Welcome back after the half term break and Happy St David's Day! The children have learned all about St David in one of their reading lessons this week. Click on the link to find out more about St David and how Welsh people celebrate his special day...

This week has been a busy week. The children have started their new class novel, The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Raúf. Here is a brief précis of what the book is about. (See the section about our English lessons this week for an explanation of what the word prècis means.)

...When a new boy joins their class, a group of children try to befriend him. They soon learn that Ahmet is a refugee and has been separated from his family. None of the grown-ups seem to be able to help him, so the friends come up with a daring plan, embarking on an extraordinary adventure...

Maths - The children have begun a new topic on multiplication and division. They have been learning the short multiplication method. They have been multiplying 4-digit numbers by a 1-digit number. 

English - The children have begun their new Talk for Writing topic, which is based around the storyline for the video of the song Titanium, by David Guetta. Also, they have been learning what the word prècis means, and how to use this skill in their writing. A précis is a condensed version of a text, keeping the main points and order of the original. Usually it reduces the text to approximately a third of its original length. The word précis comes from the French, meaning precise.

Our certificate winner this week is Eduard for being a star. Ed could have had the certificate every single week, but shone even brighter this week with fantastic enthusiasm in French and brilliant attitude and progress during swimming lessons. He went on to be chosen as the Upper Phase Trophy winner as well! A HUGE congratulations to Ed from all of Year 5W 

That's all for this week from Year 5W. We hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you again on Monday