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Y5 Weekly Update: 15th May - 19th May 2017

 

	This Week	Next Week
English	Debating This week we continued to develop our debating skills by reinforcing the language to use to make and counter points. The culmination of all this work was debating in front of our classmates at the end of the week.	Scientific Explanations   Next week we will focus on carrying out science experiments. We will write up the how we carried out  the experiments, what we found and analyse the data.
Maths	Decimals, number and Place Value This week we finished working with decimal numbers to 3 places and negative numbers before we moved on to coordinates in the first and second quadrants and translation of shapes.	Geometry and Assessment Next week we will complete our work on coordinates in  the first and second quadrants and translation of shape before undertaking our half termly assessment.We will then review the papers together.
Unit of Inquiry	Going Further 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.The emphasis was on conflict resolution within school and the children have worked very hard preparing what they need to present this as a role play, drama or puppet show.	Science Week Next week we will focus on carrying out science experiments. We will write up the how we carried out  the experiments, what we found and analyse the data.
Notices and Events	Next week is Science Week and Science Day is on Friday Reading comprehension and Math’s homework is set online each week and is ongoing. Please ensure that the children are keeping up to date with this.

Ascot Summer Camp

Dear Ascot Parents,

Are you worried about the long summer holiday and what your child will be doing everyday? 

Do you want your child to engage in fun activities while continuing their learning in English and Maths? 

Then please look no further as the Ascot Summer Camp is here to help out!

The sign up list for the Summer Camp is up and running, so if you are interested and want to know more then please follow this link to the form to get the information you need:  https://goo.gl/forms/5BYHvW9Q4sbiS06J3

Please also visit the school website for further details: http://ascot.ac.th/summer-school/

Spaces for the Summer Camp are limited so make sure you sign up soon to avoid missing out.

Many regards,

Ascot Early Years and Primary

Going another step further

Preparations for the puppet shows or dramas are progressing well.

Going Further

Last week we used the analogy of a car going over speed bumps in the road, as a way to show how successful conflict relied on the actions of all involved. This week we have been busy creating puppet shows or role plays.

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Y5 Weekly Update: 8th May - 12th May 2017

 

	This Week	Next Week
English	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.	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
Maths	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.	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.
Unit of Inquiry	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.	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.
Notices and Events	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

Growth Mindset

Here is the Growth Mindset presentation from this week.

I have added the further reading and other information requested.

Growth Mindset presentation. Click the link and then present.

Speaking and Listening

Along with our debating research, we have been using our reflection time to develop our listening and speaking skills.

Debating research

This week we have been immersed in preparing ourselves for our debate. We used the internet to research and record evidence that will be used in our debate.