Hello everyone,
Another week has passed and the students have had a lovely week full of sunshine and learning.
Here is what Year 5/6 have been up to this week:
Maths:
Year 5
| Shape | Sum.2.1 – Read and plot coordinates |
| Shape | Sum.2.2 – Problem solving with coordinates |
| Shape | Sum.2.2 – Problem solving with coordinates (review) |
| Shape | Sum.2.3 – Translation |
| Shape | Sum.2.4 – Translation with coordinates |
Year 6
| Statistics | Spr.6.4 – Pie charts with percentages |
| Statistics | Spr.6.5 – Draw pie charts |
| Statistics | Spr.6.6 – The mean |
| Statistics | End of unit assessment |
| Review | End of Term 2 Assessment Preparation |
Literacy
This week in Literacy, the students delved deeper into The Paperbag Prince, exploring the story’s themes and characters through discussion and reflection. They demonstrated excellent comprehension and critical thinking as they considered the impact of the poison pool introduced in the text. We also introduced modal verbs and explored how these can be used to express certainty, possibility, and obligation—skills they applied in a real-world context. The highlight of the week was their persuasive writing task: students wrote compelling letters to the local council, urging them to remove the harmful poison pool. Using powerful language, well-reasoned arguments, and their growing understanding of environmental responsibility, every student successfully persuaded the notoriously budget-conscious council to take action. A fantastic effort all around!
IPC
Geography Task 3 – We continued our exploration of the Earth’s interior by creating 3D models using papier-mâché, balloons, and paper plates. These creative projects helped the students visualise and understand the different layers of the Earth in a hands-on and memorable way. We’ll complete them next week when we have more time in the Art room, and I can’t wait to see the finished results!
Geography Task 4 – The students also began learning about plate boundaries. They have started designing models to show divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries, which will form part of an exciting interactive display we’ll be assembling next week.
Useful Information
I’ve shared a Google Form with all parents regarding our upcoming class trip on Monday, June 2nd. Please complete the form to confirm that you’re happy for your child to return to school at 4:20pm, rather than the usual 3:20pm. Once I have received confirmation, I will go ahead and finalise the venue bookings.
Please remember that on May 5th, 6th, and 7th the school will be closed for all students.
On May 8th staff and students will have school photographs taken, so please send your child to school in, or with, their school uniform.
I hope you all have a wonderful 5 days off together!
Ms. Temple 🙂
