Today, Year 5 Pine took part in a live online workshop to celebrate National Storytelling week. The children used the medium of rap (rhythm and poetry) to explore storytelling. They were inspired by Alim Kamara and created their own raps celebrating their ‘superpowers’. Well done Year 5!
Self-efficacy is the belief that we can make a difference and have strengths we can draw on in times of challenge. Pine have been discussing why it is important to believe in ourselves and others. Each member of the class has written about an ability or strength that they have Read more
Today’s forest school concentrated on our Christian value of ‘Trust’ and incorporated lots of our skills builder skills. We used teamwork and leadership skills to create dens and obstacle courses. The children were blindfolded and had to work together and use our listening and speaking skills to guide their teammates Read more
Pine have been describing the movement and shapes of the celestial bodies in our Solar System. Out in the playground we modelled the Solar System, arranging ourselves correctly to represent the Solar System with the Sun at the centre and the planets in order from the Sun. We then researched Read more
Year 5 have been learning about the incredible installation artist Cai Guo-Qiang, and creating artist study pages about his work and life. The children used paint and straws to recreate his explosive style. We researched facts about Cai and chose our favourite ones to add to our pages. The final Read more
This afternoon we have completed our online safety lesson for this half term. We began by discussing what the term ‘plagiarism’ means. We completed a quiz in pairs to identify which of the examples given were examples of plagiarism. We then learnt about citation and bibliographies and the importance of Read more
Today, Year 5 had our Christmas party. The children had a great time in the hall playing games, dancing and eating lots of treats. We had a Christmas quiz in class and started watching a Christmas movie. Well done Year 5 for excellent behaviour and a brilliant morning.
Pine have been investigating irreversible changes this morning. We planned an experiment to answer the question: Does the amount of vinegar affect the amount of new material (gas) created? We put different amounts of vinegar into 5 separate bottles. We filled 5 balloons with the same amount of bicarbonate of Read more
Yesterday Pine made some lovely Christingles. They thought about their preparation for the Christingle service in Church this morning and the meaning behind the different parts of the Christingle. Today in church they were absolutely amazing. They sung beautifully and really joined in with the actions for the song while Read more
For today’s challenge day, Pine have demonstrated all eight essential skills builder skills in a series of fast paced activities. They have worked together to consider the answer to the question: What makes a successful society? Session 1: Lift Off! The children explored using their communication skills by discussing what Read more