Hello 5 Blue, as you have all been doing a super job with your detective work in English. I thought it would be a great idea for you to continue this at home and create a DETECTIVE DECODER WHEEL!! A…
Hello to my phenomenal phonics group. For our second week of phonics, we have been looking at the phoneme ‘I-e’ We discussed the words this sound would be in and then wrote them into sentences. For our second session we…
Hello to my phenomenal phonics group. For our first week of phonics we have been looking at the phoneme ‘a-e’ We discussed the words this sound would be in and then wrote them into sentences. For our second session we…
Today in Active Maths, we took part in a fun mathematical activity. The aim of this activity was to search for the time table data cards, that were hidden around the classroom and cloak room. Using our interpreting skills, we…
Today in Science, we looked at reversible and irreversible materials. We firstly sorted into a table, materials such as, chocolate melting, bread toasted, wax melting and candles etc. We then went on to test this theory of chemical reactions, to…
Today, Year 5 had the opportunity to go to the cinema. They were able to watch the film ‘Where is Anne Frank’ It was very interesting and an enjoyable watch. Take a look at our short video below. Can you…
In our Science lesson today, the wonderful star group took part in an experiment to test three types of sugar, granulated, icing and Caster. We wanted to see which sugar was most soluble. We made sure we changed the form…
Five Blue have been trying to persuade the class by advertising chocolate ants, skirts for boys, nappies for all and manure cream. To be able to do this, they had to use persuasive language to convince the audience that their…
What a fantastic week we have had in 5 Blue! We have had day one in the Greek zone, day 2 in the Egypt zone, day 3 in the China zone and the final day was in the India zone.…
To end our ‘Around The World Week’ we had a fun afternoon researching the food that grows in Ghana, then moved onto Ghanaian dancing. Hand and feet coordination were an important move in this dance routine. After we had danced…
Well done to all the pupils in 5 Blue for achieving 100% platinum in the Behaviour book this term. Their award for achieving this was a fantastic book mark from Mrs Frankish. Thank you!
As we have come to the end of our 1960s unit in History and geography. I thought I would test your knowledge with a 1960s quiz. Read through the slides on the website below and let us know your score.…
Wellbeing provides life-long advantages in health, work, relationships, and creativity. … Wellbeing improves children’s academic performance, behavior, social integration, and satisfaction. Year 5 has had a great well-being day today. Here are some of the activities we have been completing today.…
For European Day Of Language, 5 Blue have been looking at the country Germany. We started off by locating Germany on the map and interpreted information about Germany using maps. We used Atlases to locate, research neighbouring countries and climates.…
As you may know, Queen Elizabeth II passed away last week. You would of seen this reported all across the world, on your television screens, social media and in newspapers. For this half term, we are looking at newspaper reports…
To kick start our first project week of, ’This Is Me’ for this new term. 5 Blue started off by discussing behaviour learning opportunities and the school values. Following on from this, we talked about new beginnings and emotions relating…
Today in 5 Red we learnt all about first aid. Firstly, we matched key words with the correct definitions. For the second task we read information on first aid techniques, injuries, emergencies and when we might use them. Following on…
We are now onto the last 2 chapters of this wonderful book. What a great book this has been with lots of twists and turns. To end this reading gladiators, I would like you to design your own book review.…
Today in maths, our wonderful stars went around the school to measure items, either in inches or centimetres. We explored the best measurements and converted from imperial to metric. We discussed why we used these measurements and if they worked.…
For this weeks Reading Gladiators we have recapped on the previous chapters, we then read chapter 19 and discussed the characters and made predictions. Recap on chapter 19- In chapter 19 why does the author ‘Polly Ho-Yen’ use different techniques…
Hello to my ‘Gold Fish Boy’ book group. This week we read pages 3 to 6 and talked about the main character Matthew. This week we found some tricky words that we didn’t understand the meaning of, so for this…
What a day we have had for Art day! We started off the day by using recyclable materials such as egg shells in to bowls of water, vinegar and food colouring to dye egg shells different tints and tones of…
Hello again my super gladiators! In group this week we read chapter 17 and talked about the characters so far. I am impressed with your enthusiasm towards this book and how you all look forward to reading each chapter. For…
Hello Reading Gladiators, as you may know for this weeks group we talked about the chapters we had read previously and discussed what the meaning of the words ’Back stories’ meant. So for this weeks homework you are going to…
This week in Year 5, we have been learning about Lady Jane Grey. Firstly, we researched her life and why she was a historical figure. We created posters with key facts presented on them. We also created a non-chronological report,…
What a day we have had celebrating the queens 70th Jubilee. We took part in many activities throughout the day, such as guess the teacher, royal bingo, guess the baker, timeline, creating heart banners and then to finish we got…
This week we are looking at chapters 7, 8, 9 and 10 from the ’Boy In The Tower’ We began to find more information out about Ade’s mum and the troubles she faces. For this weeks homework can you read…
This week in our reading group we have started to read the book ‘Hurricane.’ Firstly, we looked at the front cover and then answered questions related to it and then read the first 3 pages. In week 2 we read…
This week we read chapter 3 from the ’Boy In The Tower’ We began to find more information out about the narrator and new characters were introduced to this chapter. For this weeks homework can you read chapters 4, 5…
5 Red had a lovely day at Stratford Upon Avon, although wet and miserable we all managed to see some historical localities as part of the Geography unit. Whilst on the trip, we were able to see physical and human…
