In Y5 we truly do seem to seize every moment of every day. Since returning from half-term, we have been busy learning about different types of puppets and their history in preparation for our DT topic this term. This complements our English topic, Macbeth, as the children will be creating their own puppets based on different characters from the play and using them to perform a few scenes - hopefully nothing too gory! 

In maths, we completed our first topic of the term on perimeter and area and enjoyed estimating the area of our outstretched hands. We are moving onto a short topic on statistics. In geography, we have been finding out about global trade and investigating where the food in our fridges and cupboards originates from. There were a few surprises, Brazil nuts from Bolivia, for example!

The Djembe drums have been as popular as ever in music and have given our voices a rest after the excitement of Young Voices at the O2. In French, we are exploring the language of the classroom whilst in computing we are learning about databases. Everyone's a gymnast in PE where we have been practising safely carrying out rolls with good technique, before progressing onto some more advanced moves.