http://sonningcommonprimary.co.uk/yearfive Year Five Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:44:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We will be delving deeper into the life of Queen Victoria and her reign over the British Empire.  In English we will also be continuing our stories inspired by Dickens and then uploading them onto the website link found on our ‘Links’ section.  Later in the week, we will begin ... http://sonningcommonprimary.co.uk/yearfive/2012/01/31/almost-there/ This week we will continue our work on Charles Dickens. The children have been reading extracts from a range of Dickens' works, including Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities. Children have been looking at character, setting, theme, cliffhangers and a range of other writing ... http://sonningcommonprimary.co.uk/yearfive/2012/01/24/what-the-dickens/ Did you know that it is Charles Dicken's bicentenary?  This week we will be learning a bit more about the works of Charles Dickens and write our own stories reflecting on the themes from his great works.  It ties in perfectly with our Victorian topic so will follow on from ... http://sonningcommonprimary.co.uk/yearfive/2012/01/14/it-was-the-best-of-times-it-was-the-worst-of-times/ This past week the children have really thought about their new goals and targets for the year ahead.  We have thought about what we can do for others, how we can become better learners and also what next steps we should focus on in both math and English. This week we ... http://sonningcommonprimary.co.uk/yearfive/2012/01/08/moving-forward/ Welcome back!  We look forward to working hard to achieve all of our goals this year.  We cannot wait to get started and hope you have all come back prepared to work hard and focus on doing your best!  This week we will be setting new targets and goals for ... http://sonningcommonprimary.co.uk/yearfive/2012/01/04/welcome-back-to-a-brand-new-year/