Wow what a scorcher it has been today! Despite the warm weather this week, Year 5 have had a very busy week. Our STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and maths) day at CCGS was brillaint. From making rock cakes to molten metal, the pupils thoroughly enjoyed it.  

English 

This week, we have continued to watch and analyse the animation entitled The Piano. We have learned how to manipulate tenses to write a flash back. 

Next week, we will continue to write about the animation. We will be using the skill of writing emotively within a flashback. We will then move on to read the classic poem The Highway Man and learn about balanced arguments. 

Maths 

This week, we learnt about the properties of rectangles (oblong/square) and learnt how to use these properties to solve problems.  

Next week, we will be learning what a percentage is, how we write it and then how this links to fractions and decimals. 

Thematic/STEAM/DT 

This week, we have learnt about water resistance and we had planned an experiment to find out which shape hull of boat would be best for an RNLI boat in an emergency. We also designed, made and evaluated a locomotive, using saws, circuits and pulleys. We had the help of an engineer from South Eastern railways.  

Next week, we will be completing our investigation about boat hulls. We will also be learning about the effects of gravity and its relationship with an object’s mass.  

 

Love to Learn 

We will be showing our love to learn task from last week (song) one day next week.

For this week’s task, please look all around you for where percentages are used, for example on electronic devices and in shops. Please make a poster to show what you found. 

 

Key dates 

Term 6 Dates for your Diary 

14th June - Waterloo Cup at Upton 

23rd June – Book fair this week 

27th June – Thrive coffee morning 9am in studio 

27th June – White bags for Summer Fair sent home. To be returned on Friday 4th July 

27th June – Non-school uniform day in return for items for the summer 

fair (details to follow) 

1st July – Music evening at 6pm 

4th July – Summer fair from 3.30pm 

10th July Sports Day – KS2 9.15-12 Reception and KS1 1.30-3 

11th July – Reports go out to parents 

14th, 15th 16th July – Transition days; children to spend these days with their new class teachers 

17th July – Inflatable fun day in school for all children 

17th July 3.15pm-5.30pm – Year 6 Party at school 

18th July – School finishes at 2pm for Reception to Year 5 

 

Have a lovely break, 

Miss Isaac, Mrs King, Miss Barnett and Mr Cook