Our maths in year 5 by Tullyanne, Rhys & Jay

In maths we are learning about capacity.

So, what is capacity? Capacity is how much a container can hold. 

 We have also been working on volume; this is Rhys working out the volume of a liquid.

These are the different challenges we have been working on this week.

And here are some examples of our work.

500 Word Challenge

Today we joined up with hundreds of schools across the country to watch a live stream from the BBC's 500 Word Challenge!

It was hosted by Alex Jones from The One Show and it featured the author Frank Cottrell Boyce. Mr. Boyce talked to us about how he finds inspiration for his stories and read us his own 500 Word Story. 

There was also a group of students from a Scottish school who told us how our stories will be judged and what makes a great story.

Finally, Mr. Boyce answered some questions from the audience and gave us his top 3 tips for writing.

Frank Cottrell Boyce's Big 3 Writing Tips:

1. Think Big!

2. Just start!

3. Rewrite your work!

It was great!

Welcome to our new Quadblogging partners!

Just a quick word from everyone in Year 5 to say hello to our new Quadblogging partners; St Thomas-of-Canterbury, Glenbervie School and Carterville Elementary!

I have put the links below for everyone to get acquainted... enjoy!

Thomas-of-Canterbury (Bolton, UK)

Glenbervie School (Whangarei, New Zealand)

Carterville Elementary (Missouri, USA)

Looking forward to hearing from you!
Mr. Lee