Dear parents and carers,

In English, we have been writing our own journey narratives inspired by our class book, Wild is the Wind. The children have been focusing on using  direct speech, parenthesis, and relative clauses to improve their writing. We have also seen some fantastic examples of creative vocabulary, which has made their stories even more engaging and imaginative.

In Maths, the class has been working through equivalents between fractions and decimals. This has required careful thinking and perseverance, and the children have been making excellent progress.

In Guided Reading, we have started our new class book, The War of the Worlds. The children are already exploring challenging vocabulary and discovering interesting writing techniques within the text.

In PE, we are practising hard for Sports Day, which is coming up soon on the 21st of May. The children have been showing great enthusiasm and determination as they prepare.

In Geography, we have continued our comparisons between the Lake District and the New Forest. This week, we explored tourist brochures to discover interesting facts about both regions and deepen our understanding of their similarities and differences.

In art, we have been continuing our work in Islamic art. This week we started looking at the arabesque style and started to create our own designs using only pencils.

It has been another exciting and productive week in Year 5, full of creativity, determination, and excellent learning.

Have a great weekend.

The Year 5 team