Cornwall

Cornwall

Year 5 Home Learning

This week in Cornwall 5

Week beginning 16th March 2026

Dear parents and carers,

Last Friday was a very creative day for Cornwall. As part of our Design and Technology topic, we tasted different seasonal fruit and vegetables and looked at their benefits. We also made Sweet potato soup, cutting, chopping and stirring the ingredients. The end result was a slightly spicy soup which most of us loved; including Mrs Savage!

In English this week, we have reflected more closely on the events that Zoe has endured so far and considered her current predicament: she is trapped on the island and she is not sure if she can trust the leader of the Eels, Dooby. The children have written letters to Zoe, giving her their advice and included determiners and persuasive speech. We have also written persuasive speeches from Dooby to the islanders, persuading them to consider him as their leader.

In Maths we have finished our topic on decimals and percentages. We have been very impressed with the dedication and resilience the whole class have shown during this topic. Next week we will be starting area and perimeter.

In Geography, we are looking at 6-figure grid references and O.S.maps. The children will be locating farms in the local area and researching how topography and soil type affect their locations.

As part of our Active Learning, the children are designing shoebox allotments. Some children have decided to focus on WW2 Dig for Victory allotments and others garden allotments with raised beds containing fruit and/or vegetables. The children have put a lot of effort into their creations and the allotments so far look fabulous!

Thank you and have a wonderful week.

Mrs Nash, Mrs McGinley and Mrs Walker.