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Researching scientists in Year 5

24/2/2023

In science we have been learning about scientists. They learnt that a scientist is not your stereotypical idea, a white man, in a lab coat and with mad, sticking up hair; but instead can be male, female, black, white, from any country and can be any age. The children completed their own research on scientists. Here are some examples of some of their work.
Good use of the cooperation, creativity, adventurous and cooperation gems.

Fun in French

22/2/2023

Learning about the weather in French with Mrs Hammond.

PSHE and our charity fundraising ideas

22/2/2023

To finish the last half-term's PSHE unit on dreams and goals, the children created a fundraising idea, considering who they were raising money for and what they could do. I hope you enjoy the videos. Good use of the cooperation, creativity and adventurous gems.

A visit from a travelling theatre company

22/2/2023

Today we were so lucky in year 5 to have a travelling theatre company join us. The play was performed by three actors who told the story of pollution, what pollution is and things to help stop pollution. The children learnt that pollution is caused by factories, aeroplanes and the worst polluter of all - vehicles. The message that everyone was left with, was that everyone can do their bit to help with pollution. The children then wrote a recount of the play for their writing lesson.

science - endangered and extinct plants and animals

10/2/2023

We finished our science unit today by looking at what endangered and extinct means and the effect that this has on plants and animals. The children learnt that five things can contribute to this - habitat loss, pollution, introduced species, overconsumption and population growth. We discussed how breeding programmes work in zoos. The children then completed some research on a chosen animal and represented their work as they wished- leaflet, comic strip, poem, etc. Here are just a few examples of their work.

Imagery

10/2/2023

In writing we have been working on imagery. The children began by creating a word bank of nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs around an image. We then created noun phrases, learned how to use personification, similes and metaphors. Then, the children created a short piece of imagery using the image to help them. Here are some examples of their work.
Great use of the creative and independence gems.

was the Anglo-saxon time really a time of 'dark age'?

10/2/2023

We have finished our history unit on the Anglo-Saxons. Over the unit, the children have explored whether the Anglo-Saxon period was really a period of Dark Age. The children have considered the way they lived, how they buried their dead and artefacts. They also considered some sources of evidence. We visited Sutton Hoo, and here the children began to learn that if the Anglo-Saxons were so uncivilised, how on earth did they create such intricate and finely crafted items, such as the helmet, sword blades, etc. To finish the unit, the children had to compare facts that supported the idea that the Anglo-Saxon period was really a period of Dark Age, against facts that suggested it wasn't. They then had to come to their own conclusion based on those facts.

Great use of these learning gems.

Fiesta!

9/2/2023

In guitars we are learning a song called Fiesta! Here is a short excerpt of this.

ACting out our playscripts

9/2/2023

Once we had written our playscripts, we just had to perform them! The children had a short practise of each others scripts and then acted them out. Of course, in such a short time they were never going to be off-script, but that didn't stop them enjoying the process. Here are some examples of their performances.
The children used the cooperation and creativity gems.

Our published playscripts

9/2/2023

In writing we have been learning how to write playscripts. We have learnt the features and structure of a playscript and that they are always written in present tense. The grammar features we used were the basics, such as sentences making sense, capital letters and full stops and then commas for clauses, relative clauses and subordinating conjunctions. We also used changes in formality, colloquialisms and plenty of acting and drama!

The children used the concentration, creativity, independence and perseverance learning gems.