English

This week, the children created a descriptive wanted poster for Thanatos, Daemon of death, from our story. After this, they wrote a news report about his escape. The focus was to recount events using subordinate clauses. The children continued reading their class text, created comprehension questions and acted out a scene from the book. Next week, we are writing a character description of Zeus and an internal monologue from Thanatos's point of view. We will be focusing on ambitious vocabulary and emotive language. 

Maths

This week, the children have been adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators and converting mixed numbers to improper fractions. Next week, they will be adding and subtracting mixed number fractions using converting. 

Thematic 

This week, we started our thematic topic, 'Gods and Mortals.' They children learnt about how Ancient Greeks influenced our modern world through their inventions. They also learnt about Athens and Sparta and their similarities and differences. Using this knowledge, they held a debate in the hall, to argue why their state was the better one. Next week, the children will be learning about Gods and Goddesses, acting out myths and learning about the Parthenon. 

Sir Link Alot

This week, year 5 are recapping homophones.

Key Dates 

Wednesday 12^th March- STEM day

Wednesday 19^th March- Parent engage session 2.40pm. This will be maths focused.

Friday 21^st March- Comic relief 80’s theme

Wednesday 26^th March- Year 5 WOW day and book look

Monday 31^st March- Parents evening

Tuesday 1^st April- Parents evening

Homework

- Please read with your child at least 3 times a week.

- All children have been given a ZPD to help them identify the correct books for their reading level. Once your child has read their book, they will need to complete a quiz on it before getting a new one. These quizzes can be done either in school or at home on Accelerated Reader using the log-in codes found in their reading records.

Welcome (renaissance-go.com) 

- Children should be playing TTRS at least 3 times a week to build their confidence and fluency with time-tables knowledge.

- Mathletics homework has also been set for the children to complete by next Friday.

- Please see the homework menu attached for our thematic homework. This can be completed in the homework book provided if you wish.

Have a great half term!

The Year 5 team