The HUB 2 boys have been enjoying a range of activities with Brad and Callum from Tigers Trust during this Autumn Term’s P.E sessions.
We have been demonstrating the great ‘SPORTSPERSONSHIP’ values of RESPECT, TEAMWORK, RESILIENCE, PERSEVERANCE and TOLERANCE while participating in a range of games such as Bogey Tig, Stuck in the Mud, What Time is it Mr Wolf, Monkey-Ball Tig, Dodgeball and Penalty Shoot-out.
A HUGE THANK YOU to Brad and Callum for all your hard work this term!
In D&T this week, Year 5 have investigated sandals. We have looked at the materials used in sandals and their properties. We have also thought about design decisions that will have been made during the process of producing sandals: the materials used, the cost of production, the appearance, safety features, comfort, practicality, the user and their needs and wants etc…
In Year 5 this week, we investigated friction and learned about how it can slow object down and also create heat.
We planned and carried out and investigation to find out which material would make the best zip wire for Mrs Porteous’ children’s toy elephant. We investigated ribbon, string and utility cord and timed how long it took the soft toy to travel down the zip wire.
We wanted a zip wire where the toy didn’t get stuck or take too long, but also one where there was some friction created so there was some resistance and the toy didn’t whiz down it too quickly!
Our results prompted questions about rough and smooth surfaces but also surface area contact and how this may have affected our results.
In Year 5, we are working towards writing an explanation text to inform people about how the Nowhere Emporium works. In today’s lesson, we looked at improving simple sentences by using causal conjunctions, technical language and specific information and details to make our writing better.
We up-leveled our sentences, doing lots of editing and improving and sharing our ideas with the rest of the class.
Year 5 have been busy writing their own poems based on a room in The Nowhere Emporium.
We have looked at personifying our rooms so that they seem like they are living and breathing.
Here are some extracts from our work:
“Secrets whisper softly, calling out your name,
Drawing you inside, excited that you came.”
“Shadows dance playfully, enticing you inside,
They move and run and duck, finding new places to hide.”
“The room is filled with mirrors, each one standing tall,
‘Come in, see yourself closer’ each one begins to call”
Our published poems are on display in the school library for the other children to read during their library time.
Year 5 were invited to Sirius Academy to take part in a business and enterprise themed event which provided pupils with the opportunity to cultivate fundamental entrepreneurial skills and business acumen. The children planned, created and developed their own Safari Park, including advertising materials. They had to manage a budget and make decisions about what would be the best decision for their businesses.
We had lots of winners on the day and all of the children enjoyed visiting their local secondary school for the first time.
White Ribbon Day is a global campaign to end violence against women and girls.
For White Ribbon Day this year, all of the children came to school wearing something white – whether that be their clothing or a small accessory. The children took part in a whole-school assembly to find out what White Ribbon Day is trying to do, and later in the day they completed some work in their classes. All pupils make a pledge:
Kind hands, kind feet, kind words to all.
We are a no violence school.
We respect each other.
Each child also wrote their own personal promise on a piece of paper which we then connected to make a whole-class paper chain of promises. This will then form a whole-school promise.
We learned about which organisations can help people if they are experiencing bullying or abuse and all vowed to #speakup to #changethestory.
Year 5 had a visitor from Humberside Fire and Rescue today.
They spoke to the children about fire safety – identifying potential hazards in the home and what to do if they discover a fire.
We learned to STOP. DROP. ROLL. if our clothing were to catch fire.
We know to call 999 and ask for the fire service.
If we cannot leave our home, we know that we should try and gather all our family in one room and close the door. We should get as low as possible as toxic smoke rises and we should try and block the bottom of the door with a rolled up blanket to keep smoke out.
We were also spoken to about arson and the consequences of this.
The talk finished with a discussion about the dangers of open water and that no matter how tempting it may be on a hot summer’s day or when it’s cold and looks frozen-over, we should never enter the water as there are many hidden dangers.
Year 5 have explored the many ways in which children of faith communities express their religious beliefs through rituals, traditional dress and celebrations this term.
The Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan allowed the children to demonstrate their creative flare by creating ‘Friendship’ bracelets for their talk partner.
This wonderful faith celebration takes part in August in the month of Sravana in the Hindu lunar calendar and is celebrated in many different ways around the world. One of the most common traditions is where sisters make a bracelet which they tie around the wrist of their brother; and upon receipt of the special gift the brother wishes their sister good health and good fortune.
Our own creations allowed the children to celebrate their bond of friendship and express their gratitude for one another. We discovered that ‘Racksha’ means ‘protection’ and that ‘Bandhan’ means ‘tie’.
This afternoon we learned that a force is a push or a pull.
We did a range of experiments and practical activities to show that unsupported objects fall downwards due to gravity. We looked at our hair when we do a handstand, watched paint run down a sheet of paper and threw objects in the air to watch them fall. We realised that Gravity is an invisible force that makes unsupported objects fall towards Earth. Throughout history, people have tried to explain this force. Galileo realised that gravity causes objects of the same shape, but different mass to fall at the same speed. Although some of us predicted that heavier objects would fall faster, we proved Galileo right by dropping 2 identical water bottles – one full and one half full – at the same time. They both hit the ground at the same time. We also learned about Isaac Newton who realised that Earth must have a force towards its centre that pulls things straight down. He is the person that named it “Gravity”.
