Y5 blog 15.9

Date: 15th Sep 2023 @ 4:00pm

Think week we have continued learning all about Fairtrade and how it helps so many farmers around the world and their communities. We then turned all our notes into fantastic information leaflets to teach other children the same age as us. 

In maths we have been comparing numbers to 1000000 by ordering them and solving problems to do with more and less visitors to airports and day trips. We have also learnt about the Maya number system and how they were far more advanced than here in Britain. They used sticks, pebbles and shells to create numbers and were 1 out of 2 early civilisations to use 0 as a place holder. 

In history, along with Maya maths, we also completed an orienteering challenge to learn about how the Maya, just like the Egyptians, used hieroglyphics to write. They were different symbols to Egyptians though. We are really excited about our Maya day on Tuesday, where an expert is coming in to lead the day with drama, handling artefacts and sharing everything he knows.

We met our new buddies today and had a lovely time getting to know them. They have been learning all about rhymes so we read some rhyming books to them including traditional Nursery Rhymes in the storytelling garden. Have a look at the photographs.