Welcome back to our last Half Term in Year 5 - Summer Term 2.  Our final topic is "What makes South America a continent of contrasts?”  Reading the text “Trash” will highlight the plight of street children and provide a valid contrast to the developed countries of South America.  Alongside this, we will watch a children’s TV documentary, which shows a realistic view of young children in Brazil.

Our D&T practical lessons will provide opportunities to improve the children’s Food Technology skills; they will make Guacamole, a traditional dish from South America.  We will complete our Science topic, Properties and Changes of Materials, by research  ing and discussing how chemical changes have an impact on our lives (eg cooking) as well as researching the creative use of new materials such as polymers, super-sticky and super-thin materials.  As part of our Science sessions, we will also focus on our SRE curriculum, which we discussed at Parents Evening last month.

Sports Week takes place in the second week of this term!  Weekly sessions of PE will be on Wednesdays (Athletics) with the Sports Coach,  and Fridays (Tennis).  Please ensure that both indoor and outdoor kits are in school.  

 Have a look at our Class Blog to view the Medium Term Plan for this topic, where you will find other activities planned for all areas of the curriculum.  You will also find the Challenge Home Learning grid for Year 5, which contains activities to complete at home if your child wishes to do something extra!   This term's Creative Homework Task is to create a report on one of the South American countries we will learn about. We will choose these in class to avoid repetition.

Maths homework will continue on Mathletics and other activities will be added to Seesaw regularly.  Please continue to encourage Home Reading, which will serve to improve spelling and grammar.   

Kind regards

Mrs Blomeley