English
In English this week, we continued our new
learning journey! Throughout this learning journey the children will be
exploring the text ‘Hidden Figures’ in order to then write persuasively. Across
the learning journey, the children will have the opportunity to create
character profiles, express their views and opinion on discrimination and segregation
and will write a newspaper article. This week, the children used their VIPERS skills
to explore key vocabulary. They then used dictionaries to clarify unknown language
and placed them into a sentence. Next, the children summarised the key themes
within the text and began to express their own thoughts and opinions. The children
got creative and made their own titles for the books using success criteria and
evidence from the story to support their choices.
Maths
In Maths, we began part 2 of our
multiplication and division learning journey. The children learnt how to
multiply a 2,3- and 4-digit number by a 2-digit number. We demonstrated a variety
of strategies for solving multiplication and then allowed the children to select
the method that worked the best for them. By the end of the week the children
were feeling confident with their chosen methods and we then introduced them to
division. Next week, we will continue our journey of division!
Wider
Curriculum
In wider curriculum this week, we began our
new learning journey ‘Do stars really tell tales?’ – To begin the journey, we
used retrieval to find out what the children already knew. We introduced them
to the planets and allowed them the opportunity to select one, research it and
produce a fact file about it. It was interesting to see how much the children
already knew and we are excited now to embark upon our journey into space.
Soaring
STEM!
What an incredible day the year 5s have had! On Friday they were joined
by George from Soaring STEM who shared his knowledge, experience, and expertise
in order for us to build our very own rockets. It was amazing to see the
children turn into true engineers as they designed, tested, re-worked, and
tested their rockets again. The teamwork was phenomenal and the smiles on their
faces throughout the day were truly heart-warming. It was a pleasure to witness
so many of the children enjoying their task and taking on new roles. They
worked extremely hard, and, through George's enthusiasm and support, they
produced some great results. Can't thank George enough for putting the day
together-it is one the children will remember for a long time to come.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend,
Best Wishes,
Spring Term 1 - Week 1 - Welcome
back and Happy New Year!
We hope you had a wonderful break and enjoyed
all the magical festivities. We are really looking forward to getting stuck
into Spring Term 1.
This term our new inquiry question is ‘Do the
stars really tell tales?’ – Throughout this learning journey the children will
cover a range of knowledge and skills in order to answer it. This is a science-based
theme where the children will be learning lots about space.
We are really fortunate that on the 24th
January 2024 we will be having the ‘Space Odyssey’ in school, this is where the
children will have a space experience and will further enhance their knowledge
and understanding.
Also, on the 12th January 2024 we
also have a man called George Slater who is a part of the Soaring STEM. He will
be coming in to talk to the children about Space and Forces as well as teaching
the children how to design and make their own rockets!
If your child has anything at home about Space
or would like to share any research or home learning please do encourage them
to bring it in.
We look forward to sharing our learning with
you. WATCH THIS SPACE!
Have a lovely weekend,
Best Wishes,
English
In English this week, the children completed
their own versions of ‘Secrets of a Sun King’ they have embedded the skills and
knowledge taught across the learning journey within their writing and had the
chance to show off their ‘WOW’ vocabulary. Next term we move onto our new Wider
Curriculum theme ‘Earth and Space’ and will investigate the question ‘Do the
stars really tell tales?’ with this in mind, the children will explore the text
‘Hidden Figures’ by Margot Lee Shetterly and will have a go at writing to
persuade.
Maths
The children have finished their fractions
learning journey and had a go at their end of unit assessment. It has been a
long and tricky journey but the children are now getting to grips with the
different levels of fractions and how to tackle them. Next term we will be
looking at the next stage of multiplication.
Wider
Curriculum
This week the children finally completed their
canopic jars which we will be sending home with them next week. They also put
their DT skills to the test creating their own Christmas decorations. In PE the
children had their last session with DT spots Jack and next year it will be Pro 20 on a Monday! – This means our PE day
is now Monday, children need to come to school dress in PE kits.
Christmas,
Christmas, Christmas!
Well, what a lovely Autumn Term 2 we have had.
To finish off then term the children have joined in the festivities by having Christmas
parties, going to the local church for the Carol service, completing the
ultimate Christmas quiz and watching Arthur Christmas at the regal Cinema this Friday.
We have had the most wonderful week and we can’t wait for the staff panto on
Tuesday to sprinkle the last bit of Christmas magic. We want to not only say
how proud we are of our Year 5’s but to also send our special Christmas wishes,
we know for some it can be a difficult time of year, so we hope you have a
magical Christmas filled with laughter, fun and good food!
See you in the New Year,
Best Wishes,
English
On Monday the children were introduced to a
Sentence of 3. For this lesson, the children investigated Lil’s movements and
generated action words based on her emotions and the scenario. Then using a
specific dilemma in the story, the children wrote a descriptive paragraph embedding
their new knowledge. They also used language to build suspense and included the
characters feelings. For the rest of the week, the children revisited the
skills and knowledge needed to write a set of instructions. They looked closely
at Imperative verbs and their purpose, as well as using adverbs to add detail.
The children then wrote instructions for ‘How to mummify a tomato’ – They also
used knowledge from their previous learning journeys to add facts about the
mummification process. They presented these beautifully on a double page
spread. Next week, the children will start their ‘Big Write’ creating a narrative
piece based on our class text ‘Secrets of a Sun King’ by Emma Carroll.
Maths
In Maths, the children were subtracting fractions
greater than 1, less than one and subtracting mixed numbers. The children used
their knowledge of ‘Level 4’ fractions to help them. “When you subtract mixed numbers,
you convert to an improper fraction, find the common multiple, make the denominators
the same and then subtract” – Lochy 5B.
The children also completed their ‘PUMA’
assessment – Completing a reasoning paper. It was a great opportunity for the
children to show off what they know so far. We as teachers now know what the
children need next! WOOHOO bring on Spring Term!
Wider
Curriculum
We are still being ‘Don’t stop Darwin’s’ with
our canopic jars! The children have now painted their pots and the tops of
their jars. Towards the end of the week, we refined them by going back and
adding detail. The children need to add the finishing touches on Monday once
they are dry and then they will be coming home. WATCH THIS SPACE.
Christmas
We also got into the festivities by creating our own Christmas tree decorations, the children will share these with you at the end of the term!
WOW
On Thursday, we had the pleasure of watching
the KS1 nativity! We thought it was amazing and we are so proud of them all. As
Year 5’s the children know how scary it can be, so we made sure to cheer them
on!
Important
Dates
· Years 5 and 6 Carol Service: Wednesday 13th December at 9:30am
· Party Afternoon in Classrooms (games, dancing etc). Children are welcome to wear party clothes all day: Thursday 14th December KS2 Cinema Trip: Friday 15th December at 9:30am
Have a wonderful weekend,
Best Wishes,
English
At the start of the week, the children wanted
to complete their explanation texts all about ‘How wealthy Egyptians were
prepared for the afterlife’ – They used the success criteria to the edit and
improve their writing and continued to add detail to the different paragraphs
before colouring in. Later in the week, the children then looked at writing
Journal entries; the focus being on using conjunction starters. The journals
were written from Tulip’s perspective, up until now, the children have focused on
the main character Lil therefore they had to make inferences on how they thought
Lil would be feeling. Next week, the children will start instruction writing using
imperative verbs.
Maths
In Maths, we have been digging even further
into fractions, now looking at level four – Adding and subtraction mixed
numbers. The children have found this quite tricky but we have continued to use
our Morning work to address the misconceptions. We are encouraging the children
to constantly revisit Level’s 1, 2 & 3 so that we are consistently re-enforcing
their declarative knowledge. At the end of the week Mrs Callister created a
super challenge, where the children worked their way through the different
stages. Throughout they flicked back to their morning work to remember the ‘Top
Tips’ and signs of success for competing them.
Wider
Curriculum
We’ve continued to be artists in wider curriculum
this week, the children began to prepare their canopic jars. On Wednesday, the
children used clay to one of the Egyptian Gods for the top of their jar. The
children had to roll and mold their clay and problem solve so that it didn’t
crack or dry out. On Thursday, the children then covered their pots in the
newspaper and glue ready to be painted. On Monday, we will then finish our pots
and piece them altogether.
RE
In RE this week, we dug deeper into Jesus’
life and how the bible suggests that Jesus was the one who was promised. The
children took an event that happened in Jesus’ life and represented it as a diagram
in their books. They then wrote a description about this time in Jesus’ life.
Next, they used their chronology skills to identify what came before and after
that event. To end the lesson, the children then ordered themselves in a
timeline showing the whole of Jesus’ life.
Important
dates:
· Reception-
Year 5 (Year 6 are on a school trip this day- unfortunately this was the only
day that Children’s Hospice could support us). Charity Christmas Fun Run
Children’s Hospice Southwest: Tuesday 5th December. All children in PE kits for
this day, with Christmas tops/ jumpers.
· Christmas
Lunch for Reception- Y6 and Christmas Jumpers (with school uniform): Wednesday
6th December
· Years
5 and 6 Carol Service: Wednesday 13th December at 9:30am
· Party
Afternoon in Classrooms (games, dancing etc). Children are welcome to wear
party clothes all day: Thursday 14th December KS2 Cinema Trip: Friday 15th
December at 9:30am
Have a magical weekend,
Best Wishes,
English
In English this week, we have continued our
stories from other cultures learning journey. At the start of the week, the
children were introduced to new learning of Parenthesis. They looked at the
different types, learnt how to use them accurately and were then ‘A’ve a go
Alexanders’ and had a go at putting them into a sentence that linked to themes
from the text ‘Secrets of a sunset king’. Next, teachers noticed that there
were gaps in the children’s learning of the use of expanded nouns phrases, therefore
we looked at them in close detail, unpicking the signs of success before having
a go at writing expanded noun phrases about Egyptian artefacts. We then began
looking at writing explanation texts. First, the children identified the signs
of success for writing an explanation text and labelled a WAGOLL. The children then
used their VIPERS skill of retrieval to gather research about how wealthy Egyptians
were prepared for the afterlife. They then recorded their findings in an
Explanation text over a double paged spread.
Maths
In Maths, the children have continued their
learning journey of Fractions. This week, the children ordered and compared
fractions greater and less than one. In our Morning work we have drawn focus on
3 stages of fractions, children are able to articulate and pinpoint exactly
what area of fractions they are finding tricky and are active in addressing
their misconceptions. To end the week, the children gathered all knowledge
learnt so far to add and subtract fractions. With all the hard work put in
place during Morning work the children accessed the learning with confidence
and ease. Please ask your children about the different levels of fractions, we
are sure they would love to show you!
Wider
Curriculum
In wider curriculum, we have started our art
learning journey of creating our own canopic jars. Across the journey the
children will access a range of mediums to create their final piece. To begin
with, the children researched canopic jars, what they were and what they were
used for. Using this research, they then began sketching canopic jar designs
and then annotated their drawing with thoughts and facts. They experiment with
colour palettes using chalk pastels. This process will then inform some of
their designs for their own canopic jars!
Other
information:
· For
our art project, we need Greek Yogurt pots – Please see slip given to your
child for suggested types.
· Mrs.
Lee – Elkins has now sent our importance CHRISTMAS dates. Please continue to
monitor these and we will update our blogs accordingly.
* Please remember to return Christmas slips for the carol service and cinema trip.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Best wishes,
English
In English this week, the children began their new learning journey and began investigating a new genre – ‘Stories from diverse cultures’ in this journey the children will explore the text by Emma Carroll ‘Secrets of a sun king’. During the journey the children will have the opportunity to write in a range of ways for example, instructions, explanation texts, journal entries and narrative. The skills and knowledge we build up across the learning will all contribute towards their final piece. This week, the children began by using their VIPERS skills to unpick the text. They read through the first chapter and answered SATs style questions. Next, they used their knowledge of adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs to write a setting description; we encourage them to think about how the senses can inspire vocabulary. Finally, to end the week, the children continued to read chapters of the story and wrote dialogue between two of the main characters ‘Grandad and Lil’.
Maths
In Maths, the children began their fractions learning journey. Mrs. C has been amazing at preparing us for the skills and knowledge we will cover by placing sneaky pre – teach questions in our morning work! The children have investigated the fractions in 3 levels and each day have been progressing into harder questions. This has been a great way to introduce the children to some tricky concepts. To start the week, we looked at finding and recognising equivalent fractions, and then equivalent and non – unit fractions. The children have quickly realised how much their times table knowledge can help them! With that in mind, please do encourage your children to get on TTRS as much as they can.
Also, we would like to say a huge well done to all the children that contributed to the nationwide competition ‘England Rocks’ you did a fantastic job!
Wider Curriculum
This week, the children continued to be Geographer’s by exploring the environmental impacts humans have on specific countries and places with a particular focus on tourism. The children had to identify the positive and negative impacts on tourism and how it might affect Egypt. The children then culminated their ideas/thoughts/research in a newspaper report in their books. On Friday the children then imagined they were travelers, taking a trip to Egypt. They had to use the Geography skills to write a detailed itinerary getting them from Wadebridge, to London, to Egypt.
PSHE
PSHE’s theme this week was Anti-bullying. On Monday the children had an assembly with Mrs. Orme who allowed the children to discuss ‘What is bullying? What does it look like? How should we deal with bullying?’ etc. This then fed into our weekly sessions where the children looked deeper into rumors and how these can affect people in and out of school. The children created a snakes and ladders game based on a scenario, they then had to create problems and resolutions that decided whether they went up or down the snake. The children were very mature about a complex theme and it is something we will continue to revisit. On Tuesday, we were also lucky enough to be apart of a nationwide seminar which explored British values as well as anti-bullying and how these coincide.
Other important information:
· Mrs. Lee – Elkins has now sent our importance CHRISTMAS dates. Please continue to monitor these and we will update our blogs accordingly.
· This term, we will also have our Egyptian Assembly. WATCH THIS SPACE for dates to be confirmed.
This week in English, the children came to the end of their classic poetry learning journey. At the start of the week, they gathered a range of language and vocabulary that would help them to create the six stanzas of their own classic poem based on an animal. We discussed thoroughly the power of figurative language and the effects it can have on the reader. The children were able to experiment and play with vocabulary using thesauruses to upskill and improve. On Wednesday, the children then wrote their first stanza, they used a WAGOLL to spark ideas as well as all the language they had gathered at the start of the week. We supported each other to improve and edit the first stanza, offering ideas that the children could ‘Magpie’. Finally, to end the week, the children continued to write the rest of their classic poem following the appropriate structure and content. Next week, the children will head down to Nursery, where they will perform their poems to an audience.
Maths
In Maths this week, we began with multiplying
and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000. This is knowledge that the children have
begun to embed within their morning work and was an opportunity to show off
what they had learnt. In Miss Beckett’s class, we channelled our inner divas
and ‘ Thought like Beyoncé’ moving the digits 1, 2, or 3 places to the left…. To
the left…. It’s safe to say that the children are now true Beyoncé fans but
also are able to multiply by 10, 100, and 1,000 with confidence! WOO!
To end the week, the children completed their end of unit assessments as well as their half termly arithmetic tests. It’s a great way for us as teachers to see what ‘sticky knowledge’ they have and what we may need to revisit/continue to develop in our morning work. The arithmetic scores are something we discuss openly, the children have ownership of their progress and misconceptions and set their own targets based on this information.
Wider
Curriculum
We are now in week 2 of our Geography journey,
this week, first, the children looked at UK and Scotland, comparing their physical
and human features. As part of the lesson, the children noted a range of facts
and information, that they later converted into an argument as to whether the
UK or Scotland was a better place to be. They compared the physical and human
features and used these to enhance their arguments. In the next lesson, the
children compared 2 different regions within the UK. To do this, the children
wrote letters to a school in London, providing information all about Cornwall. We
are hoping to send these off to a partner school and hopefully they will write
back giving us information on London! The focus of the letter was geographical features
such as coastlines, mountains, rivers etc.
RE
In RE this week, we continued to answer our question
‘Was Jesus the Messiah’ – In today’s lesson, the children recapped their
knowledge of the Bible Frieze, putting the 8 concepts into the correct order.
We then explored a range of texts, unpicking and summarising the prophecy’s
stated in each and discussed what kind of person these prophecies were looking
for.
Other
important information:
·
Next week, 14-16th there is the
Nationwide TTRS competition, please see letter sent out for further
information.
·
Parents evening – 15th & 16th November 2023 – Please head to Arbor to book
your slots. If there are no longer appointments, please contact your child’s
teacher.
• Mrs Lee – Elkins has now sent our importance CHRISTMAS dates. Please continue to monitor these and we will update our blogs accordingly.
• This term, we will also have our Egyptian Assembly. WATCH THIS SPACE for dates to be confirmed.
English
In English, we have started our poetry
learning journey. Over the next few weeks, the children will be exploring the
poem ‘The Tyger’ by William Blake. The children will have the opportunity to
investigate poetic devices, generate vocabulary and investigate figurative
language. At the end of the journey, the children will perform their own
classic poems based on an animal of their choice to our Nursery learning
buddies. This week in particular, the children have dissected the poem, looking
closely at the archaic language and even had a go at writing their own stanza
based on the inferences they have made. This is only a two-week journey, so the
next week the children will begin to plan and write their own class poems!
Maths
In Maths, the children continued their
multiplication learning journey. At the start of the week, the children played
a skilled game of snakes and ladders, identifying all of the prime and square numbers.
Next, the children looked at factors, creating lots of fact bugs – this further
linked to their understanding of prime and square numbers. Throughout the week,
the children flicked back to their number squares from Monday’s lesson, adding
in more prime and square numbers that they revealed throughout their journey. Towards
the end of the week, the children then learnt about cubed numbers and how to
find them! Next week, we will be coming to the end of the first part of the
multiplication journey and will complete their end of unit assessment.
Wider
Curriculum
In wider curriculum, the children became
Geographers; we looked at what it means to be a geographer and the skills and
knowledge needed to be a ‘good’ geographer. We then put their knowledge to the
test when we explored six figure grid references. The children entered a
virtual geography trip in London to a history museum, where they used references
to locate land marks. They then deepened their understanding using another type
of map to locate Egyptian Gods on an Egyptian map. In the second lesson, the children
used a range of maps and atlases to compare the similarities and differences between
the UK and Egypt, focussing on the physical features.
PE
This term we are extremely lucky to have DT
Sports. Across the term, the children will develop their knowledge and skills
through a variety of sports. This week, the children played tag rugby! For the
other part of the PE lesson, the children will be with myself or Mrs Callister doing
Gymnastics.
Other
information:
· Parents
evening – 15th & 16th November 2023 – Please head to Arbor
to book your slots. If there are no longer appointments, please contact your
child’s teacher.
· Mrs
Lee – Elkins has now sent our importance CHRISTMAS dates. Please continue to
monitor these and we will update our blogs accordingly.
· This
term, we will also have our Egyptian Assembly. WATCH THIS SPACE for dates to be
confirmed.
· Swimming
has now ended.
Have a wonderful weekend as always,
Best wishes,
End
of Autumn Term 1
Well we completed the first term of Year 5!
Firstly, we want to say how proud we are of all of the children. Already we
have seen some fantastic progress both in their learning and their attitudes towards
their learning.
We have had some incredible pieces of work that
has been produced in both classes and each child should be proud of themselves
for all they have achieved this half term.
We look forward to continuing this journey
with them and can’t wait to see what they achieve next term.
Over the half term, continue to read lots, access
TTRS but most importantly have fun!
Best wishes,
Creative
We are bold and innovative in our approach to find new solutions to the challenges we face.
Curious
We are inspired by the awe and wonder of the world.
Responsible
We take responsibility for our actions in an environment of mutual respect.
Enthusiastic
We are passionate about learning.
Excellent
We are the best we can be.
Determined
We overcome all barriers to reach our potential, developing a capacity to improve further.
Have a wonderful Easter break! We are looking forward to seeing everyone back in school on Monday 15th April.
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