Sapphire

Sapphire 2023-24

Welcome to Year 5 and Team Sapphire

Your teacher is Ms Ellis

Your teaching assistants are Ms Routledge and Mrs Green

This week in Maths, we learnt how to round numbers to the nearest thousand, ten thousand and hundred thousand. We also looked at the values of digits in decimal numbers and then rounded decimal numbers as well. We also identified scales including using negative numbers. In English, we continued to use the book ‘Small in the City’ as inspiration for our writing. We wrote a snowy setting description, using adverbials of time, place and manner to add detail and a diary entry to show the feelings of the main character.

In Science this week, we investigated if the temperature of water had any affect on the speed of salt dissolving. In French we learnt about money and in RE, we learnt about the 10 Commandments, where they came from and what they are. In History we learnt that the Anglo Saxons divided Britain into 7 Kingdoms and that the names of many places in Britain come from Anglo Saxon words. In Music, we practised singing the song ‘Ghost Parade’.

Next week in Maths, we will be multiplying numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 and then begin to divide by 10, 100 and 1000. In English, we will start our new unit ‘Mystery and Suspense’ and will read the first book called, ‘The Watertower’. We will be exploring how authors create suspense.

Weekly Home Learning

Times Table Rock Stars and Spellings each day

Reading (5 times per week or 7 times for the challenge)

Your home learning this term is to research the Anglo Saxons

You might like to think about:

Why did invaders invade Britain?

Who were the Anglo Saxons?

When did they arrive in Britain?

How did Britain change under their rule?

When did their rule end?

What was life like for Anglo Saxons?

You can present your research in any way you choose, for example a powerpoint, a poster, a report, information leaflet, sewing etc.