This term we will be exploring place value looking at even bigger numbers than last year! This term we will be looking at numbers up to 10,000. This will allow you to become more confident at adding and subtracting as we move throughout the year.

This half-term we are going to be writing a third-person narrative explaining all about life as a young Anglo-Saxon warrior. We will be building on the features we looked at in Year 4 and working on making them even better.

This term in Science we are going to be looking at states of matter. We will be building on our prior knowledge of solids, liquids and gasses and looking at how different materials behave. We have lots of exciting experiments planned to help us understand this interesting and complex area of Chemistry.

Building up to our exciting week away in Bamburgh we will be looking at the Anglo-Saxons (who invaded England after the Romans had left). We will be looking at their ways of life, the kingdoms and religions that they established and some of the infamous warriors.

This half-term we will be continuing with the activities we have already been working on in Spring 1. We will be working on throwing and catching skills in basketball and various activities in our Sports Hall Athletic sessions, too.

In art we are going to be looking at the brilliant Peter Thorpe who uses pastels to create bright and vibrant pictures of space, space craft and the different planets in our solar system. We will be looking a4t the different skills he uses and eventually creating our own piece in the style of Peter Thorpe.

Each week, we will be setting homework on MyMaths for you to complete. We will send home your logins on your first day back after half term. There is also the opportunity to complete a creative challenge from the homework menu.

Spelling Shed – We will be continuing with our spelling shed homework. Remember to log on each week and complete the game and spelling activities.