Hello everyone,
I hope you all had a fantastic Spring break! It’s so lovely to be back together, and I can’t believe we’re already heading into Term 3! How quickly the year is flying by!
Here is what Year 5/6 have been up to this week:
Maths:
Year 5
| Shape | Sum.1.2 – Classify angles |
| Shape | Sum.1.3 – Estimate angles |
| Shape | Sum.1.4 – Measure angles up to 180° |
| Shape | Sum.1.5 – Draw lines and angles accurately |
| Shape | Sum.1.6 – Calculate angles around a point |
Year 6
| Area, Perimeter and Volume | Spr.5.4 – Area of a right-angled triangle |
| Area, Perimeter and Volume | Spr.5.5 – Area of any triangle |
| Area, Perimeter and Volume | Spr.5.6 – Area of a parallelogram |
| Area, Perimeter and Volume | Spr.5.7 – Volume – counting cubes |
| Area, Perimeter and Volume | Spr.5.8 – Volume of a cuboid |
Literacy
This week in Literacy, we started our new focus text The Paperbag Prince by Colin Thompson. After reading the first few pages, the students made thoughtful predictions using clues from the front cover and the story so far. Since the book explores themes around recycling and caring for the environment, we also had some meaningful discussions about the uses and dangers of plastic.
The students took part in a class debate on the statement, “All Year 5/6 students should stop using plastic completely.” I was so impressed with the way they shared their ideas, listened to one another, and communicated their points clearly. To build on this, they carried out research and wrote persuasive texts aimed at encouraging the wider HFS community to reduce plastic use.
It’s been a fantastic start to our new unit, with strong connections between reading, discussion, and writing.
IPC
Entry Point – This week, we began our exciting new unit, What a Wonderful World. As part of our first task, the students were challenged to create their own calendars inspired by natural wonders. Each group researched twelve incredible natural sites from around the globe and carefully included them in their designs. Once all groups have completed their calendars, I will print them out so the students can take them home and proudly share their work.
Knowledge Harvest – The children were challenged to draw the world from memory, including continents, oceans, climate zones and key geographical features like the Equator and the Tropics. It was a great way to see what they already know, and it sparked some brilliant conversations about the world we live in.
Geography Task 1 – Towards the end of the week, we started our first Geography task, where the children began learning about biomes. Each group chose a biome to research and prepared either a poster, a short presentation, or a documentary script to teach the rest of the class.
Useful Information
Due to the change of schedule, homework will be sent home on a Friday. This means that students need to bring their homework by Friday but are welcome to bring it earlier if they wish.
Have a lovely weekend!
Ms. Temple 🙂
