Good morning and welcome to our blog. We have been working very hard in Year 5 this week.

Maths - This week the children have been learning more about Roman Numerals. They have been converting 4-digit numbers into Roman Numerals and Roman Numerals into 4-digit numbers. We have been really impressed with the children's quick recall of what each letter in Roman Numerals represents.

English - We have begun our new class novel this week in class. It is called The Secret of Nightingale Wood by Lucy Strange. It tells the story of Henry (short for Henrietta) whose life is turned upside down after the death of her brother. Following a move to the country, Henry finds herself almost alone; her despairing father disappears on a work trip while her mother takes to her bed and becomes a prisoner of the doctor. Henry finds help and friendship from Moth, the mysterious woman who lives in the woods. Together, they refashion Henry’s life and she begins to heal.

This week the class had to elect their representatives for the school council. The children who wished to be considered stood up in front of the rest of class and presented their manifesto. Then, the class voted for their chosen candidate. Well done to everyone who campaigned, they were all brilliant.

Here are our chosen councillors. Congratulations to both of them from all of Year 5W.

Our certificate winner this week is Liam for going above and beyond when completing a Big Cat book task at home by creating an amazing poster all about how to cope with feelings. He was also chosen as the Upper Phase Pupil of the Week. Congratulations to Liam from all of Year 5W! 

That's all for this week. We hope you have a great weekend and will see you again on Monday.