Our learning this week:
In English this week the children have read and discussed how the author of the Dragon Slayer has used incredibly precise description to give an atmospheric description of the dragon asleep. They have then composed their own descriptive paragraph of an ogre who will be a character in a new episode that the children are going to write.
In maths the children have continued to focus on simplifying fractions and they are all getting really good at this. They have also used mental strategies to multiply and divide multiples of 10 and 100 and used the inverses of each other to find relationships.
In RE the children have listened to the story of Noah from the Bible and have learnt about the Covenant that God made with Noah (and us) and the significance of the rainbow.
In Science this week the children have explored the effect of air resistance and have looked at the discoveries of Galileo Galilei. The children planned and carried out an investigation into the effects of air resistance on three different parachutes.
In geography the children have created a travel itinerary based on the places in America that we have been investigating this term. For each destination they had to record: its absolute location using latitude and longitude, time zone, possible activities that the travellers could do in each area based on the travellers interests and its climate.
In Yoga, one of our favourite sessions of the week, the children have continued to work on mindful body, mindful breathing and mindful listening. This week the children have also been working on Vinyasa yoga. Vinyasa is a style of yoga where poses are strung together to form one fluid sequence of movement, using breath. Take a look at how well the children are doing…
PSHE - This week’s Bounce Forward lesson concentrated on getting the children thinking about what their strengths are. The children shared their own personal strengths and also thought about strengths they think their friends have too.
In class we now have a resilient moves box and each child has chosen a resilient move from the Resilience framework to put into the box. Each week we will choose a couple of resilient moves at random from the box and we will be challenged to make that resilient move over the course of the week. This week’s resilient moves are:
1 - To get fresh air and exercise. (Basics potion)
2- To find time for your talents. (Core self potion)
Our award winners:
Golden Award - Jensen
Writing Award - Evie
Maths Award - Theo
Year 5 Star Winner - Kayden
Notice:
In line with the Covid-19 health and safety guidance in school, we are required to keep windows open in the classroom, to ensure the room is ventilated. As the weather is getting colder, this does result in the classroom being colder that usual. With this in mind, I have mentioned to the class, on Miss Haggerty’s authority, that they may wear an extra layer of clothing (like a T shirt) under their white polo shirts, as extra insulation. Can I also advise that boys wear full length trousers and girls wear tights, when possible. Thank you.
Coming up…
Next Friday (27th November) is Silly Sock day. Children will need to bring £1 donation for the PTFA
Christmas jumper day 11 the December. More details to follow.
Well done Year 5, you’ve worked hard this week. We hope you have a wonderful weekend. Remember to record the resilient moves you make over the week and if you have any photographs to share, then please email them to me and we can share these resilient moves here.
Mrs McVey, Miss Evans and Mrs Connolly
