Class 5

Class 5 are covering the whole world with our Ocean Currents topic this term. We will be exploring why it is easier to sail to the USA by going to Africa first. We will further be looking at how oceans influence weather and climate in the world and how many phenomena are linked through this current system – something with is lacking in other planets and moons (or so we think! It is possible that Europa, a moon of Jupiter, has a liquid ocean under its ice shell. Any future scientists who study this will need to know how oceans circulate and move on Earth).

Literacy is going to delve into some fantastic books to bring out our best writing. Children will be persuading Viking Jarls to order a search party, creating chapter-length spooky stories about houses with hundreds of rooms, writing fictitious online reviews for hotels which do not exist and much more this term. Any opportunities for children to write and home and share it with the school will be welcomed.

Maths will start with ratio and proportion and move through the curriculum to cover statistics, shape, space, measure, securing fractions skills and drill those ever-important arithmetic skills. The focus will be on exploring detailed questions and – importantly – understanding the multiple strategies which could be employed to solve a multi-step problem.

Science will continue to explore living things and life. Building on our knowledge of natural selection, we will interrogate the animal and plant life on this planet to see if they will give up their secrets!

If you could do anything to encourage the children at home to partake in an understanding of the world’s oceans and how they impact the land, it would be appreciated. Remember to share it on Teams.

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Class 5 consists of Year 5 and Year 6 children

Teacher:

Mr W Young

Teaching Assistant:

Mrs Ayre