This morning we have been experimenting with sentences! We identified the main clause and subordinate clause of a sentence. We then played around with the structure of the sentences by moving the clauses. Have a look at some of our fantastic work.
Juniper are about to begin a very special week of English lessons in the near future. We will be working with Mrs Weatherhead to publish a book of poems. There will be a variety of poems written about leaves, fungi, flowers, animals and the local area of Heywood. Today we Read more
Juniper have enjoyed celebrating European Languages Day today. We have learnt some interesting facts about languages in other countries. Did you know that if you ask for pasta in Italian then you are asking for toothpaste in Poland!?
Juniper have enjoyed visiting St Luke’s Church this morning to take part in some harvest experiences. The school’s Ethos Team did a great job of helping out our class to complete various experiences.
Today we linked our forest school session with our current RE question ‘Why do some people believe God exists?’. We looked at the beauty of nature and discussed why our natural world could lead to a person being a theist. Some of our children created their own prayers based on Read more
As part of our reflective worship in class this week we have been demonstrating different ways in which we can show respect to others – in class, in school, at home and in the community. The children have written some beautiful prayers about respect, some of which we have displayed Read more
Our Year 5/6 football team took part in the Heywood Sports Partnership Premier League competition. The team were excellent throughout, winning 5 games and drawing 1, clinching 1st place and remaining undefeated on the night. All of the players played brilliantly well, showing fantastic attitudes as well as very impressive Read more
Juniper have been working hard this week on their place value knowledge. We’ve worked with some very large numbers and are able to read and write numbers to one million. We’ve used place value grids and counters to represent given numbers and we’ve made some of our own. We’ve challenged Read more
Today Year 5 Juniper had our first forest school session of the half term. The children discussed our value for this half term ‘Respect’ and created acrostic poems. We had fun freeze framing our summer activities as well as doing a bug and tree hunt and playing hide and seek.
Well done to Juniper for a fantastic first few days on their year 5 journey! We have been so impressed with their attitude towards their learning. We have shared our love of reading during this week by discussing our favourite authors and books. We’ve written a 24 hour reading journal Read more