Year 5 have had a busy spring term! In English, we have focused on stories from other cultures (Cloud Tea Monkeys). This story is all about a young Indian girl (Tashi), who works on a tea plantation with her mother and aunt. Unfortunately, Tashi’s mum gets sick and Tashi has to work longer shifts to earn money to pay for a doctor so her mother can get better, however she is faced with the awful overseer, who kicks her basket of tea leaves over and laughs in her face. The children have learnt how to use reported and direct speech and have used this to produce a newspaper report.
In Maths, Year 5 studied geometry, perimeter and area and statistics. The children have confidently identified different angles (acute, obtuse, right angle and reflex), have measured angles accurately using a protractor, have explored the area of compound and rectilinear shapes and have inputted data onto a line graph. The children have made outstanding progress with these skills and we are very proud of their perseverance!
In DT, we have planned and cooked a vegetarian curry this term. The children evaluated this and commented that if they were to do it again, they would add meat. In addition to this, we have also had a debate about whether we should eat less meat! The children were all very passionate about their response!
In RE, we are answering the big enquiry question “what difference does the resurrection make to Christians?” The children have explored what the resurrection is, what Christians celebrate on Good Friday and Easter Sunday and have made comparisons across the different gospels.
In PE, Year 5 had a cricket coach deliver weekly lessons to each class. The coach has taught the children about accurate bowling, catching, fielding and batting. The children thoroughly enjoyed developing each skill and commented that they loved playing a whole class game. The classes worked hard on their team work skills. Well done!
