Year 5 Newsletter

What a great week in Year 5!  One of our highlights has been writing persusive leaflets in science in order encourage others to make wise choices when it comes to packing a packed lunch.  "Don't let your lunch cost of the Earth" is our message.  Look out for leaflets in packed lunch boxes and around town as we spread the word!  In English, we have been looking at how to write formally in the context of persuasion.  Interestingly, using long words and avoiding contractions can make us sound both clever and persuasive at the same time (even if others don't even understand what it is that we are trying to persuade them to do!).   Following the theme of Global goal number 5, gender equality, we have been planning and researching out topic write.  Many of us were particularly outraged to discover that the prize money in the women's FA cup was 100 times smaller than the prize money for men!  We have also really enjoyed exploring 3D shapes in maths, particularly, understanding the origin of cube numbers and understanding the differences between cubes and cuboids.