5c are really busy this afternoon, making their props for Horrible Histories episode. We have also started our script writing today! We can’t wait to start filming next week.
This week year 5 have been set 3 pieces of homework. This includes spellings (see list below), a handwriting sheet and each maths group has been set their own homework as well.
Spellings:
restaurant
rhyme
rhythm
sacrifice
secretary
shoulder
signature
sincere
Last week, 5c were very busy preparing for our lantern festival. We made lanterns from willow and tracing paper, we also practised all of our songs so that we knew them by heart!
We absolutely loved performing at the lantern festival, we hope you enjoyed it too!
As year 5 become individuals, it is important we give them opportunities to take responsibility for their own learning. Therefore this week they have chosen which aspect of the Plague they would like to find out more about and how they want to present their research.
Here some of the examples of ideas they came up with:
- Design your own medicine for the Plague. You can draw or make your medicine and write a list of ingredients to go in it, explaining why you have chosen that ingredient. Think carefully about what would have been available in 1665 (e.g. Calpol would not). You may need to research Plague remedies to find out what ingredients they used.
- Research general information about the Plague. Answer these questions:
Why did the Plague spread so easily?
Which places in England suffered the most from the Plague and why were they the worst places?
Can you group the different things that caused/contributed to the Plague into different groups?
You could also make a timeline of events that happened during 1665 and 1666.
Present your research as a poster, powerpoint or booklet
- Find a picture which relates to the Plague of 1665 and have a go at drawing it yourself. Use pencil skills like shading and cross hatching.
- Research your chosen aspect of the Plague to help your group when you come to make your Horrible Histories episode. Present your research as a poster or a powerpoint.
Spellings:
privilege
profession
programme
pronunciation
queue
recognise
recommend
relevant
On Monday, year 5 arrived at school and they were transported back to the year 1665. Boys and girls were separated into different classrooms, with the teachers being very strict, much like in a Stuart era school. The morning started with the boys and girls learning, in silence, an extract from Shakespeare’s Macbeth which they then had to recite to the class.
For the remainder of the morning the girls learnt valuable skills such as sewing and baking, ensuring they were well prepared to be housewives! They baked gingerbread biscuits and also practised their handwriting.
The boys also practised their handwriting and spent time playing games such as chess and draughts. Mr Peters was very strict!
However throughout the morning we noticed Miss Courtney coughing a lot, then she started scratching and big red boils appear on her arms! As she spread her germs, the illness started affecting some of the year 5’s and they came out in red ringed rashes! Eventually, we decided to quarantine those who were displaying symptoms and called the Doctor. The doctor confirmed that they had the Plague so a red cross was put on the door to warn others that it was contaminated with the Plague!
After lunch, to help protect us from the Plague we made herb bags just like they did in the Plague in 1665. We used cloves, rosemary and thyme, along with some mint and rose essence. Also, we made silhouettes of rats to decorate the corridors with!
Finally, because our final product is to make a Horrible History episode about the Plague, we watched some episodes of Horrible History.
Year 5 had a fantastic time igniting the Plague and can’t wait to continue their learning about it in order to create their Horrible History documentary.
5C definitely had a reason to celebrate this morning, these girls have both achieved their Open, Grow, Believe badges! We are very proud of them, they only started at Brooklands in September and have settled into our school brilliantly! They have opened their hearts, grown in their relationships and believed in themselves and others. Well done girls!
As year 5 arrived at school this morning they were transported back to the year 1665. Boys and girls were separated into different classrooms, with the teachers being very strict, much like in a Stuart era school. The morning started with the boys and girls learning, in silence, an extract from Shakespeare’s Macbeth which they then had to recite to the class.
For the remainder of the morning the girls learnt valuable skills such as sewing and baking, ensuring they were well prepared to be housewives! They baked gingerbread biscuits and also practised their handwriting.
The boys also practised their handwriting and spent time playing games such as chess and draughts. Mr Peters was very strict!
However throughout the morning we noticed Miss Courtney coughing a lot, then she started scratching and big red boils appear on her arms! As she spread her germs, the illness started affecting some of the year 5’s and they came out in red ringed rashes! Eventually, we decided to quarantine those who were displaying symptoms and called the Doctor. The doctor confirmed that they had the Plague so a red cross was put on the door to warn others that it was contaminated with the Plague!
After lunch, to help protect us from the Plague we made herb bags just like they did in the Plague in 1665. We used cloves, rosemary and thyme, along with some mint and rose essence. Also, we made silhouettes of rats to decorate the corridors with!
Finally, because our final product is to make a Horrible History episode about the Plague, we watched some episodes of Horrible History.
Year 5 had a fantastic time igniting the Plague today and can’t wait to continue their learning about it in order to create their Horrible History documentary.
Year 5 have had a fantastic day exploring Christianity through lots of different activities. We have learnt about the Bible and how Christians use it to teach them about God and the world, the 10 Commandments and about influential Christians like Desmond Tutu and William Wilberforce.
We did lots of fun activities including research on the iPads, lots of discussion, drama, making comic strips and presenting our learning!
This week year 5 have been set 3 pieces of homework and to read at home.
They have been set homework in their new maths groups.
Miss Courtney’s Maths Group
Maths Homework – due Wednesday 19th November
Can you have a go at working out these multiplication and division questions? Remember, if you need a reminder of the method, check the Maths page on the Year 5 section of the website.
- 12 x 3 =
- 25 x 5 =
- 23 x 12 =
- 34 x 21 =
- 28 ÷ 4 =
- 54 ÷ 6 =
- 75 ÷ 5 =
- 115 ÷ 5 =
Miss Holloway’s Maths Group:
Maths Homework for Miss Holloway’s Group due on Wednesday 19th November
Solve these multiplication and division questions using a written method. The division and multiplication methods are on the website under year 5 Maths if you need them:
- 532 x 7 =
- 264 x 4 =
- 132 x 5 =
- 509 x 6 =
- 64 ÷ 4 =
- 108 ÷ 9 =
- 210 ÷ 6 =
- 392 ÷ 7 =
The spellings are:
nuisance
occupy
occur
opportunity
parliament
persuade
physical
prejudice
Can you also please practise some songs for our lantern festival, here are the YouTube addresses:
Power in Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CAL3OC-Qfk
Sing- Gary Barlow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B29wLjqYRZo
Man in the Mirror- Michael Jackson- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqe5NP86OCc
As the Volkswagen deadline draws nearer (Wednesday 12th November!) year 5 have been working extremely hard to ensure their final product is of the highest quality, ready to be shown in Volkswagen headquarters this week!
Today, we identified Volkswagen factories around the world. Andrew, a manager from the Volkswagen group, came in to explain how Volkswagen decide where to produce their vehicles and parts. We looked at the graphs which showed us how expensive it was to build in each country, how many cars are sold in each country and also the quality of living in each country. All of this information will help us to decide where we would like to build our car!
We have also been car designers today. We have been peer and self assessing our designs so that we can edit and improve them. Many of us have completed our final designs, there have been some excellent innovative ideas from voice control to roof mounted cameras to take photos!
We can’t wait to share our designs and ideas with Volkswagen!
