We are all feeling more confident solving subtraction problems as part of our board sums. We have been learning how to add and subtract decimals and round decimals to the nearest whole number. We have recently started learning about symmetry and will continue learning about this next week.

Our novel has got to an exciting and interesting part. We look forward to finding out more about The Explorer. We have used our novel to write diary entries for different characters.

We have been learning about the different planets in our Solar System and the phases of the moon. We are all interested in space and have lots of questions about it.

In art we created poppy collages and symmetrical rocket ships.

We have been improving out volleyball skills and this week we started playing games against each other.

In music we have been learning how to pluck and strum the ukulele. We know C chord and F chord. Next we need to get better at changing chords.

We have continued to learn about French food and drink. We can say, write and read J’adore, j’aime. je n’aime pas and je deteste.

We have enjoyed learning all about the Earth’s layers and different types of rocks. We are creating a Sway on our Solar System – sharing facts and pictures.

We have been learning about different food groups We know that we need to eat a balanced diet to be healthy.

We have been learning how to say I like, I love, I don’t like and I hate in French. We will be learning how to talk about foods and drinks we prefer.

In PE, we have been learning how to volley, dig and serve the ball so that we can eventually play a game of volleyball.

We played two songs on the ukulele this week. The open string tuning song and Row, Row, Row the boat – but we changed the words so that it was about the Rock Cycle.

In art, we have created a collage of mixed media in black and white – next week we will be adding a poppy to it. We think the red will really stand out on the background.

In our novel, The Explorer, the children made a raft. As part of our outdoor learning we used the Loose Parts to make a raft of our own.

Three P5’s started cello lessons this week. They all really enjoyed themselves!

In maths, we have been learning about decimals. We have been talking about the place value, rounding to the nearest whole number and making visual representations of each decimal number.

We took notes while watching a program about red squirrels. We used our notes to write an information report. Everyone used subheadings and wrote in paragraphs.
We learned about homophones and worked hard on getting there, their and they’re right.
We have been learning about the grid method and have used it to multiply different numbers together.
In ICT we have continued to learn about keyboard short cuts and inserting information/pictures into a table.
Our Harvest dance is coming along nicely – we look forward to showing it at the assembly.
In pairs we are preparing a talk on Australia. We will continue to practice this next week ready for our presentations on the final week.
We have been really enjoying our class novel. Lots of children take turns to read a paragraph each.
In music, we learned to play a tune using the Boomwhackers and sang along.
We have continued to play strategy games in PE – Scout Ball and Hooparama were favourites this week.
Our committee groups met for the first time this week. Everyone enjoyed working with pupils from P1-P7.

Well it certainly feels like Autumn in P5 this week!
We have been learning a dance using Autumn coloured scarves.
We made bird feeders out of the apples in our playground. We added sunflower seeds to them and hung them on trees near to the trim trail.
We added more detail to our one point perspective art of a harvested field.
We learned about fact families that link multiplication and division. We will continue to learn different strategies to multiply two digits together next week.
In writing, we were given a story starter about Malibu Avenue that we had to continue. We aimed to use a variety of sentence openers and at least three different connectives in our part.
In ICT we have been learning how to insert a table and add information (text and pictures) to it.
In RME we are learning about special books – this week we focused on the Bible.
We created posters to show our understanding of Growth Mindset.
We were able to improve our dictionary skills through our literacy work.

We created a five point summary about the Truth Pixie. We typed out our points in the correct sequence and included all the important information.
We wrote a story in pairs about conflict and resolution involving two families from Malibu Avenue.
Every group got their new reading book and spelling words home this week.

We developed our understanding of rounding to estimate. We spoke about how to round to the nearest pound and ten pence as well.
We are working on the quick recall of our times tables. Next week we will be timed to see how long it takes to complete the 2x and 5x tables wheels.

We have explored what is meant by a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. We used a deflated ball and a pumped up ball to illustrated them.
Honesty has been the School Value we explored this week.

In art we started learning about one point perspective.

We learned a new dance and next week we will create a dance using Autumn coloured scarves.

In Numeracy we have been learning about place value of digits. We are going to be learning to round to the nearest 10, 100, 1000 and 10000 next week and use this information to help us estimate answers to addition and subtraction sums. We also started learning about probability, making spinners in ICT to support our learning.
In Literacy we have enjoyed discussing our class novel. Some of our questions from last week are being answered. As part of our writing lessons we have each created characters that live on Malibu Avenue. We look forward to writing stories that link our different characters together.
In Art we have been learning how to paint with water colours. We have continued our theme on bubbles this week and we are looking forward to creating a piece of water colour art next week.
We all really enjoyed taking part in our first drumming lesson with Mr Foggo this week. He gave us a taster of what we will be able to do at the end of P5.
In ICT we learned how to insert shapes and text boxes into a Word document.
We have been learning to “THINK” before we speak, ask us what each of the letters stands for. We made posters showing what each of the Wellbeing Indicators looks like at our school.
Today, we voted for this year’s House Captains.
We have to think about rhythm and repeated movements as part of our dance lessons this week. We are hoping to create a dance that we can teach to the other groups.
In PE we have been learning about the importance of working as part of a team. Each game we have played has involved us having to think strategically. We are trying to encourage each other with kind words.

It has been a good start to the new term and everyone has been busy.
We have had a focus on being Kind as it is one of our School Values.
This week some pupils have earned a Proud Cloud for showing the School Values. They are on the wall at the moment but every Friday they will go home to share with our families.
We have started to make our class charter. We have discussed the Rights, our class rules and and created our own Lego characters. Everything is Awesome in P5!
Everyone shared what they did in the holidays when we wrote a postcard to our teacher.
Our class have agreed that we all love Fun for 31 – a lot of people chose to play with Lego, in the water and with the activity on the Tuff Tray.
We completed an All About Me task to let our teacher know the things we like, don’t like and what makes us unique.
Our first class novel is The Boy at the Back of the Class. We have read the first two chapters and asked lots of questions about it when we became “Question Masters”
This afternoon we have Loose Parts – we are looking forward to that!

We hope that you enjoy sharing the learning that is happening in P5 at Newport Primary School.