Year 5 enjoyed their visit to Perry Common Library! We were informed about how children can join if they haven't done already. They were given time to browse the different genres throughout the library and share them with their friends.
TOP OF THE CROPS! Selective plant breeding is a fantastic example of human-influenced plant adaptation. During Science Week, we chose a variety of tomatoes (cherry, plum and salad) to help improve the next harvest!
In our experiment, we chopped our tomatoes in half, placed them onto a bed of soil in a container and covered them with a thin layer of soil. We have been nurturing them for the last 6 weeks and we have successfully grown over 100 seedlings ... yes, you read that right! Last week, children recycled plastic containers from home to take their own plant home, to continue to look after and hopefully produce their own crop of tomatoes to share with their family and friends.
We learnt about the different career options available for growing fruit and vegetables and that it requires a huge range of people to help it succeed. From plant geneticists to robotics engineers, farm managers and tractor drivers, each of them has a role to play to ensure we have fresh and healthy food to eat.
Over the next few weeks, we will be planting the remaining plants outside in our raised bed - which have our autumn bulbs planted in (daffodils and alliums to help attract pollinators). We have also planted peas, sweet peas and pumpkins!
WE LOVE SCIENCE!
Children were asked to write down their own personal qualities and characteristics - some children found this quite tricky. People who have positive self-esteem are more likely to value themselves and their achievements, they take better care of themselves, and they make healthier and safer choices.
Here are some suggestions we shared with children to help them boost their own self-esteem:
Happy Easter to you all! We hope you have a wonderful break spending quality time with your friends and family. We received some EGG-cellent entries for our decorate an egg competition. A big well done to those who took part.
In RE this term, we have learnt that Easter is the most important festival in the Christian calendar. It celebrates Jesus rising from the dead, three days after he was executed. We have studied Holy Week and what happened on these special days; Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
We took part in an Easter egg hunt using our orienteering skills, to locate eggs around the school grounds to find hidden clues.
This term, we have been looking at the different architecture of the world. We have especially focused on the features of Tudor architecture, including colour, shape and patterns used for effect. How these types of architecture have influenced modern buildings today.
Children have created their own piece with the help of their adults in our workshop. Thank you for coming and supporting the children with their ideas. They all designed and created some amazing structures.
World Book Day encourages more children and families to find the fun and enjoyment in reading, because reading for pleasure changes lives.
We listened to MC Grammar, where he meets a cast of fictional characters in a fabulous second World Book Day song – Reading is Amazing.
Before lunch, we took part in our own freestyle rapping of 'The Gruffalo' and 'We're going on a bear hunt'. The children were amazing and brave to get up in front of the class to perform.
Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, which was celebrated on 29th January as the Year of the Snake. The holiday has roots stretching back some 3,500 years to ancient China, signifying the end of winter and the arrival of a new year.
Children in year 5 took part in a Chinese dragon workshop, learning new dance skills which they performed in an assembly.
The Bikeability Trust aims to activate a nation of cyclists by ensuring everyone has the confidence to enjoy the life skill, independence and fun of cycling. Giving everyone the competence and confidence to cycle is their core mission, making cycling the norm for short journeys.
Children learnt essential skills to complete level 1 and some children moved on to achieve level 2. They have been awarded certificates and badges to wear with pride.
This bit of old-fashioned fun helps us be entertaining and unforgettable in the mind of a child as we share how “NED” learns to never give up, encourage others and do his best.
Everyone who learns to yo will make mistakes along the way. Students are told that if they try yo-yoing, it’s important to learn from mistakes and never give up. Teachers and parents often see children practice persistence and find great fulfilment in doing their personal best as they learn to yo with NED. Best of all, this “NED mindset” is infinitely transferable to school subjects!
NED is a loveable cartoon character whose name is an acronym for Never give up, Encourage others, and Do your best. Teachers love that NED is simple, relatable and kid-focused.
This term we have been researching Tudor portraits, how mood and feelings are expressed through art. Especially how facial expressions and body language are achieved through sketches and paintings during thi period. Children have developed and made amazing progress using different grades of pencil to show tones and textures.
In writing this week, we were introduced to free verse poetry - Twas the Night Before Christmas! Children have been looking at the different features of the style of poetry. Today, we performed the poem as a class.
This week in Maths, we have been identifying equivalent fractions. Children enjoyed using equipment to practically identify equivalent fractions and then applying their knowledge to complete questions.