With Christ at our side to guide us,
we shine in all that we do.
Some of our Year 5 pupils created a performance of ‘Gran, Can You Rap?’ by Jack Ousby. They studied the rhythm and rhyme of the poem and how they could perform it as a rap. The children split the stanzas between them and rehearsed their lines whilst experimenting with actions. They chose some background music and graphic style to compose their performance into a short video.
You can watch it by clicking this image:
In their DT work, the children in Year 5 have been studying the process of making bread. They designed their own product and altered a basic recipe by adding their chosen flavour combinations. At the end of the unit, we saw their designs come to life as they baked, tested and evaluated their products. The children worked so well and were very happy with the results of their hard work! Here are some p
hotos of our bakers in action.
This week, we celebrated World Book Day in school. We talked about our love of reading in an assembly with Mrs Devine (or Mrs De Vil in this instance!) and the benefits of sharing a story. Pupils then took part in some World Book Day activities in class.
Pupils were invited to come into school dressed as one of their favourite book characters. Everybody looked wonderful!
Year 5 visited Washington Wetland Centre as part of their Science work on life cycles. We took part in pond dipping and found lots of minibeasts to study. We did a really good job of using the classification cards to try and identify the creatures we found. We discussed the importance of the environment being suitable for the wildlife and how conditions change throughout the year.
We then took part in a workshop and handled some specimens. We talked about the adaptations some animals have and why they might be useful in the wild. We discovered how the life cycles of different animals and plants differ before heading off to some educational talks. The playful otters were firm favourites!
The weather was in our favour so we had great fun exploring nature, bird spotting, and even squeezed in a quick turn in the park for our whole-class reward. A lovely day was had by all!
This week, we’ve been celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week. Our infant classes had an assembly from Miss Dixon and our junior classes had an extra special visitor. Lisa, from BlueJay Wellness, spoke to the junior classes about how to connect with others and why our connections help our own and other people’s mental health and well-being.
In our house meetings, we created jigsaw pieces that celebrate how we all connect as a school community. These will soon be on display for all our children to see.
Safer Internet Day 2023 will take place on the 7th of February 2023, with learning based around the theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’.
Please see the attached guide with tips on how chatting to your child about their digital life can help them avoid online safety threats.
Pupils can now share reviews of books they have read on our school Padlet for reviews and recommendations. They can also browse reviews from their peers and discover new books they might like to read. There are some simple steps to follow to add a post, which can be found at the top of the Padlet page.
To access the reviews, click the following link or scan the QR code below.
https://padlet.com/lusher6/reviews-and-recommendations-pzznu6irfmexa8j
The Book Fair will be arriving in school soon, with hundreds of new children’s books to browse and buy.
There are over 200 titles to choose from, with prices starting from £2.99. Browse the highlights using this link: https://images.scholastic.co.uk/assets/a/ba/e2/scholastic-book-fair-invitation-spring-2023-2164505.pdf
We will have the Book Fair in school from Monday 13th February until Wednesday 15th February. Letters have been sent home with further details.
This is sure to be an exciting event and every book that is bought at the fair can help to get FREE BOOKS for our school library!
This week, Year 5 carried out some fieldwork for their Geography topic on settlements. They compared and contrasted some of our local settlement’s uses and functions from the past to the present.
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