Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:

*   I can calculate the area of compound shapes (Recap).

*   I can estimate and approximate area (Continue & finish).

*   I can identify different 2D shapes and describe their properties (Recap Y4).

English – We shall be starting our new unit, diary writing. This week we shall be identifying the key features, editing an existing diary and then planning and writing a diary entry based on Sports Day.

PE – It is sports day this Thursday. Any child travelling with the school must arrive promptly and in their PE kit.

French – We shall be continuing to look at the unit of clothes!

Music – Soundstart lessons will continue this week.

Reading – We shall be continuing with our class text, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll this week. We shall be basing our comprehension sessions around our class text.

Geography – We shall be starting our new topic, Rivers!

Art – We shall be looking at our new unit, landscape artists.

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Sports Day – 6th June

Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:

perimeter of shapes, calculating missing lengths and the area of irregular/compound shapes.

English – We shall be finishing off our biography unit by choosing an ‘inspirational woman’ to focus on. In our SPAG sessions we shall be looking at uplevelling our writing. As with our previous learning through this unit, Cannon Street Class will be taught by Miss Blackford and London Bridge Class will be taught by Mr Grundey.

Computing – We shall be finishing up typing and designing our travel brochures.

PE -There is swimming this week.

RE –We shall starting our new unit with Mrs Forde, Judaism.

French – We shall be continuing to look at the unit of clothes!

Science – Continuing with forces, we shall be looking at air resistance.

Music – Soundstart lessons will return this week.

Reading – We have started our new class text, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll this week.

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End of half term – 24th May

Children return to school on 4th June 2019.

London Bridge news – 

Due to SATs week, we shall be relocating to the music room for our morning lessons. Children may still place their coats and school bags in our normal cloakroom but be in the music room, promptly, for the register to be taken at 9am.

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Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:

two way tables, timetables and perimeter of shapes.

English – We shall be finishing off our biography unit by choosing an ‘inspirational woman’ to focus on. In our SPAG sessions we shall be looking at the spelling rule of words ending in -cious and -tious. As with our previous learning through this unit, Cannon Street Class will be taught by Miss Blackford and London Bridge Class will be taught by Mr Grundey.

Computing – We shall be finishing up typing and designing our travel brochures.

PE -There is no swimming this week..

RE –We shall starting our new unit with Mrs Forde, Judaism.

French – We shall be continuing to look at the unit of clothes!

Science – Continuing with forces, we shall be looking at gravity and Isaac Newton.

There will be no Soundstart sessions this week. 

Reading – We have started our new class text, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll this week.

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End of half term – 24th May

There will be no swimming on the 14th May. 

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Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:

1. I can read and interpret line graphs.
2. I can draw line graphs.
3. I can use line graphs to solve problems.
4. I can read and interpret tables.​

English – We shall be continuing our unit, biographies. We shall be writing and editing our biographies about Albert Einstein.

Computing – We shall be finishing up typing and designing our travel brochures.

PE -Swimming resumes this week. Please ensure PE and swimming kits are in school.

RE –We shall starting our new unit with Mrs Forde, Judaism.

Geography – We shall be looking at the location of Whitby, in relation to the UK.

Science – Continuing with forces, we shall be looking at gravity and Isaac Newton.

Music lessons will be taught by our Soundstart teacher, Mr Regan.

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End of half term – 24th May

There will be no swimming on the 14th May. 

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Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:

I can add decimals with the same amount of decimal places across 1.

I can subtract decimals with the same amount of decimal places across 1.

I can add decimals with different amounts of decimal places.

I can subtract decimals with different amounts of decimal places.

I can add and subtract wholes and decimals.

English – We shall be continuing our unit, biographies. We shall be editing an existing biography and planning a biography about Albert Einstein.

Computing – We shall be finishing up typing and designing our travel brochures.

PE -Swimming resumes this week. Please ensure PE and swimming kits are in school.

RE –We shall starting our new unit with Mrs Forde.

Geography – We shall be looking at the location of Whitby, in relation to the UK.

Art – We shall be looking at different perspectives.

Music lessons will be taught by our Soundstart teacher, Mr Regan.

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End of half term – 24th May

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Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:

1. I can add decimals within 1.

2. I can subtract decimals within 1.

3. I can find complements to 1.

4. I can add and subtract decimals with the same amount of decimal places.

English – We shall be starting our new unit, biographies. We shall be identifying the key features of the text, editing an existing biography and giving our presentations based on our research over the Easter holiday/

Computing – We shall be finishing up typing and designing our travel brochures.

PE -There are no swimming lessons this week. Swimming resumes w/b 29th April. Please ensure PE kits are in school.

RE –We shall starting our new unit with Mrs Forde.

Geography – We shall be looking at the location of Whitby, in relation to the UK.

Music lessons will be taught by our Soundstart teacher, Mr Regan.

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End of half term – 24th May

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Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:

1.    I can apply my fraction knowledge in an assessment situation.

(2.    I can review my assessment and skills.)

3.    I can use my fraction knowledge to understand percentages (over 100).

4.    I can convert percentages into fractions and decimals.

5.    I can find equivalent fractions-percentages-decimals.​

English – We shall be looking at instruction writing this week. As a cross curricular approach, we shall be making Hot Cross Buns. We shall be focusing on the specific grammatical features associates with instruction writing.

Science – We shall be looking at changing states of material this week. Linking with our DT, we shall be looking at the process of bread – in a range of forms.

Computing – We shall be creating typing up and designing our travel brochures.

PE – We have swimming on Tuesdays and our PE session on Thursdays.

RE –We shall be looking at the Easter story, with Mrs Forde.

French – We shall be continuing to look at the weather.

Art – We shall be drawing images from photographs using chalks, based on areas around Whitby.

Geography – We shall be looking at the location of Whitby, in relation to the UK.

Music lessons will be taught by our Soundstart teacher, Mr Regan.

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Back to school – 23rd April

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Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:

1.     I can review my learning I: I can compare and order fractions.

2.    I can review my learning II: I can add and subtract fractions.

3.    I can apply my fraction knowledge in an assessment situation.

4.    I can convert fractions (over 100) into percentages.

5.    I can convert percentages into fractions and decimals.​

English – We shall be finishing our new topic, Travel Brochures. We will be designing, writing and creating our travel guides.

Science – We shall be having a Science week this week, looking all at the properties and changing states of materials.

Computing – We shall be creating typing up and designing our travel brochures.

PE – We have swimming on Tuesdays and our PE session on Thursdays.

French – We shall be continuing to look at the weather.

Art – We shall be drawing images from photographs, based on areas around Whitby.

Geography – We shall be looking at the location of Whitby, in relation to the UK.

Music lessons will be taught by our Soundstart teacher, Mr Regan.

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27th March – Spring term parents’ evening

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Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:

I can read, write and order decimals.

I can round decimals with two places.

I can multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100 and 1000.

I can solve problems with decimals (up to 3 places).

English – We shall be finishing our new topic, Travel Brochures. We will be designing, writing and creating our travel guides.

Science – We shall be finishing our lifecycle unit this week with a plant exaperiment.

Computing – We shall be creating a quiz this week, on Scratch!

Reading – We shall be writing our book review for Room 13, by Robert Swindells. Thanks to the Friends of Howard for our lovely class sets of books so that we can all read along! 

PE – We have swimming on Tuesdays and our PE session on Thursdays.

French – We shall be continuing to look at the weather.

Art – We shall be drawing images from photographs, based on areas around Whitby.

Geography – We shall be looking at the location of Whitby, in relation to the UK.

Music lessons will be taught by our Soundstart teacher, Mr Regan.

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21st & 27th March – Spring term parents’ evening

Well done to the whole of Year 5 – and their parents –  for all those lovely costumes and “book in a box” activities for World Book Day! We were completely blown away!

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Maths – We shall be continuing our unit of fractions. This week, our learning objectives are:

I can find fractions of an amounts

I can convert between fractions and decimals.

I can read, write and order decimals.​

English – We shall be continuing our new topic, Travel Brochures. We will be researching, planning and writing our own guide to Whitby.

Science – We shall be looking at comparing life cycles.

Computing – We shall be creating a quiz this week, on Scratch!

Reading – We shall be continuing our new class novel, Room 13 by Robert Swindells. Thanks to the Friends of Howard for our lovely class sets of books so that we can all read along! 

PE – We have swimming on Tuesdays and our PE session on Thursdays.

French – We shall be continuing to look at the weather.

Art – We shall be drawing images from photographs, based on areas around Whitby.

Geography – We shall be looking at the location of Whitby, in relation to the UK.

Music lessons will be taught by our Soundstart teacher, Mr Regan.

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21st & 27th March – Spring term parents’ evening