Y5 (2019/2020): Week Beginning 18th November

Science Classifying Living Creatures

We have been classifying living things into mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish.

Thunking

Thunking involves thinking about some really big questions and trying to answer them. This week our Thunk question was... if I borrow a million baht am I a millionaire?

Explorer Presentation
Year 5 have each chosen a particular explorer to research. Some of their choices are familiar, others not. When the presentationsa re complete we shall be inviting parents to come to an end of unit showcase.

Being the teacher!

This week Year Five have been learning about dictation where they had to listen and write at the same time. They then got to correct their own work just like being a teacher!

These are the spellings for this week.

1 star	2 star	3 star
gain	nosy	chaos
brain	prickly	character
drain	sparkly	chemist
pain	Slimy	chemistry
rain	smoky	choir
train	correctly	anchor
wait	suddenly	architect
nail	weekly	mechanic
plain	proudly	orchestra
	brighter	stomach
	stronger	technology
	slower	bought
	faster	brought
	fighter	example
		examine

Maths this week allowed us to continue our work with measurements. We worked on converting from one measurement to another for example 2kg=2000g. All learners had the opportunities to discover how long objects were in the classroom using a variety of measuring tools. We also spend time working on vocabulary and abbreviations that are commonly known within the area of measurement.

Next week, we will continue with measurements by looking at recipes and having our big cooking morning on Tuesday. The rest of the week we inquire into time. Looking at timetables and converting units of time.