Year 5

In Literacy we have finished our work on the fabulous book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordecai Gerstein and we have produced some excellent biographies about Philippe Petit. We have now begun working on The Nowhere Emporium by Ross McKenzie and we’re looking forward to learning more about the mysterious shop from nowhere!

 

We have completed work on decimals, perimeter, area and volume and we are now brushing up on our reasoning and problem solving skills in preparation for Year 6. 

Science

In History we have been exploring the lives of former Kings and Queens, particularly the Tudors and Queen Victoria. We have looked at how the power and role of the monarch has changed over time. We really enjoyed our trip to the Tower of London to see where many of the events we have learned about took place.

I the coming weeks we will be investigating structures, particularly bridges, and having a go at making our own.

In Computing we are learning to create photo stories/reels using Windows movie maker. 

In French we have been learning to talk about our families. 

In Music with Mr Nield we have been exploring dynamic and texture and how this affects our singing and playing. We are also playing basic notation using tuned percussion instruments.