In Year 5 we are looking forward to a very busy Spring Term!
Our new topic is South America. We will be looking at the history of and geography of South America so we can locate it on a world map, learn about the different countries in South America and what life is like there. This will help us to write information reports, newspaper reports and biographies based on what we have learned. As always, we will be taking an enquiry led approach to our learning and the development of our key skills.
In whole class reading we will continue to develop our fluency and comprehension skills and our text will be The Last Bear by Hannah Gold. This book will also be our focussed English text and our story time book. It is the tale of a very special girl, April and her adventures on Bear Island, the island that no longer has any bears living on it …
In numeracy we will continue to work on out times tables using Times Tables Rock Stars and will also be securing and developing our calculation skills as well as fractions, decimals and percentages. Problem solving will continue to be a key focus of our maths lessons and our daily Fluent in Five will continue to develop our mental arithmetic strategies.
Our science topic this term is evolution and adaptation and we will be studying a variety of living things that are native to the Eden Valley and South America by comparing and contrasting their habitats.
Spelling homework will continue to be given on Friday to help prepare for our spelling test. Maths homework will be given out on Thursday and needs to be handed in the following Monday morning.
PE will be on Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning. As the weather continues to be cold and unpredictable and the children will need to have their full indoor and outdoor PE kit (including pumps or trainers) in school on the days that we do PE.