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Y5 Weekly Update: 1st May -4th May 2017

 

	This Week	Next Week
English	Persuasive texts This week we drafted out our persuasive texts, discussed our editing to ensure  improvements suggested add to the quality of the final draft. Finally we presented our persuasive argument to the class.	Debating Next week we will use our persuasive writing to begin developing our speaking and listening skills by debating whether or not it is good to share the planet.
Maths	Multiplying Fractions and Short Multiplication This week we began by multiplying fractions by a single digit. We then moved on to comparing long and short multiplication of 3 digit numbers by 2 digit numbers, before using the short multiplication method.	Decimals, number and Place Value Next week we will be working with numbers upto 3 decimal places, multiplying and dividing them by 10, 100 and 1000. We shall also be rounding 2 place decimals to the tenth and whole number.
Unit of Inquiry	Finding Out This week we began to find out the answers to some of our questions and followed 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.	Sorting Out 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.
Notices and Events	There is a presentation for parents on The Growth Mindset on Wednesday morning in the Primary Library at 8:00am. School will be closed for pupils on Friday,  Coronation Day.

Presenting our persuasive writing

On Friday each child delivered their points of view to the class. We talked about what was good and what could be done to make it better. This will be useful for our debating next week.

Finding out - more!

We have been working hard on our games and posters about the causes of, and ways to resolve, conflict.

Finding Out

We have begun finding out about the causes of conflict at home, at school and in the world.

Tuning In

We began with a challenge of the following letters

A A E E I H H T T S N N R G P L 

and the clue "Good people do this with our home"7 3 6. The children then had to find the three words of 7, 3 and 6 letters.

The children showed some super creative thinking skills, resilience and good humour in discovering the solution.

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The children have settled very well and are working enthusiastically in our Unit of Inquiry, Numeracy and Literacy.

Y5 Weekly Update: 18th April - 21st April 2017

 

	This Week	Next Week
English	Persuasive texts This week we have studied the features of persuasive texts in detail, looking closely at the content and format. We discussed, annotated, recorded and began to plan what we will write about, making sure we have the powerful vocabulary and adventurous conjunctions needed.	Planning, drafting and editing Next week we shall begin to draft out our persuasive texts. We will be discussing our editing to ensure  improvements suggested add to the quality of the final draft. Finally we will present our persuasive argument to the class.
Maths	Mental Addition and Subtraction We worked on mental addition and subtraction of money using rounding, counting up and counting back. The week was concluded by working on word problems that required more than one step to solve.	Multiplying Fractions and Short Multiplication Next week we will begin by multiplying fractions by a single digit. We will move on to comparing long and short multiplication of 3 digit numbers by 2 digit numbers, before using the short multiplication method.
Unit of Inquiry	Tuning In We began tuning in to our new topic by solving a word puzzle of jumbled up letters, given a clue and the number of letters in each word. We then moved on to exploring the possibilities of what sharing the planet may mean, before thinking about the consequences of not sharing.	Finding Out Next week we will begin to find out the answers to some of our questions and following 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.
Notices and Events	Just a reminder that the children have weekly Mathematics activities set on the computer and reading comprehension activities on a shared Google Doc.