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
Sporting Skills Fun!
Our year 5 children went along to Thorp Academy today to enjoy an afternoon of sports activities with several other local primary schools. A circuit of different games was set up and, in groups, they had the opportunity to try rugby skills, football dribbling and...
Rowland the Hedgehog. Video Alert!
If you are wondering how Rowland the Hedgehog our newly adopted hedgehog is doing. The answer is great. He is recovering is his own little house in a back garden for now. It's all very exciting.Watch the video to see him in action.
Year 6 Orienteering
Year 6 PE unit for the last few weeks has been orienteering. During these lessons, the children have made obstacle courses and plotted them on maps, made their own symbols for a map key, used compasses to give directions and followed maps to locate beanbags hidden in...
Measuring capacity
We have enjoyed learning about capacity, measuring different amounts into the bottles, using the language ‘full, half full, empty, nearly empty and nearly full’. We also learnt how to measure liquid using non standard units of measure, finding how many cups of water...
Life skills- is it an accident or an emergency?
Paragraph Tables
Today we have been making ‘paragraph tables’ in order to learn how we form an effective paragraph. The idea was to make our tables stand up by adding enough relevant information. We wrote the topic of our paragraph on the ‘table top’ and then added our information as...
Facts or opinion?
The children were investigating whether the statemnets they had about the wall in 'After the fall' are facts or opinions. They paid close attention to the wording of the statements and looked out for generalisations.
Should Humpty be on the wall?
The children have been debating whether Humpty Dumpty should have been on the wall. The children were able to debate using opposing and additional openers.
Sandwich delivery
After reading ‘The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch’ we decided what we would like in a packed lunch. Once everyone had decided the most popular item was a sandwich. We made a sandwich using ingredients, listening to instructions and discussing the process then used our...
Designing and making a switch for a circuit
5B are Happy!
Year 5 have really enjoyed their most recent music lessons. We have been learning all about the song 'Happy'. They have been singing, playing and writing music inspired by the cheerful pop song.
Parents Online Safety Event 17th March
Online Safety Flyer LC edit Following on from our online safety week with the children; we have arranged a session with our safeguarding partners Clennel. We would like our parents to be aware of the dangers online and would appreciate your support. Please see the...