Year 5 have been learning about different types of abuse and what we can do if we are victims of abuse. We learned that abuse is never the child’s fault, who we can talk to if we are a victim of abuse and how to contact Childline. We even learned the Childline number (0800 1111) off by heart.
This week, Year 5 have started their English poetry unity on The Jabberwocky.
On Monday, we read the poem ‘The Jabberwocky’, which is a nonsense poem. We recapped poetic devices, such as rhyme, similes, metaphors, personification, imagery and alliteration. Then, we learned about a new poetic convention called portmanteau, which is were sounds from two words are blended together to form a new word. We identifies portmanteau words in The Jabberwocky poem and finally created our own portmanteau words.
On Wednesday, we reread the poem ‘The Jabberwocky’ which is a nonsense poem. In pairs, we then tried to decode the portmanteau and nonsense words so we could understand the storyline of the poem.
Today, in PSHE, Year 5 looked at some fictional online communities. We discussed what type of people might join these communities and. why they might join. We then discussed the risks of joining these communities and the rights and responsibilities that members of these communities have.
As part of Mental Health Week, Year 5 discussed loneliness and what we can do if we are ever feeling lonely. We came up with some fantastic ideas to combat loneliness.
Year 5 have designed their breads and today we made our loaves.
We ensured we were following all the health and safety and hygiene protocols while making our dough.
We followed our designs and recipe and the finished products were fantastic.
Here are some pictures of our amazing breads.
Today, in PSHE, Year 5 drew on all their learning from the Healthy Me unit and discussed what makes a healthy lifestyle. We talked about the effects of smoking and alcohol, getting enough exercise and sleep, eating a balanced diet and having a positive relationship with food.
We then talked about what a debate is and learned that debates often have a statement or a question, which some people agree with and some people disagree with. During a debate, people give their opinions on the topic and then a vote takes place.
For the rest of the lesson we took part in a debate.
Our question was: Does the media and social media help motivate people to live healthy and safe lifestyles?
We were each given a side (either for or against) and then had some time to come up with arguments that supported our side. The groups then presented their arguments and voted whether we agreed or disagreed with the statement.
Today, Year 5 started their new DT project – making their own loaf of bread.
We tasted different types of bread (including a white loaf, a wholemeal seeded loaf, pitta bread, naan bread, a cheese roll, a brioche bread bun and gluten free bread.
We then filled in a table, thinking about the appearance, smell, texture and taste of each bread.
Today, Year 5 had a visit from Adam from Historic Workshops. Adam told us lots of stories about the Anglo Saxons and Vikings and then we took part in a range of different activities.
We tried on and held lots of different Anglo Saxon and Viking artefacts.
We used metal detectors and magnifying glasses to decide if artefacts were from the Anglo Saxon and Viking time period or another time period.
We learned about battle tactics, used shields to take part in some team games and then formed a shield wall.
We translated some runes that were etched onto a helmet into English and then decided if the helmet was Viking or Anglo Saxon.
Finally, we took part in some archery practice.
Today, Year 5 visited Sirius Academy and worked in one of their Design and Technology cooking rooms. We watched a demonstration from one of the Sirius teachers and then began to make our own pancakes. We mesaured out our own ingridients, whisked them together, put the batter in the frying pan and then flipped our pancakes to cook the other side. Once they were ready, we added toppings, such as chocolate sauce, blueberries, strawberries and whipped cream. They were delicious! The teachers from Sirius then chose four children, who had worked incredibly hard and made super pancakes. Well done to Grace, Hennley, Alesha and Tommie, who were the winners!
This half term, Year 5 have been listening and appraising hip hop and rap music and then learning to sing the Fresh Prince of Bel Air song.
We thoroughly enjoyed learning this song, even though it was quite difficult as it is incredibly quick!
