Year 5 newsletter

"Women do not have the calmness of temperament or the balance of mind to exercise judgement in political affairs.  If we allow women to vote, it will lead to the loss of social structure."  These were the views of many at the time that the Suffragettes started their campaign for women's suffrage and these are the words that have provided a context for this term's topic "Suffragettes: clever or criminal?"
Without doubt, we have had an amazing start to the term, learning about the women who campaigned tirelessly for equal rights with men to vote.  We have been both shocked and amazed to discover the lengths that they went to. Although, perhaps, we were more shocked by the propagande spread by the anti-suffragette movement. Our enthusiasm has been reflected in our writing which has already impressed our teachers!    In Science, we have loved carrying out practical activities to explore gears and pulleys and in maths, we are becoming experts on fractions.  Would you rather have half a Mars bar or a quarter of a Mars Bar...it depends on the size of the Mars bar as not all halves are equal!