Maths
We have continued to learn more about 2D shape (polygon) and geometry.
We can translate a shape and locate the new position using co-ordinates. We can find the lines of symmetry in regular polygons and orders of rotational symmetry. We can identify whether a polygon will tessellate or not.
We have learnt vocabulary associated with geometry - diagonal, parallel, perpendicular,right angle, obtuse, acute and reflex angles.
We have estimated and measured angles.
English
We have been looking at correct spellings where there are several alternatives for the sound and how to find which one is best to use. We have looked at long a; ay ai a/e aA ei, i; I i/e igh y and e; e e/e ee ae y ey.
We have also looked at spelling and using past tense by adding ed (whether it sounds like ed, t or id), changing y to ied, doubling the consonant before ed and lots of irregular past tense verbs.
Most of Y5 use some of these some of the time, so we are trying to improve this.
Handwriting
We are now able to join all the letters and make our writing small, rounded, correct heights for tall and tails - when we are copying a sentence, but.... we are now moving to keeping the good formation when we write and have to think about the content as well as the handwriting - which is a bit more tricky!
Writing
We have been learning how to write an explanation text. This involves looking at the sections we need to include; an introduction, a conclusion, which order the information needs to come in, using 3rd person, specific technical vocabulary and cause and effect connectives.
Reading
We are just starting to work on formal comprehension exercises (which from now, will be a part of Y5 weekly homework as an online task). So far, we have talked about texts as we read them and asked questions but we now need to think much more deeply about what we are reading.
We are much further into our class novel, 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief' -and we now know that Percy is the son of Poseidon, God of the Sea - which has some advantages, but considerably more problems!
History
We have learnt much more about the Ancient Greeks - their use of Democracy to rule their city, they were the originators of the Olympic Games and some more about Greek Gods and Greek myths.
Our Medusa heads...
Art
We have continued making the planets from Papier Mache and are almost ready to begin painting them!
We have continued to learn more about 2D shape (polygon) and geometry.
We can translate a shape and locate the new position using co-ordinates. We can find the lines of symmetry in regular polygons and orders of rotational symmetry. We can identify whether a polygon will tessellate or not.
We have learnt vocabulary associated with geometry - diagonal, parallel, perpendicular,right angle, obtuse, acute and reflex angles.
We have estimated and measured angles.
English
We have been looking at correct spellings where there are several alternatives for the sound and how to find which one is best to use. We have looked at long a; ay ai a/e aA ei, i; I i/e igh y and e; e e/e ee ae y ey.
We have also looked at spelling and using past tense by adding ed (whether it sounds like ed, t or id), changing y to ied, doubling the consonant before ed and lots of irregular past tense verbs.
Most of Y5 use some of these some of the time, so we are trying to improve this.
Handwriting
We are now able to join all the letters and make our writing small, rounded, correct heights for tall and tails - when we are copying a sentence, but.... we are now moving to keeping the good formation when we write and have to think about the content as well as the handwriting - which is a bit more tricky!
Writing
We have been learning how to write an explanation text. This involves looking at the sections we need to include; an introduction, a conclusion, which order the information needs to come in, using 3rd person, specific technical vocabulary and cause and effect connectives.
Reading
We are just starting to work on formal comprehension exercises (which from now, will be a part of Y5 weekly homework as an online task). So far, we have talked about texts as we read them and asked questions but we now need to think much more deeply about what we are reading.
We are much further into our class novel, 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief' -and we now know that Percy is the son of Poseidon, God of the Sea - which has some advantages, but considerably more problems!
History
We have learnt much more about the Ancient Greeks - their use of Democracy to rule their city, they were the originators of the Olympic Games and some more about Greek Gods and Greek myths.
Our Medusa heads...
Art
We have continued making the planets from Papier Mache and are almost ready to begin painting them!
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