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 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
• PE will be on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings.

Year 5 and 6 Meet and Greet Video

Magnolias 2023/24!

SUMMER 1

We are writers...

This half term we'll be a climax to the Perseus and Medusa myth, a short diary entry from the perspective of a Trojan soldier in the Trojan War, and we'll also be writing a speech - we'll loo at some key figures, such as Greta Thunberg and Martin Luther King Jr, who have made particularly important speeches. 

We are readers...

We'll be reading the Greek myths: Daedalus and Icarus and Odysseus and the Cyclops; we'll also read some non-fiction texts about Zeus, Cronus, Pandora and Cerberus. Finally, we'll look at two songs from the Evan Hansen musical. 

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

We are mathematicians...

This half term in maths we'll be focussing on shape and angles, and also a look at statistics and plotting coordinates. This will include plotting, and interpreting graphs and tables, measuring, drawing and finding missing angles, and identifying regular and irregular polygons, drawing symmetry and much more!

We are artists, scientists, historians and athletes... 

• History - Ancient Greeks
• Art - Sculpting
• Science - Thinking scientifically 
• PE - Rugby and Swimming

Key Information

• Read at least 3 times per week
• Practise spellings on your colour each week
• Practise your times-tables using Tackling Tables.
• Complete MyMaths homework
• PE will be on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

Magnolias' class page 2022.23

We are writers

In our writing lessons, we will be driven by the novel; Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.

We will be delving into Greek myths to help further our understanding of different writing genres, writing a diary entry inspired by Theseus and the Minotaur and then our own Greek Myth!

We are readers

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.

We are mathematicians

In our maths lessons this half-term, we will be learning about multiples, factors and prime numbers.

This will increase our super number knowledge and allow us to understand times tables, multiplication and division even deeper.

We are Historians, Artists, Scientists and athletes 

In History are are diving into the world of the Ancient Greeks! We will be learning how to study artefacts, how they impacted our world today and what life was like for them.

Our Art lessons will be all about sculpture. As well as looking at different forms of sculpture and practicing our sculpture skills, we will be making our own Greek sculpture using recycled materials!

In science, our topic is working scientifically, where we will be practicing and consolidating all the skills needed to become a brilliant scientist.

Our PE lessons will be based on striking and fielding games - PE is Mondays and Thursdays this half term :)