Yr 5 - Marvellous Magnolias

Welcome to Marvellous Magnolias' Class Page!

Welcome to the Marvellous Magnolias' class page. We are so excited to continue this Marvellous learning journey and look forward to sharing all of our wondering learning experiences with you. On this page, you will find information about the learning that is taking place each term, information about homework, letters and other exciting updates. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on the class email which you can find below, and I will aim to respond within the working week. 

magnolias@gladehill.nottingham.sch.uk

Miss Macmillan 

Key information

• Read 3 times per week or more!
• Practise spellings on your colour each week
• Practise your times-tables or arithmetic skills each week
• Complete homework
• Remember PE kits for each lesson.

Spring 1

Maths

In our maths lessons this half-term, we will be learning about different methods for multiplication and division.

These include partitioning, column method (expanded and short) and the bus stop method for division.

Practising your times tables regularly will really support this!

Reading

In our shared reading lessons, we will be developing our skills by reading and understanding texts across a range of genres - both fiction and non-fiction. Our main focus will be on understanding vocabulary and improving our inference and retrieval skills.

Please make sure you are still reading 3 or more times a week!

Writing

In our writing lessons, we will be using Orion Lost to inspire 2 pieces of writing. The first is a part of a science fiction story, where our character is lost in space. In these stories we will be using prepositional phrases and relative clauses to add description. The second unit is to write a biography of an astronaut, with a focus on formal language, relative clauses and adverbials of time, place and manner.

Wider Curriculum

• Geography – a study of the local area and how it has changed over time.

  Art – Develop and refine Painting skills..

  Science- Earth and Space!.

  PE- gymnastics, dance and movement.

• PSHE - DAaRT

Key Information

• Read at least 3 times per week
• Practise spellings on your colour each week
• Practise your times-tables or arithmetic skills each week
• Complete MyMaths homework (set each week on a Thursday!)
• PE is on Wednesdays and Fridays