YEAR 5 (INDIGO)
Mr Bain (Covering for Mrs J Miller)Welcome to class 5M!
My name is Mrs Miller and I am the class teacher for 5M.
In class 5M, the children are hard working and enthusiastic. This is our class blog and we want everyone to see what we get up to while we`re learning so please keep visiting regularly for updates on what we have been getting up to in class, school news and recent letters.
Please leave a lovely comment on our blog so we know that you have visited and the children would love to hear what you think about their classroom learning and activities.
Thank you
Mrs Miller
Our Class Blog
5B in the Forest!
Look how busy 5B were at Forest School this week! We made and ate campfire bananas, worked with saws and peelers, built dens, stages and even surfboards!
3M Road Safety
What are maps?
In Geography, Year 6 have been looking closely at maps. They have been looking at the different areas certain maps show and how it could be useful. In small groups they have been able to discuss what key features they noticed on the maps or mapping tools. The children...
Measuring using cm and m
The children have been fine tuning their measuring skills using trundle wheels, rulers and metre sticks.
Bikeability ! 🚲
The children have really enjoyed bike ability this week and all all listened very carefully to our instructors. The children learned how to balance on the bike, negotiate around objects, adjust speed and generally have great fun. Well done to all the children in...
Drama- The Journey
We have been studying our new book all week. We been investigating the vocabulary and phrases from the book. We have been predicting what we think the book will be about using illustrations and today we heard the book for the first time and children were inspired to...
Chronology- what was happening in Britain when the Angles and Saxons arrived?
To get to grips with chronology of when the Angles and Saxons arrived in Britain. We used our main class timeline to place when they arrived among other historical events that we have already studied. The children then worked on their own timelines of events around...
Science week 3M and 7B
This years theme for Science week is growth so each has been given a different challenge to do with growing sunflower seeds. In 3M and 7B, we have posed the question ‘Does the size of a plant pot affect the size of the sunflower plant?’ We have made our predictions...
Designing and creating our light up boxes
The children are now fledged electronic engineers. They have loved designing and creating their light up boxes for DT. They made their own circuits using wires, resistors, LEDs and powered it all using a Raspberry Pi. Fantastic work from all.
Labyrinths in 5B!
As part of our new English unit, we have been investigating the idea of labyrinths and how - in Ancient Greece - they were all made in the same way! Check out our attempts - some are outside, and some are in the hall as rain interrupted our labyrinth-making!
Moving Minibeasts
We have been learning how a moving picture is made and experimenting with making their own. We used a sliding mechanism and decided whether we wanted it to be a horizontal, vertical or diagonal lever.
Giving and following instructions
We started learning about the importance of clear instructions in Computing. We listened to and gave instructions to others to see how important it was to be clearly understood.