It's a mystery!

Year 5 have been writing mystery stories this week. We have been looking at fronted adverbials, complex sentences, interesting adjectives and 'red herrings'.

Here are two examples of the excellent stories year 5 produced.

A lesson on short stories

Year 5 have been working hard in our English lessons on short stories. We have been analysing different short stories and presenting our findings to the rest of the class.

A Topic lesson on Greek architecture

Year 5 and 6 have been investigating Ancient Greek architecture in their Topic lessons this week. We have learned about the different type of columns and how they are still used in buildings today. We even created our own 2D models of the three different types of columns.

Can you beat my score?

I've been playing on Grand Prix multiplication - can you get on the winner's podium and beat my score?

Year 5 Christmas Maths Challenge

This Christmas we are going to be improving our mental arithmetic. Follow the link below to the challenges and record the games you have played and your top scores in the comments section of this blog post.

Times Tables Games

Welcome to the new Year 5 Blog!

This is the new Howes Year 5 Blog page.