Here are the highlights of the week:
Maths: This week we learnt about square numbers, cubed numbers, multiples and factors.
PE: We played kabaddi!!! It’s so fun!
English: We have started writing… our own versions of War of the Worlds. Everyone’s stories look amazing!
Birthday alert! Happy Birthday Mrs Lawrence – Happy Birthday to you!
Science: In Science we learnt the reason why we have day and night is because the Earth rotates.
Have an amazing week!
Imogen (Year 5 School Parliament)
Hello. Hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Here are the highlights of the week in Year 5.
In PE we learnt how to do a version of the Haka and did our last river crossing session before moving onto a game called kabaddi.
In English we finished War of the Worlds (I won’t talk about the story because I don’t want to spoil it for you if you want to read it yourself, but it had a positive ending).
In Computing we are currently learning how to make an animated story about space.
(Imogen – Year 5 School Parliament)
This week was so fun! We made it across the “river” in river-crossing in PE. We’ve been learning about tenths and hundredths in Maths and hearing more and more of our exciting book, War of the Worlds, in English. In Art we drew Ancient Greek vases.
Congratulations Blue House for getting the most house points this week and congratulations for having the most house points this term so far!
We also got to listen to Mr Good’s amazing guitar skills in Collective Worship.
We are all so excited to be back and learning. Luckily, COVID-19 hasn’t stopped us from coming back this year.
We have been learning about negative numbers and tenths in Maths. We are reading War of the Worlds in English – this is a sci-fi book written in 1901 by HG Wells. We also learnt some beginning steps to making a dance in PE.
We hope everyone had a merry Christmas and an AMAZING New Year.
(Imogen – Y5 School Parliament)
This term, Year Five have been designing and making boats. The boats needed to float and also had to include an elastic band mechanism to power them through the water.
Throughout the making process, the children tested their boats to see how well they worked (some didn’t work very well at first!) The children continuously made changes to their designs then re-tested them until they had an efficient finished product.
Today we had ‘The Big Test’ where we found out how well each boat met the success criteria. It was great fun and many boats made it the whole way across our testing tank! The evaluations at the end of the session showed how much the children have learned during this unit and how well they have supported each other when facing challenges. Fabulous boat making Year Five!
It was so lovely to be back in All Saints Church for our carol service. Mrs Budgett had worked hard with the choir so that they sang the descants beautifully. Year 6 read the Christmas story with confidence into the microphone and, for some, that meant overcoming some nerves and fear. They read clearly and confidently and did really well. I was very proud of them. Thank you to Rev Trudie for leading us in a blessing at the end of our service. Thank you to Marion for serving us by putting the heaters on for us.
We do wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas. See you all in the new year.
This week was full of fun, festive activities. We did a paper spinner experiment in Science and it looked like it was snowing! We also decorated the classroom by adding paper snowflakes we made and a chocolate advent calendar. Adding to the festivities, we did a shapes lesson and made 3D presents. It has really got us in the mood for Christmas!
