Entries by Ethan Hoadley

Autumn 2 – Week 1

This week in Year 5 This week the children in year 5 have started learning about the First World War, looking at the causes of the conflict and understanding the differences between countries in 1914 and now. Also this week Calipso children have started to study fractions in Math, finding equivalent fractions is a key […]

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Year 5 – Autumn 1 – Week 7

This week in Year 5 This week the children in year 5 Calipso enjoyed a trip to the Peckham Library and Year 5 joined Year 6 for a workshop looking at discrimination. On Friday children to part in Red Card to Racism. Earlier in the week both clashes created a piece of art relating to […]

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Autumn 1 – Week 6

This week in Year 5 This week the children in year 5 have been learning about Mindfulness, Mental wellbeing in addition to their normal Learning. As part of their Topic they have been learning about Katherine Johnson who was integral in the American space race. In Maths Calipso have started to look at Multiplication and […]

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Autumn 1 – Week 5

This week in Year 5 This week the children in year 5 have been learning about the space race and considering all the people involved. In Maths they have been looking at consistently doing addition and subtraction with large numbers. All children have been given homework which is due on Tuesday, Homework will be set […]

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Autumn 1 – Week 4

This week in Year 5 This week the children in year 5 have been using they newly learned skills to create extended write where they describe an alien planet. The year 5 classes enjoyed their trip to London’s Science Museum where they got to see a lot of interesting objects first hand. All children have […]

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Autumn 1 – Week 3

This week in Year 5 The new year 5 classes have been working hard and producing excellent work. Children have been working on their Blast Off! Learning across the curriculum unit learning about space and what figurative writing techniques can be used to describe it. All children have been given homework which is due on […]

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Autumn 1 – Week 1

This week in Year 5 The new year 5 classes have made a great start to their year, already completing great work enjoying being back in school. Children have learned the expectations in year 5 and quickly familiarised themselves with the class routines. Both classes created some cleverly mathematical art using tangrams and learned how […]

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Summer 1 – Week 3

This week in Year 5 This week in Year 5 we are continuing to study The Great Plague in out LAC lessons. As part of this work we have been doing an extended write where we are writing a newspaper report imagining that it is May 1665 in the middle of plague in London. Children […]

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Week 5 – Spring 2

This week in Year 5 This week in Year 5 we are continuing to study North America learning in detail about the physical geography of the Grand Canyon and how animals adapt to live there. As part of this we are considering what descriptive words are most effective in describing. Access to a wide vocabulary […]

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Spring 2 – Week 3

This week in Year 5 This week in Year 5 we are continuing to study North America learning about the different countries and biomes that exist within the continent. As part of this Language we are practicing use figurative language to describe and developing synonyms for common words like big and pretty. In Maths we […]

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