Please see below a copy of what your child will be learning this half term.
Today the top three winners in each class from year 3 to year 6 had their prize. These children were the ones who scored the most points at home when practising their times tables. They had juice and biscuits in the library and the out to have an extra break time with equipment.
To celebrate World Book Day, we have watched a video by the British Library. We listened to Michael Rosen read a story around food, whilst an illustrator drew some images alongside it. As we were listening, we had a go at drawing our own illustrations based on food. What a wonderful lesson we had!
We have started reading our new text ‘The Errand’, which features a boy who works for a witch. He goes into the dangerous Whispering Woods. To help us write a setting description, we physically became the woods. The children created some lovely images.
Today, the whole school had a fabulous opportunity to listen to a special concert by the local ukulele group called the Dingle Ukes. They played folk songs, older pop songs and locally written songs. The children had a fantastic time listening, clapping and singing along with the music. Thank you to Wheel Meet Again group and Dingle Ukes for coming along.
In Art, we have been looking at North American artists. We looked at an artist called John Singer Sargent and some of the work that he has produced. Then we had a go at painting in his style. There were some amazing pieces of art. Well done year 5!
Today was Number Day! To celebrate we all dressed up as numbers and did some fun Maths activities. Year 5 had to solve a secret code to discover a hidden message, using their Maths skills to help them. They also decorated their own Maths T shirt.
We also discussed the importance of NSPCC day and how we can ensure that we are safe.
In Science we have been looking at forces. In today’s lesson we learnt that the larger an objects surface area is, the more air resistance it will have. To prove this we created different sized parachutes. We then dropped them and timed how long it took for them to drop. Our 30 cm parachute dropped slower than our 10cm parachute, proving us right!
In todays lesson we explored what happens when friction becomes too high. Year 5 did this practically through the jelly experiment! Firstly, we timed how long it took to remove 6 jelly cubes with our pencils. Then we added oil and salt to more cubes, to see how this affected the levels of friction. We had lots of fun carrying this out and learning about friction.
In RE today, we learnt about John the Baptist and how he preached to people to repent their sins and follow God. After listening to the scripture the students drew an image to represent John preaching. There were some lovely pictures well done!
We had a lovely day today celebrating the last day of term! To celebrate we had party food and played lots of games. Year 5 wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!
Year 3, 4 and 5 had a fantastic cornet concert getting everybody into the festive spirit. The children have worked hard across the autumn term to improve their music skills and be ready for this performance. Singing was great , the audience participated and there was excellent cornet playing. Wow, well done everyone.
We have carried on working on our truss bridges, but this time using straws. This is because straws are a stronger material for us to use. Everyone worked in teams to develop bridges that were strong. There were some amazing creations. Well done year 5!
This afternoon we were treated to a lovely guitar performance by our children in guitar club. It was an excellent performance. Well done to all involved.
We were very excited when Father Christmas visited year 5 today. He showed us where he lived, sung songs with us and answered some of our questions. He even gave everyone a lovely gift. What a great afternoon we’ve had!
This afternoon we had a visit from Coverdale puppets and they performed their Christmas show called ‘Angel delight’. We found it funny and enjoyed seeing all the different puppets. We even had a little boogie to some fun music and songs throughout.
Today year 5 had an exciting lesson making a truss bridge out of spaghetti. It was great to see everybody working as a team to build their bridges! They were then able to test the strength of their bridge and compare them to the arch and beam bridge that we made last week.
Years 3 and 5 singing club had a great afternoon singing at Merseybeat Parks, we sang at 4 different sites to 4 different groups of people. It really got everyone in the Christmas spirit with all the carols and Christmas songs, some of residents were joining in too.
What a lovely afternoon singing club had at Alfred Stocks. Singing Club members of Year 1, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 all came along. We sang our hearts out, we had carols, songs and actions. Some of the residents could not believe how professional we sounded! All the children got lovely treats afterwards, thanks you Alfred Stocks!
In DT, we have been looking at bridges and their structures. To help us understand the difference between a beam bridge and an arch bridge, we had a go at making both types physically. Year 5 then investigated to see which bridge could hold more weight. We discovered that the structure of the arch bridge was able to carry more weight.
Today Year 5 were set the task of becoming engineers and creating their own gliders. First, we spent sometime designing and perfecting our gliders on paper. Then we brought them to life using card, straws, masking table and blu tac. The children were then able to test out their glider and see how far it travelled! All of year 5 were happy and excited to see their glider fly.
This week is UK parliament week and today we learnt how MPs and members of the House of Lords, use debates to discuss topics, hear different points of view and challenge the work of the government. The class were then set their own debate topic ‘Should the school day be extended by an hour’? We then held the debate like they do in parliament. The children made some convincing arguments.
In Maths today, Year 5 explored cubed numbers in a really hands-on way. We used equipment to build actual cubes, which helped us see how a number multiplies by itself three times. The children were very engaged and worked brilliantly together to spot patterns and make connections. It was a fun, practical lesson that supported their understanding and there were lots of proud moments!
We had a workshop based on speaking out and staying safe, with the help of Buddy the speech bubble teddy. Year 5 learnt lots of ways that they can get support, if they need it. It was a very useful and informative workshop and the children were all very engaged. They even got a sticker at the end for their hard work and involvement!
Today we launched Anti-bullying week by participating in odd sock day. We attended an assembly and Miss Summers introduced our theme for this year’s anti-bullying week, which is ‘Power for good’. Then we had fun learning the Andy and the Odd socks song called ‘Power for good’.
During our RE lesson, we learnt about Abraham and Sarah being blessed with a child. This is because Abraham showed great faith and trust in the Lord. Once they had listened to the scripture, we used freeze frames to retell the story. We focused on how Abraham and Sarah might of been feeling at this time. Year 5 created some lovely freeze frames to capture the key moments.
In Science we carried out an investigation to look at irreversible changes. Year 5 mixed bicarbonate of soda with vinegar and placed a glove over the top. They watched the hand come alive, as the bicarbonate of soda and vinegar mixed, creating carbon dioxide. We were all very excited with the results!
We had a workshop today based on how we can be more resilient. Year 5 took part in numerous activities including: discussions on ways we can be more resilient, making paper chains and making a paper airplane. We even got to fly our airplanes at the end of the day! All of the children now know ways on how they can be more resilient in school and at home.
In English, we did some Drama to help us remember the story we are learning about. Year 5 have read ‘Henry’s Freedom Box’ and today they dramatised the story of him escaping in the box. This is going to help them later on, when they write an autobiography on Henry.
In Science, we have been looking at properties and changes of materials. We carried out an investigation to see how water can change state. Year 5 discovered that water is an example of a reversible change, because it can be reversed by adding or removing heat.
