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y5 class blog by Grace Martha and Anya, by Mr Croft
Date: 6th Nov 2020 @ 12:28pm
On Monday we practiced equiviliant fractions in Maths and learned about different compass points in Geography. In grammar we looked at relative clauses.
On Tuesday we did The Hand Jive in PE and continued to practice equivilant fractions in Maths. In English we practiced our complex sentence skills and we finished the day by creating Marble Run's in DT.
On Wednesday we compared different types of fractions in Maths and had French, ICT and Music with Mr. Richards in the afternoon.
Thursday we did Dadaism in Art and continued to practice our musical beats. We continued to practice our fractions skills in Maths and ended the day by speeding up our Hand Jive and adding new movements in PE.
On Friday we created portraits of our faces in a Dada style as a surprise for our art teacher next week and we did a few tests in the morning to practice our skills.
by Anya, Grace and Martha
Homework, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 5th Nov 2020 @ 1:30pm
This weeks homework can be found on Google Classroom. It is a maths activity to make 20. The missing number in each calculation needs to be typed in .
Who is Julia Donaldson?, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 4th Nov 2020 @ 7:59am
Welcome back to school for another half term full of fun and learning. Our topic this half term is looking at the books of Julia Donaldson. We kick off this topic with the story Room on the Broom. I will be sending out the new topic letter, pick and mix homework by paper copies, but I have also added them along with other bits and bobs to the class page under files for you to download.
Hope you are all keeping safe and well.
Art - painting - colour mixing, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd Nov 2020 @ 8:06pm
Today we began our art topic. We looked at some work by the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, her vivid flowers and some of her later work on landscapes showing mountains.
Today we used the 3 primary colours to make secondary colours. We then choose a either red or blue and added black or white to make different shades of the colour. We learnt that you only need a little bit of black paint!
AUTUMN 2nd HALF TERM, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:39pm
I can’t wait to see you all in the morning. I hope you have had a lovely family half term break. We have lots of exciting things planned for the next 7 weeks.
On our main class page you will find our long term curriculum plan which gives you information about our topics for this half term.
Our main maths focus will be multiplication and division. Make sure you are learning those times tables. 
Swimming update, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:34pm
Unfortunately we won’t be going swimming this half term. As soon as the situation changes we will let you know.
Our finished fossils, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:30pm
Geography - developing our skills using an atlas., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:29pm
We have been using atlases a lot this last few weeks. Today we used physical maps to locate the main mountain ranges of the world.
Marshmallows everywhere., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:27pm
Thank you to everyone who supported our enterprise. We made over 230 marshmallow kebabs for you all to enjoy.
The children get to decide what to do with their profit. Half will go to charity (exact one yet to be decided) the rest has been spent on Christmas sewing kits and magnets for a Christmas science and DT project. If there is any left we are going to buy more books for our class library.
Multiplication 2x 5x 10x, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:20pm
We worked out the missing numbers from the calculations, we practiced using a top marks game and played multiplication board games.
London Landmark research, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:01pm
As part of our non-fiction writing we took Paddington to different London landmarks. We researched them by creating a quiz, swapping them with our friends and then trying to find the answers.
Stone Age drawing, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 6:59pm
Here are a few pictures of us creating our Stone Age cave pictures.
Last day PE fun!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 23rd Oct 2020 @ 6:40pm
A great last day morning for the Pandas, using their gymnastic skills on the apparatus. Lots of terrific travelling, amazing rolling and super jumping - well done Pandas.
Have a lovely break , keep safe - see you all soon🌟😆
Making Castles, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd Oct 2020 @ 2:06pm
There is great excitement amongst the Koals this afternoon as they make their castles. Boxes have been covered and are now being transformed into stunning castles. Once decorated the children will be using straw, string and scissors to create a working drawbridge.
Fancy Dress part 2, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 22nd Oct 2020 @ 7:07pm
Fancy Dress and Disco time, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 22nd Oct 2020 @ 6:55pm
Today we have had a fun day coming to school in fancy dress. We had a fashion parade and walked down the catwalk, swirling and twirling to show all of our friends our amazing outfits. In the afternoon we went in small groups into the hall to dance and play games, we all bought some little goodies at the Halloween Shop.
Holiday Passports, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 21st Oct 2020 @ 8:58pm
In Year 1 your child was given a Holiday Passport to complete during school holidays. I have 13 of them in school and will be sending them home tomorrow for the children to use over half term. If your child has their passport at home please can you return them to school during the week beginning Monday 9th November. If you have misplaced your passport please can you let me know so I can issue a new one.
Over the holiday please can the children read as often as possible and use fast phonics on Reading Eggs.
PE kits will be comimg home on Thursday and on Friday pencil cases will be coming home. Some of them may need restocked during the holidays. The children only need pencils, pencil crayons, a rubber and a pencil sharpener. If they have felt pens in their pencil cases they can continue to bring them .
Mrs Fletcher
Pumpkin Soup, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 21st Oct 2020 @ 6:28pm
One of our stories this week was pumpkin soup. We decided to make some and have fun with pumpkins.
Happy Halloween!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 21st Oct 2020 @ 4:46pm
The children had a great time at the disco this afternoon. A big thank you to Kelly and the Y6 DJs.
The children all looked amazing, so thank you to you all for making the effort.👍🌟🙂🙃
Halloween disco, by Mrs Doherty
Date: 21st Oct 2020 @ 9:16am
We had fun at our Halloween Disco on Monday.
Halloween Fun, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 20th Oct 2020 @ 2:53pm
The Koalas all looked fantastic today in their Halloween costumes.
Lovely homework ideas, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 20th Oct 2020 @ 8:40am
Take a look at some of the homework our children have been doing. Well done everyone x x x
Autumn Colours week, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 19th Oct 2020 @ 9:08pm
Can you believe the zebras have just completed their first half term at school. It’s been different but great and all the children have made new friends and settled well. Take a look at pumpkin 🎃 madness to start our week.
Restart the Heart, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 18th Oct 2020 @ 3:18pm
On Friday afternnon we joined a Zoom event with around 170 other classes. It was all about calling 999 for an ambulance and we were taught by a parmedic. We learnt loads and got all of the quiz questons correct/
Silver Star Super Stars, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 16th Oct 2020 @ 8:59pm
Look at our super stars. All of these children gained a silver star from Mrs Brown which they get to keep for a whole week. They have been sharing amazing work that they have been doing at home. Well done, and keep it up.
