Year 5

We have been learning about what the different coloured poppies represent. The children then wrote prayers and messages to war veterans and those who are still involved in war.

We practised the blanket stitch.

We celebrated that it’s okay to be different by wearing odd socks.

The children learned about ‘call and response’.  They learned to sing ‘Oo a lay la’.  Richie took the role of our leader, and started the call and response.  Some children were also chosen to use the glockenspiels to play the notes.

We revised the ‘syn co pa ta ta’ pattern.

We learned a new song ‘Biddy Biddy’ and clapped the pulse and rhythm.  After that, we looked at the pentatonic scale (do, re, mi, so, la).

We created melodies on glockenspiels and copied patterns.

Here is an overview of all the exciting things that we will be learning about this term!

Here are the KIRFs for this term.

Year 5

The children enjoyed learning about the human body.  This included revisiting areas from year 3 regarding bones, muscles and organs.

We also learned about different emergency services and carried out some fitness activities.

Finally, we learned how to give CPR, which is an incredibly useful skill.

We used Newton Meters to investigate the grip on different trainers. The trainers with the greatest friction would be better on slippery surfaces.

We used drama to explore the story ‘Ice Trap’ based on Shackleton’s expedition. This included the Endurance running into problems and the crew rowing to Elephant Island.  We will use these ideas to inform our persuasive writing.

The children recreated artwork by working collaboratively.  Each group divided a painting into sections and then painted a section each.  They then put these pieces together.  The children were able to apply a variety of painting styles and techniques.

The children received a postcard from an author today. Mel Taylor-Bessent sent the children a lovely message and now they are really excited to read the book!