This week in the classroom

7.11.25

What a busy first week back in Year 5/6!

On Monday, the Fire Service came for a visit. The children learned about different ways they can keep safe outside.

In English, we have been writing our non-chronological reports about mythical creatures. The children have worked really hard at this, using our shared writes and their word banks to create some fabulous pieces of writing.

In reading, we have started work on our new class book, Floodland. We have been discussing the issue of climate change and we have located the setting from book on a map. The children have correctly predicted that this is a dystopian novel set in the future.

In maths, we have been rounding decimal numbers to the nearest whole number and tenth. We have draw number lines to support with this, looking at which multiple of one or one tenth is on either side.

In geography, we started our new unit on coasts, looking at the physical features of a coastline.

In music, the children have been working hard learning about their new instruments. They should have brought home a permission for to take their instruments home this week. Until the form is signed and returned, instruments must remain in school.

On Friday, we had a movie afternoon as a dojo reward from last term. Well done Year 5/6!

16.10.25

Another week has flown by in Year 5/6.

In English this week we have been looking at non-chronological reports and researching a range of mythical creatures in preparation for writing. We have also practiced using brackets to add extra information to a sentence.

In maths, we have been learning about decimal numbers. We have made and drawn models of decimal numbers, looking at how many ones, tenths and hundredths a number has. We have then compared either two or three numbers stating which is the largest or smallest.

On Wednesday morning, we went to Crucial Crewe. This is a session run by multiple agencies at Crewe Alexandra to teach children about safety. We attended a number of different sessions and the children listened carefully to all that they were told. We heard lots of really important messages and the children asked lots of questions.

We have been really happy to see how many children are logging in to their TTRockstars and Spelling Shed accounts at home. This extra practise with their times tables and spellings is really beneficial.

The children have also been doing an excellent job on their Reading Plus assignments. We have been really impressed with how determined they are and how much their comprehension has improved.

Well done Yerar 5/6!