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Use this space to update me on your progress on Times Table Rock Stars. Don’t forget the competition we’ve got between my maths class and Mr Hastey’s! 

This week we have mixed up Year 5 classes and have covered science topics. We have looked at the classification system, different life cycles and have now moved on to focus on plants. At the beginning of the week we looked at the life cycle of a plant and discussed…

In maths this week we have been revising and practising our skills ready for assessments next week. We have been working hard to answer some challenging questions based on percentages, fractions, balancing equations and multi-step problems. For your homework this week, you will be revising three particular areas of maths….

Year 5/6

This week in maths we have been calculating addition and subtraction problems, including decimals and worded problems. We have also needed to use our algebra skills this morning to try and rescue Miss Griffin and Ziggy from a cave! Hopefully you navigated your way around the maps correctly and I’m…

This week in maths we have been investigating ratio, proportion and algebra for Gobstoppers sweet shop. We have looked at how to simplify ratio, solve proportion as a fraction. Towards the end of the week we have investigated algebra equations and how to solve these when we have missing values….

This week in maths we have been investigating area and volume of shapes, so that we can create a new LEGOLAND building. Homework for this week is to design your LEGOLAND building. You need to investigate the area of the 2D shapes you use and also the volume. Post your…

This week (after being employed by Formula One) we have been investigating scales to measure petrol consumption, distance travelled by each racing car and the height and weight of their drivers. After this, we have converted the units of measure- some of us even challenged ourselves to convert between metric…