At the beginning of this week in Maths, focused on converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. We used our division knowledge to work out how many whole numbers were in each fraction and how much fraction was left over. Today, we converted a mixed number into an...
This afternoon, some children from Year 5 and 6 were chosen to take part in a new programme called; ‘Think Good, Feel Good’. The programme will run for 6 weeks with Miss Greenwell and Hannah Long from Gateshead Council. The first session was called; ‘Be kind to...
On Friday morning in English, Year 5 began planning the writing of a formal letter. Our piece of writing this half term is based on ‘Shackleton’s Journey’. The children are writing a letter, pretending to apply for a job on board Shackleton’s ship, ‘The Endurance’, to...
Today, two children from Year 5 and two children from Year 6 were selected to take part in an Able Writer's Day at Kelvin Grove Primary School. Once we arrived, we were greeted by the author Thomas Rodgers. The children were set away with a task to demonstrate their...
This morning in Maths, we began our new topic; Time. For our starter, we discussed what we can do or what can happen in different amounts of time. Some of our answers included the following: 1 minute - making a drink 1 hour - taking a nap 1 day - building a large lego...
This afternoon in class, we have continued with our DT topic from last half term; Moving Toys. Before Christmas, we investigated a range of different moving toys, a range of cams and looked into how a cam mechanism works. Today, we started designing the background of...