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.
As it is Mental Health Awareness Week, Miss Mead’s class have been discussing how we can remain happy, healthy and comfortable in our daily lives. We came up with lots of ideas of what makes us feel safe!
In PSHCE this week, Y5MEA were discussing situations that could happen online and whether they are safe or unsafe. Each child had their own cards: safe, unsafe and I’m not sure. The children used these cards to show their thoughts and whether they believed that certain situations online could have positive/negative consequences. As a class, we shared our opinions and debated the positives and negatives about online communities.
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 continued their Anglo Saxon and Vikings Design and Technology unit. We began the unit with an introduction to what yeast is and how it is an essential ingredient to make bread. We then had a Year 5 Great British Bake Off where the children practiced making their own bread in a bag with the help of the teachers.
To make our bread, we mixed together: flour, sugar, water, oil, salt and yeast. We then let the bread rise for 10 minutes until the dough had risen. Finally, the children practiced moulding their dough into a shape of their choice, such as a flower, baguette, flatbread, heart, letters, twists, plait and many more exciting shapes.
Here are some images of the children’s work and the shape they decided to create for their bread!
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.
In today’s Jigsaw lesson, Year 6 worked in groups to explore a range of agony aunt scenarios.
They role played each scenario with members of the group giving advice to the person in need.
We reflected on what we had learned this lesson and each shared one thing we will do to be more responsible for our wellbeing.