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Year 5 Blog

Welcome to the Year 5 blog, we will post photographs of work completed each half term and keep you up to date with exciting events in class.
Autumn Term
R.E 
This half term the children have been exploring the topic of Ourselves. They have been thinking about the talents and qualities that we have in Year 5 and how they are made in the image and likeness of God.  We have also been giving thanks for new beginnings, friends, peace and diversity in Collective Worship.

English

This half term we have been exploring the text ‘When we walked on the moon’.  The children have explored items, made prediction, researched the Apollo missions and planned their own recount narrative and Mission log.

Maths

We have been exploring Roman Numerals and Place value in our Maths lessons

Science

This half term we have been looking at properties and changes in materials, the children have explored reversible and irreversible changes and have investigated ways of separating the materials back into their original states

P.E.

This half term, the children have been practising their control and co-ordination skills during hockey. They have been showing amazing collaboration and focus whilst developing their invasive and defensive skills

Art

Year 5 have been exploring still life through Paul Cezanne’s work. We have explored shading and looking at how light affects 3d objects.

Music

This term the children in Year 5 have been learning how to play and sing ‘Living on a Prayer’ by Bon Jovi, they have shown amazing resilience and appraised a variety of rock songs.

History

 

Year 5 have been learning about life in the Victorian times and what made Victoria such a popular monarch. To gain a perspective of how difficult life was for working children, they experimented with climbing into a chimney.