Class 5 Blog

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  Jun

  Swimming

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 5 have been doing fantastically well in their swimming sessions this year. We have also been covering some water safety over the term including star floats, self-rescue and how to treat hypothermia.
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  10

  Jun

  PSHE - Self Image

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  The first lesson in our 'Changing Me' topic was about self esteem and self image. We thought about what can contribute to how we view ourselves and which values can be important in helping us create a positive self image. We then thought about what can be challenging for us and can contribute to negative self image. We talked about influences within the media, including the use of Photoshop, filters and AI. We then talked about how this is not a true representation of society today.
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  10

  Jun

  RE - Is it ok to lie?

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in RE we recapped what we already know about Christianity. This term we will be thinking about how Christians show their commitment to God. To help us start to think about that we discussed 'is it ok to lie?'. We had some very thoughtful answers in the class and decided that it isn't always as simple as yes or no. We thought about how some Christians believe that lying is a sin and why this might be.
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  10

  Jun

  Maths - Can I estimate the area of a shape?

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in maths we used interlocking cubes to create 3D shapes. We then worked on using what we know about the area of the cubes to estimate the overall area of the shape.
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  09

  Jun

  Hook - Edward Jenner's House

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today we visited The Jenner Museum as our hook for this term. We were very lucky to be able to visit thanks to the team at the museum letting us visit for a donation that the BFG kindly provided. It was a fabulous day out and we all enjoyed looking at all of the sources that have been preserved. We found out lots more about Edward Jenner, his family and the impact his discovery had on the world! It is amazing to be able to stand in the same place as someone from Berkeley that changed the world. We also planned and created our vaccine using scientific equipment.
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  06

  Jun

  Music - Boomwhackers

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in music we used Boom whackers again to try and work on our rhythm and pulse. After a bit of practice we were much better with our timings and stayed in time with the songs.
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  06

  Jun

  Spanish - La Fecha

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In Spanish we have been learning to read, write and say the date. Today we learned numbers 11-31 and practised speaking and reading these numbers.
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  04

  Jun

  Darts engagement day

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Year 5 had a great time taking part in our darts engagement day today. It was lovely for them all to be able to have a go and the inflatable darts board was great fun!
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  22

  May

  Gromit Unleashed

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today we started to create our sculptures for our Gromit unleashed trail. I was very impressed with the designs created by the children. The final designs will be displayed as part of a trail for you all to see next term.
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  19

  May

  Computing - Vector drawings.

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In computing today, we experimented with the zoom tool to help us when adding detail to our images. The children were then challenged to create a penguin with shape tools only.