Year 6 really enjoyed looking at the different taxonomy of animals in todays lesson. They were also able to show characteristics of different classes of animals to show how they are grouped together due to the mass biodiversity that occurs on our planet.
Construction Challenge
Can you make a vehicle that can be pushed or self-driven that can hold the weight of a team member?
We had varying success but all had a lot of fun!
Y5 Geographers
Today, we researched the day’s weather in various mountainous regions around the world. We then compared the day’s weather to the average temperature, precipitation and wind speed for May in that area. We were surprised that over 30 years of data is often taken into account to calculate an average!
Today, Year 5 took part in a virtual transition day activity with Sirius Academy. The children started the day with a Team call with teachers from Sirius Academy and were introduced to their task: they were to learn about World War II and VE day and plan a VE day street party. Due to studying World War II in Year 4, the children had an outstanding knowledge about World War II which blew Miss Staines and Miss Callow away! The children then spent the afternoon deciding which foods, refreshments and decorations they would like at their VE day party and who they would like to invite. They then made some fantastic bunting to hang up at their party.
Today, in Jigsaw, Year 5 talked about social media sights and online communities and why people decide to join them. We then looked at some fake online communities and talked about which ones we would like to join and why. Some children said they would like to join a site called #Lolfunnyvids because they like to watch and post funny videos online and some children said they would like to join #Photoswapzzz because they like to chat with their friends by sending photos. The children were then given one of the fake social media sites and worked in groups to answer the following questions: Who would join this site? Why would people choose to join this site? What are the risks of joining this online community? and What responsibilities do members of this site have to make sure it is a safe and happy place?
Today, Sirius Academy set Year 5 the challenge of keeping an exercise bike running for as long as possible. Throughout the day, we all had a go on the bike and we managed to keep it going for over 4 and a half hours!
Y5 Geographers
After exploring a range of photographs and aerial photographs in today’s lesson, we deduced that not all mountain ranges look the same or have the same features. We took part in a fun and interactive game that helped us to learn the features of a mountain before we recorded them in our books.
Cooking
Making delicious pitta pizzas!
We even made a box take them home in!
Today, in Jigsaw, Year 5 were looking at online safety and the age limits that some apps and online games have.
We started our lesson by completing a quiz about the age limits that different activities (such as driving a car, buying alcohol, getting married, being criminally responsible for your actions and owning a phone) have.
Next, we discussed the potential risks that we could face when going online.
Finally, we discussed the age limits that different apps have. We talked about the pros and cons for apps having age limits and why we think age limits are been put in place.
Y5 Geographers
Whilst we were exploring the world’s mountain ranges, we were able to find their heights at their summit. We noticed other lines on the maps and today we learned that these are called contour lines which indicate the steepness of which a hill or mountain rises.
We had great fun trying to record contour lines of our mini potato mountains! By carefully cutting layers off the potato mountain we could record the shape and the gradient and create a representation of the mountains slope.