Friday 12 January 2018

Prime Numbers: What's Wrong, and Why?

Katie and Abdul are talking about prime numbers. They're both wrong. Can you explain why they are wrong?

Katie says all prime numbers have to be odd. Her friend Abdul says that means 9, 27 and 45 are prime numbers.
Explain Abdul and Katie’s mistakes and correct them.





 


 

Thursday 11 January 2018

Wednesday 10 January 2018

Calculating Perimeter

Today's maths challenge was to find the perimeter of shapes with missing lengths.  Pupils worked together in groups with peer experts leading the discussion, first colour-coding the sides and then using the bar model to help work out the missing lengths.  Some quick column addition and, hey presto, perimeter calculated!

Tuesday 2 January 2018

Home Learning Information for Year Five

This coming term, the home learning expectations are as follows:

Each week, there will be  either a written or Mathletics task set. These will link to End of Key Stage Expectations for arithmetic or reasoning. (20 minutes)

Weekly, we will set a grammar and punctuation activity to consolidate our work in class.(20 minutes)

In school, we have a weekly focus on a spelling rule. A list of spellings to learn that follow the week's rule will be provided. (20 minutes)



This home learning will be set on a Thursday and will be due in the following Tuesday. Home learning will begin on Thursday 11th January.

Class teachers will let their class know the day of the week spelling tests will take place. 

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Monday 1 January 2018

Y5 Dates for This Term

Important dates for the coming term:
 
January 2018

3rd
Training Day – school closed to pupils
4th
Term Three begins
10th
#AskCJS
22nd
Clubs begin
February

1st
#AskCJS
1st – 7th
Book Fair
5th – 7th
PCLRs
5th – 9th
Be an Author Week
12th – 16th
Half Term
19th
Term Four begins
March

1st
Cardiff Bonus Day - St David’s Day
5th – 9th
Mother’s Day Lunch
6th
Class Photograph Day
12th & 13th
Mother’s Day Lunch
14th
#AskCJS
19th
Belfast House Day - St Patrick’s Day
29th
Last Day
April

16th
Training Day – school closed to pupils
17th
Term Five begins