Term 6

This term year five have been looking at rivers along with animals including humans. We have been looking at different sections of a variety of rivers and identifying different features of the different sections.

In literacy, we have been continuing to consider the purpose of writing and practicing using skills to build a range of atmospheres within an adventure story. We wrote the adventure texts based on ‘Rhythm of the rain’, which included our knowledge of rivers and the dangers that a river holds.

In mathematics, we have re-covered and developed our understanding of a variety of different topics. We started the term by learning how to tell the time, which the children have been continuously using since this recap. Following this we moved onto learning about the different types of angles and learned how to measure and draw the different angles. In the last three weeks, we have been challenging ourselves by solving problems involving the four operations (addition, subtraction, division and multiplication).

We hope all the children have a wonderful summer and it has been a pleasure teaching them this year! Good luck in the future.

Term 5

This term year five have been looking at the separation of mixtures. We have designed experiments which prove that solutes can be separated from solutions and had great fun while doing so.

In literacy, we have been continuing to consider the purpose of writing and practicing using writerly skills to build different atmospheres and give the reader different moods. We write fantasy texts based on ‘The Nowhere Emporium’, which proved to be great stimulation for writing, and then went on to write news reports about the beast of Fair Furlong and Mr Cawley and Mr Owens sighting of a UFO. The children produced some fantastic writing in both of these areas.

In maths, we continued to work on fractions and then branched out into decimals and percentages. The work we did on fractions helped the children to understand decimals and percentages.

Next term, we will be focusing on rivers and their effect on the landscape and on people.

Term 4
This term has completed year five’s study of British history: which began with the skirmishes and ambushes of the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons; then to the Bloodied battlegrounds of Stamford Bridge and Hastings and finally, onto the deeds and misdeeds of The Georgian’s. This is over one thousand years of History in two terms and year five have coped admirably.

We have been working on setting description in writing with a particular focus on the writerly skills of building moods through vocabulary choice. In mathematics, we have been further working on our fractions knowledge and practicing both fluency and problem solving

Next term, we will be focusing on separating mixtures and very much help to welcome Wessex Water to help us with our scientific thinking and reasoning about our question, “Can you separate sugar from your teacher’s coffee?”

Term 3

This term, Year Five have been investigating the Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions of England. This has involved a detailed study of the time period and, in particular, focusing on the events that led to the flowering of the idea of the English and England. We went on to consider the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and what that event meant for the people of England. We also read Beowulf and created our own sagas. The children worked very hard and despite the challenges of home learning have learned much.

In term four, year five will be looking at the Georgians; asking the question, were The Georgians really gorgeous? We will start the term with an emersion week, briefly summarizing the six-hundred years of British history post Norman invasion and then developing lines of enquiry to answer this key question. There is lots to discover and no better place to do it than in Bristol, owing to it’s rich Georgian heritage.

Term 2
In term two, This term, Year Five have been investigating the world of the Maya. We made Mayan temples out of clay and headdresses in order to explore Mayan culture. We also wrote mystery texts involving a Mayan adventure. We have also been learning about Linnaeus’s  system for classifying animals and studying the geography of south and Central America. In maths, we have been working to progress our skills in multiplication and division and the children have impressed!

Next term we will be studying the Anglo-Saxon’s and Vikings. Our key question will be “If you could time travel, would you rather be a Viking or Anglo-Saxon. We will be using Beowulf as a companion text and Mr Cawley and Mr Owen are VERY excited.

Term 1
This term, Year Five have been using Oliver Jeffers wonderful book Here We Are as a frame to explore our curriculum. We have also travelled across the Solar System and out into the universe in both literacy and science lessons. In maths, we have been revising our knowledge of place value and addition and subtraction. We have also composed pieces of music about Bristol Balloon Fiesta and worked on our pencil drawing techniques. We have had a very successful term one and are looking forward to the next term

In term two, year five are extremely excited to be exploring the Mayan Civilization, Ancient Greek Mythology and a comparative study between our own Geography and that of South America- both physical and human. As we get closer to Christmas, we will be questioning the Christmas stories historical viability. We are also looking forward to working with clay in art hopefully designing the Trojan Horse of Troy.

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