5Chestnut  Learning Update

Central idea: Migrants and explorers both influence, and are influenced by, the world around us.

And just like that, another term draws to a close! Nonetheless, we have been very busy in Year 5 and have been enjoying bringing our inquiry to an end.  Following on from our trip to the British Museum, we have been exploring the lives and impact of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain. We have learnt about the jobs that people did back then, the way in which they built their villages and lived, and how Britain was ruled during that period. We then explored Anglo-Saxon artefacts and pottery, before having a go at making some of our own pottery - which all turned out to be amazing!

In our maths lessons we have been focusing on the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages. We have been learning how to: round to 1 decimal place, understand percentages, think about percentages as fractions, as well as think about percentages as decimals. We have also been alternating between arithmetic tests and times tables tests, to enable the children to work on their speed at answering different questions. 

As a reminder, we will be going swimming next term, and our PE lessons will move to a Thursday.  I hope that you all enjoy the Easter break, and there are some activities in the home learning classroom should you wish to complete them. Remember, you can always read a book and share your review when we come back to school!