Welcome to Year 5's page
Our teacher is Miss Saunders
Year 5 Autumn Term 2008
The pupils of Year 5 have been kept very busy during the autumn term, developing their creative and computer skills. They have been helped by two art students from UWIC, Miss Grant and Mr Winstanley.
Through an ancient Maori story, the children have been studying the Creation. They visited
Working in groups, the children produced all the scenery and props used in the making of a computer generated, animated film. We eagerly await the final, edited film.
The project provided the inspiration for the Year 5 class assembly performed for parents and fellow pupils. The assembly emphasised the importance of taking responsibility for our beautiful world.
These are some of the photographs taken during the class trip to the local beach and woods.
Year 5 at Cwm Talwg Woods
Year 5 on
English
Grammar
Nouns-(proper, common, collective and abstract)
Synonyms
Spelling
Latin/Greek word origins
Forming plurals including words ending in ‘y’.
Words starting ‘qu’ and ending in ‘et’ ‘ull’,
Silent letters
Le, el, eir, iest words
Writing
Improving the writing of story openings and endings
Writing conversation and newspaper reports
Comprehension
Analysis of narratives written in 1st/3rd person
Analysis of use of simile metaphor, climax and anti-climax and cliché
in fiction.
Place value of numbers up to 10000, (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
Fractions
Organising data,
2D shape, area and length
Investigations involving the above topics.
Science
Light and sound
Materials
The water cycle
Geography
Direction and map reading
Using grid references
R.E.
The work of the church in other countries
The family of the Church in Wales
Connections between Christian and Jewish festivals
Writing Christmas carols/prayers
History
Who were the Victorians
Queen Victoria and her family
Growth of the British Empire
Families – rich and poor
Welsh
Telling the time
Times during the day using timetables
D.T.
Shadow puppets
Art
Computer aided design
Looking at the work of Kandinsky
P.E./Games
Rugby
Dance workshop activities
Gymnastics
I.T.
Using text images and sound
Graphic modelling - See Art
Music
Answers and Echoes
Year 5 AUTUMN 2008
Maths
All times tables,