LEARNING JOURNEY
SCIENCE
MATHS
Y5 this week have been multiplying and dividing all sorts of numbers in all sorts of ways. We have practised mental multiplication and division by doubling and halving numbers a bunch of times. We can now mentally multiply a number by 32 (double, double, double, double, double) and mentally divide a number by 8 (half, half, half). In addition to this we have been practising our written long multiplication and formal division.
LITERACY
Linking to our IPC topic of investigators, In Literacy, Year 6 have been trying to solve the mystery of missing man John Bonbon. We watched a video recording of a car accident, heard and read witness accounts and interviewed suspects. We pieced together all the information to write a newspaper report on the event. Our learning was focused on direct and indirect speech and also the structure of paragraphs within recounts in the form of a newspaper. Watch the mysterious video clip below...