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Weekly update: 17.10.25

English
The children have been researching and hearing stories from those who travelled on the Empire Windrush in order to understand what expectations Caribbean people had when they came to England in 1948. We also used our school value of exploration to understand how the reality of what they faced was very different, as well as how this affected the rights of children at the time. The children also explored the push and pull factors that influenced their decision to travel for 30 days across the ocean to start a new life. We designed persuasive adverts using techniques such as exaggeration, imperative verbs, rhetorical questions, and modal verbs to convince our audience to migrate to the UK. Next week, we will continue this learning by writing a persuasive letter.


Maths
In maths this week, we have been exploring bar models and inverse operations. This is a vital skill in our Maths Mastery curriculum as it allows us to check our answers. By the end of the week, the children were able to apply this learning to word problems and use precise vocabulary such as minuend, subtrahend, and difference when explaining how to approach a question. Next week, we will be moving on to our new topic: multiplication and division.

RE
In RE, we have continued to explore Islam and focused this week on the Third Pillar of Islam: Zakat. The UNCRC states that every child has the right to their own religion and beliefs (Article 14). Learning about the Pillars of Islam helps the children understand and respect the beliefs and practices of Muslim people, promoting tolerance and inclusion. The pillar of Zakat (charity) links to children’s rights to survival and development (Article 6), as giving to those in need helps ensure everyone has access to basic resources such as food, shelter, and healthcare.

Equipment
In Year 5, children are expected to bring their own equipment to school. Please ensure your child has a blue handwriting pen, a glue stick and a working whiteboard pen. Thank you.