Class 5 Blog

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  14

  Feb

  Spanish - ?Que tiempo hace?

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in Spanish, we have been continuing to learn about the weather. Today we focused on listening skills and played bingo. It took as a few attempts but we eventually won a game!
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  14

  Feb

  Math - Problem solving

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today we worked in teams to solve different mathematical problems. This was a chance for children to develop their problem solving skills as part of a team. I was impressed with the mathematical discussions in the class.
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  14

  Feb

  Science - Insoluble materials

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In science today we have observed how insoluble materials act when mixed with water. We then explored how to separate insoluble materials through sieving and filtration.
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  13

  Feb

  DT/Art - Sewing skills

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in DT and art, we have been practising our sewing skills ready to make our project after half term. Today we practised running and cross stitch before we ran out of time. We will practise back and blanket stitch after half term.
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  13

  Feb

  Scooter workshop

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today Ollie came in to run a workshop based on scooter safety and skills. Ollie showed the children how to work on their balancing skills and how to jump on their scooter. Some children also had the opportunity to try out his skateboard.
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  11

  Feb

  Music - Make you feel my love.

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In music this week, we have used recorders and glockenspiels to follow along with the backing track of 'Make you feel my love'. As we come to the end of this unit, we also discussed similarities and differences of all the pop ballads we have listened and appraised this term.
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  11

  Feb

  Cricket

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today Charlie from Dynamos cricket came to BPS. We had lots of fun playing cricket and I was very impressed with the skill and effort shown during the morning. Well done year 5!
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  10

  Feb

  PSHE - Helping others

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  This term we have been thinking about dreams and goals. Last week we thought about the dreams and goals of people from different cultures. This week we thought about how we can support other people, including those from different cultures. We looked at how charities raise money for different causes and the children worked in groups to plan their own charity event.
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  10

  Feb

  English - Newspaper reports

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in English we have been looking at the features of a newspaper report. We worked in groups to pick out key features. The children used these articles to practice and perform a 'breaking news' report to the rest of the class.
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  10

  Feb

  Computing - Micro:bits

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in computing we experimented with connecting and downloading code to our Micro:bit. The children enjoyed seeing their codes come to life through the Micro:bit.