The first half of the term we are looking at how different materials have different properties and how these properties make them suitable for different purposes. The picture shows some of the vocabulary we will be using, some words might well crop up in our spellings... You have been warned!
This term our topic is science based. We took our inspiration from the work of Jackson Pollock and created 'forces pictures' using blowing and splatter techniques. Messy, but lots of fun!
This week we are looking at spellings with the 'ei' letter string.
Welcome back Year 5! WE started the new term with Philosophy and have been exploring different acts of worship in the Jewish faith.
This week's spellings are based around the suffix ...ent. Please find them below.
Please find a list of all of the expected Year 5 spelling words. We put a few of these into our weekly spellings, so this list will give you a bit of a head start if you would like to learn them at home.
We have been busy today voting for our new Eco-Council reps here in Team Gunson and we are pleased to announce that Sandra and Danika will be making sure that our school is a greener place this year.
This week's spellings are based around turning adjectives ending in 'able' into adverbs ending in 'ably':
Adorably
Suitably
Comfortably
Understandably
Considerably
Miserably
Reasonably
Tolerably
Determined
Dictionary
Our Year 5s are being the teacher today as they are reading stories to our Reception children. Have a look for more photographs!
In maths we have created nets and explored the vocabulary associated with classifying 3D shapes.
This week we have been learning about Fair Trade ingredients and making our own breakfast bars.
