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Y5 Weekly Update: 8th May - 12th May 2017
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English
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Debating
This week we used our persuasive writing to begin developing our speaking and listening skills. We began by researching and recording information for debate on a topic of the children’s choosing. We developed this by looking at the language to use to make and counter points.
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Debating
Next week we will continue to develop this by reinforcing the language to use to make and counter points, before moving on to debating in front of our classmates at the end of the week
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Maths
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Decimals, number and Place Value
This week we worked with numbers upto 3 decimal places, multiplying and dividing them by 10, 100 and 1000. We also rounded 2 place decimals to the nearest tenth and whole number.
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Decimals, number and Place Value
This week we will finish working with decimal numbers to 3 places and negative numbers before we move on to coordinates in 2 quadrants and shape.
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Unit of Inquiry
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Sorting Out
This week we delved deeper into our lines of inquiry into what are the causes of conflict, what are human rights and equality,strategies used to resolve conflict and the consequences of resolutions.We used an analogy of a car driving over speed bumps to emphasize how conflict resolution is the responsibility of everyone involved.
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Going Further
Next week we will begin to delve deeper into our lines of inquiry into what are the causes of conflict, what are human rights and equality,strategies used to resolve conflict and the consequences of resolutions.The emphasis will be on conflict resolution within school and how can we present this as a role play, drama or puppet show.
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Notices and Events
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There is a link to the presentation for parents on The Growth Mindset, given last Wednesday morning, on the blog pages of Year 5. School will be closed for pupils on Wednesday.
Reading comprehension and Math’s homework is set online each week and is ongoing
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