Y5 blog 3/11/23

Date: 3rd Nov 2023 @ 4:14pm

We have really enjoyed the start of our new topic, "Planet Earth," this week. In science we have been looking at the solar system and the way the planets orbit round the sun. The children had made many questions showing brilliant leArn inqusitive skills:

• What stops the planets colliding?
• How hot is the sun?
• How do the planets stick to their orbital path?

are just a few. We went outside and investigated the theory, dramatising how the planets rotate and orbit and showing why Mercury only takes 88 days to orbit the sun whereas Neptune takes 165 years. By becoming the sun and planets, the children really understood the concept.

We continued learning about space with a guided reading non fiction report on the sun and by researching Mars in english to help with our writing next week.

5H really enjoyed their first swimming lesson of the year and 5W their gym.

We have started rehearsing for a Christmas Concert to our buddies in our brass lesson. Jingle bells is on google classroom and on the homework page here for children to rehearse at home.