Out of this world! 

This week year 5/6 took a trip into space when Star Lincs brought their mobile planetarium to school. The exciting visual display of the night sky brought our Astronomy topic a little closer. We discovered that the Great Red Spot on Jupiter is actually a storm. It covers an area far greater than our planet. We also learnt that gravity keeps all planets orbiting the sun. 

Elsewhere in the curriculum we covered:

Maths: Division of fractions

English: Figurative language as our main character 'Fred' in The Explorers, seeks to lead his friends out of the Amazon rainforest.

Guided Reading: Learning new vocabulary and vocabulary retrieval 

Science: Astronomy

History: Cotton Spinning during the Industrial Revolution and the invention of the Water Frame by Richard Arkwright.

Geography: New Zealand and the lives and customs of the native Maori people. We particularly enjoyed the Haka.

RSHE: We identified ways to look after our mental health and had some very healthy class debates.

PE: Tennis