English

This week we began our final piece of writing linked to our novel ‘Macbeth’. We read to the end of the story, and have begun planning and drafting our own version of the final chapter. So far, we have written the introduction and build up to the final battle scene. We have been thinking about the types of words and phrases we can use to extend our writing such as prepositional phrases, adverbial phrases, and expanded noun phrases, and the children are using some fantastic examples in their writing.

The children also wrote a review of the story, giving a story summary, their own opinions on the text and recommendations for readers.

Next week we are going to have an increased focus on spelling and punctuation, to ensure that this matches the excellent content.

Maths

We have now started looking at the link between fractions and decimals. We began the week by counting in decimal steps, and some children were able to find equivalent fractions and decimals. We then looked at the place value of decimal numbers, and some children began to look at how to convert fractions to decimals when the denominator isn’t a multiple of 10. We have finished the week by working on decimal multiplication (Year 6), and by ordering and comparing decimals based on their place value (Year 5).

P.E

In P.E this week the children took part in outdoor athletics with Mr Steed.

We have spent a lot of time rehearsing for the Christmas Concert this week. The children are very excited and are looking forward to showing everyone the result of their hard work!