Hello everyone!
It has been a chilly week, but the children kept busy with their learning and really enjoyed warming up by baking and tasting the bread they made for their IPC Exit Point.
Here is what we have been up to this week:
Maths
Year 5
| Fractions B |
| Spr.2.4 – Calculate a fraction of a quantity |
| Spr.2.5 – Fraction of an amount |
| Spr.2.6 – Find the whole |
| Spr.2.6 – Find the whole (continued) |
| Spr.2.7 – Use fractions as operators |
Year 6
| Ratio & Decimals |
| Spr.2.10 – Solve problems with two unknowns |
| End of Unit Assessment |
| Spr.3.1 – Place value within 1 |
| Spr.3.2 – Place value – integers and decimals |
| Spr.3.3 – Round decimals |
Literacy
We began the week by looking at persuasive writing and explored how the subjunctive form can be used to create a more formal and convincing tone. The children practised using sentences such as If he were kinder and If the Giant were to listen, and applied this when writing to persuade the Giant to let the children back into his garden. We discussed how this choice of language helps writing sound more thoughtful and polite, which is especially important in persuasive texts.
While reviewing recent homework, I noticed that some answers were not being written in full sentences. As a result, we spent time focusing on how to answer questions using full sentences that make sense on their own without needing the question. The children practised improving short or unclear answers and discussed why this skill is important for written work, homework tasks, and future comprehension activities.
Later in the week, the children worked collaboratively in pairs to make predictions about the rest of the story. They shared ideas, listened to one another, and agreed on how the story might continue before presenting their predictions as comic strips, combining both written and visual storytelling.
IPC
This week in IPC, the children carried out a materials experiment, where they tested and compared a range of materials to explore their properties. They investigated which materials were conductors and which were insulators, carefully recording their results and using scientific vocabulary to explain how and why different materials behaved in different ways.
We also completed our Bake It exit point, which brought together all of the science learning from the unit. The children tested and compared four different bread recipes to investigate which ingredients and conditions help bread bake successfully. They explored a normal bread recipe, bread made with added sugar, bread made with no yeast, and bread made using cold water.
The children observed how each change affected the bread, focusing on how well it rose, the texture of the bread, and its overall appearance. They noticed that bread without yeast did not rise in the same way, and that cold water affected how well the yeast worked. The bread with added sugar allowed children to discuss whether sugar is needed in bread making and how yeast gets its energy. Through group discussion, the children used evidence from their observations to explain which bread baked the best and why, linking their ideas back to yeast activity, temperature, and ingredient choice.
This practical session encouraged the children to think like scientists, make comparisons, and use their scientific knowledge to justify their conclusions.
Useful Information
Parent Teacher Conferences will take place in Weeks 5 and 6. Please keep an eye out for an email later this week containing a Google Form, where you will be able to book an appointment. I really value the opportunity to meet with you and discuss your child’s progress. If there is not a time available that suits your schedule, please let me know and I will do my best to accommodate you.
Have a lovely weekend! ☺️
