Year Five and Six Highlights

It’s been a lovely first week back for Year 5. In English, the children have started reading their new class text ‘Robot Girl’ which is linked to this term’s topic Science Fiction. During this week, the children created their own brain patterns identifying what makes everyone unique and took samples of their own fingerprints. In Maths, the children have used their prior knowledge of multiplication and division to understand how to find common multiples. In PSHE, the children have been exploring facts about bonfire night and the negative impact that fireworks can have on the environment and animals. The children showed great empathy for the animals and were passionate when completing their task on raising awareness on how we can reduce these negative impacts.

This week Year 6 have been introduced to the works of Malorie Blackman focussing on their new class text, ‘Pig Heart Boy’, following the story of thirteen-year-old Cameron who has a serious heart condition, and urgently needs a transplant. Already Year 6 are intrigued as to what will happen in the story. In Science we will be learning about the heart and the circulatory system, and we are looking forward in coming weeks to taking part in practical experiments to test the strength and speed of our hearts.