Welcome to term 2 of Year 5! We have lots of exciting things planned, which you can read about below...

English

For Term 2, our class text will be 'You Wouldn't Want To Be In The Trenches in World War One!' by Alex Woolf - set against a backdrop of the war just broken out in Europe, find out what your life was like after joining up and being sent to the trenches. From sharing your bed with rats and lice to a diet of bully beef, bread and biscuits, discover why you really wouldn't want to be a soldier living in a trench during World War One! 

Maths         

In maths, year 5 will be exploring the world of fractions! Children will be consolidating their knowledge from year 4, as well as developing new skills such as finding equivalent fractions, converting improper fractions to mixed numbers, and how to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with different denominators.

Topic & Science     

This term will have a geography focus as we explore the question 'Why do Populations Change?' Pupils will learn how to identify the most densely and sparsely populated areas, describe the increase in global population over time, what might influence the environments people live in and how to define birth and death rates, suggesting what may influence them.

For science, we will be delving into the world of forces! Children will lead a series of experiments to understand and evaluate the strength of air resistance, friction and gravity in different situations, and decide whether they are a helpful or hindering force.