Year 5

We looked at different kinds of maths problems.  This included finding all possibilities and looking for patterns or rules.

In PE, we had to ‘buy’ equipment with a budget of £5.00.  We then created a maths themed activity, for example two teams answering times tables questions, with the fastest person to be correct shooting into a basketball hoop.  The children then reviewed each other’s activities and linked this to the cost of the activity.

We revisited the names and order of the planets.  We then looked at the size of the planets and created a mode to represent this using balls of different sizes.  The children discuss the distance between the planets and created a scaled diagram back in class.

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.