Class Photos
PSHE - we looked at rights, respect and duties. The children had to consider how all of these elements linked to either: their home, their school or the local community.
RE - we have started to look at Passover in Judaism and how they celebrate this. We focused on the Seder plate and what each of the items resemble.
World Book Day
Literacy - we have started to look at our new narrative, ‘The Watertower’. We focussed on analysing the two main characters, thinking about their behaviour and their dialogue.
Music - the children have continued their Ukulele sessions with Miss Todd.
Art - during this topic, the children focussed on self portraits. We looked at, and followed, the work of Chila Kumari Burman.
Literacy - The children have been recalling their knowledge of non-chronological reports and have been focusing on specific features, such as a glossary and bulleted lists.
Science - We have been testing the properties of different materials, based on their hardness, transparency, magnetism. We also looked at testing if they were insulators or conductors.
PE - The children have been focusing on their dribbling, accuracy and defending skills in hockey.
History - We started our new topic on Ancient Greece. We learnt where they were situated on a timeline through history and all about the different Greek eras.
Computing - We started our new topic of databases. The children learnt about various forms of databases and how these can be presented. They then looked at an alien database through the representation of different charts and quizzes each other on the information provided.
DT - The children learnt all about electrical systems and then applied this knowledge to design, plan and create their own electrical doodlers.
Christmas ukulele concert
Christmas Craft Morning
PE- for the final gymnastics lesson, the children combined their learnt skills into a group performance to share with the class.
The Dog's Trust workshop - We had the pleasure of The Dog's Trust teaching the children all about the signs of a happy and unhappy dog and how they can be safe around them.
Literacy - the children analysed the main character from ‘Cloud Tea Monkey’s’, looking at her ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ personality.
PE - This half term, the children have been learning gymnastics skills. We have explored different types of balances, symmetry, asymmetry, travelling around the mat and introducing equipment. The children then had to combine all of their skills into a routine.
Literacy - This week, we learnt what a cinquain poem was. Once the children knew the strict structure of 2,4,6,8,2 syllables, they had the task of creating their own one in groups.
Art - We researched the artist Teis Albers and followed his skills of retrofuturism to create our own pieces.
History - Year 5 have been continuing their learning about The Tudors. We made inferences about Anne Boleyn based on various primary and secondary sources.
Science - We have been exploring various types of forces by testing out different objects. We looked at gravity, friction and air resistance.
Computing - The children have been recalling their prior knowledge of coding and applying this to various animal racing games. They also had a go at simplifying the codes to see if there was a difference.
RE - We have been learning about what a pilgrimage is. The children first explained a special journey that they've been on and then compared this with pilgrimages within Christianity.
Literacy - This week during our Literacy lessons, Year 5 have been learning about features of a non-chronological report. We explored and annotated various reports about monsters in our core texts, and then created a success criteria based on our findings. The children also focussed on the Loch Ness Monster and collected vocabulary including adjectives, nouns and verbs to describe the monster to someone who has never seen it. They then acted out a phone call as an explorer and a donor using their vocabulary.
