Kestrel

Welcome to Kestrel Class

In English, we are looking at The Firebird. We will be focusing on description of character and settings, as well as writing a newspaper report.

In Maths, we are looking at year 5 long fractions, decimals and percentages. I am setting relevant My Maths homework along-side this topic so please make sure homework is completed every Friday.

In Science, we are looking at the reproduction of flowers and animals and how they differ.

Our foundation subjects for this half term are as follows:

Geography: China

PSHE: Healthy me

Music: Learning how to read Chords

PE: Tennis

Spanish: Which pets do you have?

RE: Christianity

DT: Making Terracotta Warriors

Please keep encouraging the children to keep practising their spellings- using their word lists, and reading as frequently as possible.

Notices:

P.E will be every Monday. Please ensure the children come in the correct school PE kit.
My Maths will be set every Friday and will need to be completed by the following Friday.

Homework this term is all about our History topic on the Mayans. There are a variety of homework activities you can choose from which children have stuck in their HW books.

Here are a few links that may prove useful when completing this homework:

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Maya/353445#:~:text=The%20Maya%20created%20farmland%20by,the%20planets%20and%20the%20stars.

https://kids.kiddle.co/Mayan_civilization

https://maya.nmai.si.edu/maya-sun/maya-math-game