Y5 28.4.23

Date: 28th Apr 2023 @ 12:19pm

In maths this week we have used our knowledge of right angles, straight lines, whole turn quadrilaterals and triangles to solve missing angles problems. Some were very tricky. In English we have planned and written persuasive letters to our local M.P. Bill Esterson or to the National Trust about issues that we feel strongly about – teenagers misbehaving, lack of bins, vaping, new houses to name a few. We hope he reads our letters and acts on our suggestions.

We had a fabulous session with an orienteering company on Wednesday, using our school grounds to map read and find electronic devices. We then taught our buddies how to navigate the course and map. These skills then helped us with our Geography and History, where we went on a local walk to learn all about the houses that are 100 years old or older and how we can tell. We looked at the houses on Carrs Crescent West and Elson Road that have crests with dates, then used our knowledge from their bricks, rooves, shapes and features to work out the dates of other houses. We then marked them on a road map as we went.