This week in the classroom

6.3.26

In this week we have been working on our shared write about why the Artful Dodger is a villain. The children have demonstrated an excellent understanding of the character and they have given reasons to support their argument. 

In reading, we have been answering longer questions based around our impressions of a character. The children have had to find evidence in the text to support which should help with longer three mark questions in their SATs. The children have also been given the 10 Combo Challenge to see who from Year 5 and Year 6 can reach 10 Combos first!

In maths, we have continued learning about percentages. We have looked at how to find 10%, 50%, 5% and 1%, using this to find other percentages. We also looked at problem solving questions, where we were given the part and we had to use that to calculate 100%. The children have done an excellent job with this. The Y6 children have also done some arithmetic paractise. Times tables knowledge continues to be an issue so please work on this at home if you are able. 

In geography, we learned about how we measure the magnitude and impact of earthquakes. 

On World Book Day, we did two live lessons, one through the Premier League, and one with the BBC. This was great fun and we had some very enthusiastic quizzing. 

Well done Year 5/6!

26.2.26

In English this week, we have been learning about how to write a biased argument. We have read our model, about Fagin from Oliver Twist, and we have discussed how it is structured. We have also picked out key words and phrases that we liked for use in our own writing. We have also started to review the different areas of grammar, ready for the Y6 grammar test. This week we have focused on relative clauses, looking at the relative pronoun who. 

In maths, we have been learning more about percentages. We have been converting percentages into fractions and vice versa, simplifying where possible. The children have done a brilliant job with this. 

In geography, we have started our new unit on earthquakes. We learned about what causes earthquakes, finding out about the different layers of the earth and how the crust is split into tectonic plates. 

The children also completed an outdoor art project this week for the Trust Art Competition. They did a fantastic job and Mrs Dean was very impressed. 

We also had two children from Year 5 win behaviour trophies this week, earning our class extra play time! Amazing work!

We finished off the week with a PE session from the coach. 

Well done Year 5/6!