In Writing, we wrote narrative poems about Autumn.  We tried to use similes, metaphors or onomatopoeia within our poems.  We wrote at least two verses with four lines in each verse.  We then redrafted our Autumn poems and illustrated them.  These poems will be displayed with our Autumn trees we drew in Art.  We used crayon to draw Autumn trees and we used Autumn colours for leaves on the trees and ground.  We tried to create perspective by drawing a larger tree at the front with a smaller tree in the distance.  We used a blue and green paint wash to paint the sky and grass.

In Numeracy, we were continuing to develop mental maths strategies for multiplying.  We used our knowledge of multiplying by 10 and 100 to complete calculations.   We also rotated round stations to complete multiplication calculations using a variety of contexts.

In Science, we used ‘Decision Trees’ to identify four animals in each vertebrate group – fish, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds.  We had to look at their features and identify the name of the animal.

In Writing, we were writing a Narrative poem about Harvest.  We tried to write verses with 4 lines for each verse.  We thought about ideas relating to Harvest.

In Maths, we continued to progress our understanding of subtraction by calculating written sums.  We started multiplication by 10 and 100.  We learned the rule for multiplying by 10 and 100 and we calculated multiplication sums using higher numbers.

In Science, we were learning about vertebrates.  We continued to learn about the features of fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds.  We sorted pictures of animals into each group.

In Science, we have been learning what invertebrates and vertebrates are.  We created habitat backgrounds using chalk and oil pastels and we drew an invertebrate of our choice.  We then gathered information about our invertebrate using a range of non-fiction books and we created an information sheet.  Here are pictures of our display:

In Maths, we have been learning how to subtract and we have been writing subtraction sums.  We have been using strategies to help us calculate the answer.

In Maths, we have started subtraction.  We have been discussing the variety of strategies we can use for mentally subtracting numbers involving hundreds, tens and units and tens and units.  We have simplified the sums into tens and units or units.  We have also been calculating the missing number.

We have been writing about two characters in War Horse.  We have been writing character descriptions and looking at the book to see how they are described there.

We have been completing work based on our reading books.  For example, writing a newspaper report or writing about the characters.

In Maths, we have been continuing to add numbers up to HTU mentally and using written addition.  We have tried to use a variety of strategies.

In Literacy, we wrote an imaginative story.  We are developing the use of descriptions and we are trying to use connectives to extend our sentences.  In Grammar, we used a variety of connectives to join two sentences and we had to select the correct connective for the sentence to make sense.

In Topic, we continued to develop our mapping skills by labelling more Fairtrade countries and writing a food that they produce.

In Maths, we have been learning addition involving 2 and 3 digit numbers.  We have been using a variety of strategies to mentally add numbers and we have used written addition for some calculations.

In Writing, we have been writing an imaginative story.  We thought of descriptions to describe the setting and we are starting to extend the detail within our descriptions.

In Topic, we were learning to use an atlas to find continents, countries and places in the world relating to ‘Fairtrade’.  We labelled our own world map and we located places that provide Fairtrade products.

We have started reading ‘War Horse’, which is our class novel for this term.  We have listened to and read Chapter 1 and we sequenced the main events for this chapter.  We wrote a summary of the chapter, including a description of Joey, the horse.

In Maths, we have been partitioning numbers as part of homework.  We have continued to develop our understanding of place value by identifying the largest and smallest numbers, ordering numbers and adding and subtracting from a number.

In Topic, we have some of our work displayed.  Here are our information sheets about the supply of bananas.

In Grammar, we have been learning about adjectives and we have used a variety of adjectives within sentences.

In Maths, we have been learning Place Value.  We have been learning the value of different digits.  We have calculated what number would be 100 more from a starting number or 1000 less, for example.  We have also been participating in different mental maths games.

In Literacy, we have been learning about proper nouns.  We have also been completing reading and writing.

Our topic is Fair Trade,  We have been learning about the different people involved in the supply of bananas and we discussed our ideas with team members.

Welcome to P5M’s Class Blog.  I hope everyone had a lovely summer holiday.  You can find out about our learning this year by visiting the blog and I hope pupils are looking forward to their year in P5.

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