This morning in English, Year 5 have been immersing themselves in the invaluable heritage of tales from Greek myths and legends that are filled with envious gods, courageous heroes and epic adventures to hook them into our new unit of English work: creating a Greek mythical story.
Category : Year 5/6
Today in year 5 we looked at how mechanisms can be built using cogs and how useful this can be. We looked at creating different mechanisms using the driver, idler and follower cogs. The children were able to explain how the cogs counter rotation helps create movement.
Year 6 have been acting very oddly recently…wonder why that could be ?
Monday was the start of Anti -Bullying Week , Monday was Odd Socks Day.
Ahhh…that’s why…
Year 6 were very odd!!!
What is Odd Socks Day?
Most importantly, Odd Socks Day is designed to be fun ; we definitely did have fun ! It’s an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes them unique.
Can anyone guess which socks are Mrs Wilkinson’s ?
Year 6 then designed their own odd socks.
Well done Year 6 !!!
Poppies are worn as a show of support for the Armed Forces community.
The poppy is a well-known and well-established symbol, one that carries a wealth of history and meaning with it. Wearing a poppy is still a very personal choice, reflecting individual experiences and personal memories. It is never compulsory but is greatly appreciated by those who it is intended to support.
But what is the inspiration and history behind the poppy becoming a symbol of Remembrance?
The Western Front
During WW1, much of the fighting took place in Western Europe. The countryside was blasted, bombed and fought over repeatedly. Previously beautiful landscapes turned to mud; bleak and barren scenes where little or nothing could grow.
Fields of Poppies
There was a notable and striking exception to the bleakness – the bright red Flanders poppies. These resilient flowers flourished in the middle of so much chaos and destruction, growing in the thousands upon thousands.
Year 6 have created their own piece of art work ; each one a personal symbol of Remembrance.
Browse through our Remembrance Gallery
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Some stunning pieces of art !!!
Inspired by the lesson, two children went home and created more work !!!
Thank you Jessica and Jessie.
Year 5 discussed the importance of individual rights and responsibilities, and how these can potentially impact others – answering these questions:
• Why do we need rules in society?
• How do rules keep us safe?
• Why might people break rules?
• What can we do if we think a rule is not fair?
• How can rules in a school help us to learn and grow?
For each right and responsibility, we thought of an appropriate reward if children are seen to be upholding that right. We also thought of an alternative consequence if children were not showing responsible behaviour and the right was being ignored.
Some examples included:
Being kind to other children in your class. The rewards for this were to be given dojo points, table points or to have one day per week on chrome books. If this right was to be ignored, consequences would have to take place. The children came up with sensible consequences such as: have a playtime taken from you, having to clean other children’s’ mess or having to write in pencil all day if you have a pen license.
Finally, as a class, we discussed the rewards and consequences from the lesson the children would like to see in our classroom.
These rights and responsibilities are important to discuss as children gage an understanding of the importance of obeying rules and working together to achieve their goals.
Today we were able to learn how to put together the clarinet together. This is vital for our lessons and the more we practice the quicker we will become at setting up our equipment.
Over the course of this week, Year 5 have been participating in completing their Bikeability cycling proficiency training. They have worked really hard to improve their knowledge about road safety and how to accurately ride a bike on the road (including safe signaling). All week the children have worked exceptionally well and many of them have completed their level 2 Bikeability course with a few select children being chosen for further level 3 training later in the year due to their excellence! Well done Year 5!
Yesterday, the Women’s Rugby League World Cup began with England playing Brazil. As part of our sports scholarship programme, our girls went to go see the opening game at Headlingley Stadium. The match was an excellent event with a vibrant and exciting atmosphere. The game was fantastic, with England winning 72-4 in a fourteen try thriller. For the majority of our girls, it was their first every time watching live rugby and we all left he ground feeling inspired and buoyed by the growth of women’s sport and the platform it is now receiving.
Thanks for being excellent ambassadors girls, lets keep on supporting England this campaign!
Eager for the game to start!
The opening ceremony
Celebrating England Women’s success on the way out.
Meeting the mascot, Rugbee
Our try signs got plenty of use with 14 scored
Over the course of this half term, Year 5 have really impressed us with their knowledge on how to create counter balances and counter tension poses. They have been able to create a routine incorporating these skills alongside using techniques such a cannoning, matching, mirroring and the different use of levels and apparatus. Well done Year 5!
Year 5 are enjoying their new English unit, The Little Freak.
In yesterday’s lesson, we focused on internal monologues to understand why they are a useful tool for the audience. We hot seated children as the boy from The Little Freak film and other children generated questions to ask him.
The children then worked in pairs to generate vocabulary that could be useful in a monologue for the little boy. This work will be a useful tool for today’s English lesson when the children write a monologue from The Little Freak.
