Year 5 have worked incredibly hard this term, finishing their final term in year 5!

Although decimals and fractions can be a trickier topics, year 5 have really persevered in Maths. We have been multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000, using place value tables to help shift the digits to the left or right. They have also learnt how to multiply decimals, using their excellent knowledge of times tables to support this. We’ve also done a lot of work with fractions, looking at how best to multiply fractions by whole numbers and what representation can best aid out understanding.

Year 5’s writing started by focussing on getting action into their fiction writing. We looked at various examples of action sequences, both in writing and film to best understand how to get pace and movement onto the page. They’ve worked hard at choosing the right language and reading back through their work to edit for improvements. We ended the year by looking at narrative poetry, focussing on the famous poem ‘The Highway Man’ by Alfred Noyes. The class enjoyed decoding the language in each stanza and seeing the story unfold each day.

In science, year 5 have explored the world of forces, looking at where forces are seen in everyday life. We went outside with a parachute to see how surface area can affect the amount of air resistance on an object and linked that relationship to water resistance. We have also worked on our scientific skills, working on how best we could investigate whether the weight of an object affected the amount of friction created when braking. Finally, we combined our previous knowledge of space, and what we have learnt in our guided reading text ‘Cosmic’ to learn more about how gravity affects us.

History had us exploring life in Ancient Maya, looking at things like the importance of chocolate and the tales behind the cacao bean, what beliefs the Mayans held, and what their ancient cities looked like. This was supported by out VR workshop, getting to see first-hand what the temples and ruins that are left in Tikal look like. In geography, year 5 have learnt about deserts around the world, about their locations in the globe and combating the misconceptions about what a desert looks like. We looked in depth at the Mojave Desert, writing some excellent postcards as if we had visited the barren landscape.

Within other areas of the curriculum, Year 5 have also been working on their computing skills, creating drawings using different tools on Microsoft; building their understanding around Islamic beliefs and culture and finally understanding more about their own bodies within PSHE.

They’ve worked very hard this year, right up until the end and should all be very proud of the progress they’ve made this year. Well done Year 5!