There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom

This week saw begoin a new English unit on a book called 'There' a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom' by Louis Sachar.

"Give me a dollar or I'll spit on you."

That's Bradley Chalker for you. He is the oldest child in the class. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has "serious behaviour problems."

No one likes him - except Carla, the new school counsellor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren't afraid to try. Sometimes the hardest thing in the world is believing in yourself.

So far, we have met two of the main characters.  We even had a visit from Bradley.  He managed to make quite an impression on the class.  We can't wait to find out what happens next.

In Maths, we have revised multiplying fraction and worked on reading, writing, ordering and comparing decimals.

Our new topic is Eyam and involves learning all about the The Plague. We started the topic thinking about what we already know and thought of lots of questions we want to find the answers to over the next few weeks.

Hope you all enjoy your long weekend. 

The Year 5 Team