why it started. Children were interested to find out why the children were evacuated. In DT the children learnt about strong, safe and sturdy structures. They then created their own structures using many different materials.

Some children enjoyed their time at Cliffe House. Their very first residential. They had an amazing time! They learnt lots of new skills – wood cutting, rock climbing and archery. Lots of children enjoyed the river walk.

Look at our photos to see our exciting learning taking place.

Work for 10th March 2023

Maths: Revise what we have learnt about fractions, decimals and percentages by watching this PowerPoint presentation and completing these questions.

Practice your essential times table knowledge on TTRS.

Reading comprehension: Read the questions about King Midas and the Golden Touch and find the answers in the text.

Science: Click here to watch the video and play the quiz to revise what you know about friction.

History: What can you find out about life in Ancient Greece? Create a poster to compare life then and now - remember, compare means showing similarities AND differences.

Carry My Story: Ask someone in your family about something special they have done. Listen to their story. Fill in the sheet given to you in class. Remember we will be sharing our stories with the class.

Investigating chemical reactions

We had a brilliant time investigating chemical reactions in our science lessons this half term. 

We wanted to know what happened when we mixed different amounts of baking soda with vinegar. As you can see from the photos, it got a bit messy! We all loved seeing the balloons blowing up when the reaction produced carbon dioxide. 

Early Islamic Civilisation

Another half term – another fantastic topic to learn about!

This half term in our History topic, we are learning about Early Islamic Civilisation. As per tradition, we started our topic with our topic exploration lesson. Have a look at the amazing work we did!

We worked in teams to research about Baghdad in the Golden Era.

Take a look at our fantastic WOW posters! 

Early Islamic Civilisation (History) - Useful Links

Why is Baghdad important?

Baghdad Video - BBC

History if Early Islamic Civilisation BBC

What was the Golden Age of Islam?

Use this research map to find out more about Early Islamic Civilisation

Save Our Rainforest

This half term (Summer 1) our Geography topic is ‘Save Our Rainforests’. We kick-started the topic by doing a topic exploration lesson where we explored key questions and facts about rainforests as well dipping into the world of John Dyer, a UK based artist who has a vision to change the world one rainforest at a time!

Geography - Save our Rainforests! - Useful links

What is a rainforest habitat?

Rainforest - Watch a National Geographic Video about Rainforests

All about rainforests

Facts about rainforests - National Geographic 

We will be exploring our planet through art using the work of John Dyer!

This half term (Autumn 2) we have been learning about the Greeks!

In this lesson we explored the inventions created by the Greeks that we still use today. We were amazed at our findings!

“The Greeks were fabulous at inventing things!” – Param

“ I didn’t know that the Greek invented the wheelbarrow.” – Azlan

We have explored Greek artefacts, Greek pottery, the Greek alphabet and even made our own Trojan horses! A jam-packed end to our Groovy Greeks topic.

A big shout out to our GREEK EXPERT in class, Mr Moath, who used his initiative and explored the topic beforehand so he could share his knowledge with us in class!

Well done Moath! 

 Independent learning -  Username: student30822 password:spring1

Maths

If you are isolating, please also check MyMaths where you will find some tasks that have been set for you.

Make sure that you can remember this key information about converting measures.

compare volume    (answers)

estimate capacity  (answers)

number sequences with fractions      questions       answers

add and subtract fractions               questions       answers

rounding          negative numbers          problem solving           Roman Numerals           addition and subtraction          

area and perimeter         square numbers video, square numbers quiz

Create shapes with different areas and perimeters with this game.

English

If you are isolating, please also check SPAG.com

Use these images to inspire any piece of writing you wish.

Look at these forest fires, think about the consequences of deforestation and write a persuasive letter to companies who are contributing to it.

Synonyms and antonyms: activity, quiz

KS2 spelling games, spelling pattern games

Read these texts and complete the quizzes to keep your reading comprehension skills fresh:

 Watership Down                        The Butterfly Lion                                The Demon Headmaster             A Dog Called GRK

The BFG                                     The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog            The Lost Happy Endings             Ivan the terrible

Mental and emotional health 

Watch this video to see what happens in our brain when we feel different emotions - try some of the techniques in the video next time you 'flip your lid'.

Watch this video to understand why it is important to 'be present in the moment'

These documents will help you support your child with their reading:

Reading information for parents

Top tips for reading at home with your child

A bookmark with reading questions