Week 3 of Art Club and our first piece is finished. The children have had to really focus but the results look great!
Category : Year 5/6
In year 6, we have been looking at writing formal letters of complaint. The children have been complaining (like normal but more formally) about missing parcels, dodgy cinema experiences and even finding a cricket in their McDonalds meal! working together they have really worked hard on improving their peer editing skills.
This week in Year 5, we have been exploring explanation texts. We wrote a guide on how to be a good friend, focusing closely on the importance of being kind, listening and offering support, as well as being honest and trustworthy. This work has linked closely with Wonder, the book we are currently reading, as we have been discussing the importance of kindness, empathy and treating others with respect.
This week has been Science Week, and in year 5 we have taken part in the BBC Live Lesson. During this session, the children learned about space and light, which linked to our Autumn term science topic on Space, where we explored the sun, moon, orbiting, and the other planets in our solar system.
In our science lessons this week, we continued learning about the human life cycle, focusing on the final stage: old age. The children discussed how our bodies change as we grow older and what we can do to support a healthy lifestyle throughout our lives. They then created informative posters highlighting ways to stay healthy to promote a better quality of life in old age.
This half term year 6 have been looking at Bansky the elusive street artist. We have been recreating some of his work and looked at creating some Banksy style stencils.
Year 5 had an incredible Viking WOW Day! We began by exploring the history of Viking shields, learning about their designs, patterns, and the meanings behind the colours they used. Using this knowledge, we created our very own shields.
We also looked at Viking runes. After discovering how the runic alphabet worked, we had a go at writing our names and even created secret messages for our friends to decode. It was amazing to see how Vikings communicated in such a unique way.
To finish off our busy day, we relaxed with some Viking word searches and even learned how to draw our very own Vikings.
Lesson 3
To use drama and performance methods to portray the thoughts of a character.
In today’s lesson, we listened to the song ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon. We explored the lyrics and the message that the artist was trying to convey. We thought about what this would be performed like if it were to be performed on stage as a monologue.
Taking inspiration from this song, the children then prepared their own monologues in the role of the boy from Little Freak. These were predominantly improvised monologues with the children only having made minimal notes beforehand.
Here are a few examples. We think you’ll agree that the children have worked really hard to portray the inner thoughts and feelings of the little boy and have applied what they learned about expression, emphasis of words and tone.
Lesson 2
Today, we took turns to sit in the hot seat, improvising the character of the boy from Little Freak. Our classmates asked questions about his life and the relationship with his father. We then switched the character to the father and then some people who have been to see the little boy in the show.
We then worked on reading the script of the video clip “Little Freak”. We practised reading with expression.
In HUB 2 today, we have talked about the word BELONGING and the different ways we can feel that we belong. From this, we created our own unique maps, entitled THIS IS MY PLACE, which identify the places, groups, activities including our interests that provide us with a sense of belonging.
As you can see, our hobbies, interests, pets, families, friends alongside our special places ( school, home and favourite restaurants) all have a special place in our daily lives as they all make us feel that we belong.