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
Sparks were flying in science
In science, we have been learning about electricity. We have investigated circuits and how they work. We have set up tests to observe over time. We know what circuits need to work. We know what switches are and next week we'll be testing materials and creating our own...
Column addition and subtraction in 3M
3M are working so hard on their 3 digit addition and subtraction so that they fully understand what they are doing. We have used base ten and place value counters to help us with our compact method of column subtraction and addition.
Safer Internet Day 3M
This week we have learned all about how to be safe online when you are playing games. We came up with our top tips to keep safe online. Watch the video and find out more. trim7A347E08-D445-4953-B99C-F22217500322 from Una Mitchell on Vimeo.
What is worship?
During RE we have been exploring different aspects of worship through different religions. We started off by discovering the value or worth of something- it's not the expensive things in life that we decided are worth more- our families and friends are of great worth...
Changing the World!
As part of our work inspired by our class book 'The Varmints' Year 5 have been learning to write persuasively. We wrote, edited and then performed passionate speeches to encourage people to improve the environment. Mrs Beattie and Mr Boddy were seriously impressed by...
Measuring in metres and cms
If…Then…Else… in Scratch
In our programming work, we have been using Scratch to think about selection in quizzes. It's been quite tough but we've dome a great job of thinking about 'conditions' and 'outcomes'. This week we've been using the 'If...Then...Else...' block to help us develop our...
Why does the moon look like it changes shape in the sky?
We have adopted a hedgehog!
Safer Internet Day in 5B
We've been thinking about how to handle different scenarios that we might encounter online - check out our thoughts here...
Safer Internet Day 2022
In 2S for Safer Internet Day 2022 we have been exploring which information which is safe to share online and which information should be kept private. We also discussed what makes a strong password and who we should and should not share passwords with.
Inspirational Speeches
We have been studying the text 'Varmints'. The book tells the story of local creatures being forced out of their peaceful land by developers creating a city. We imagined being part of this local culture and wrote speeches which aimed to inspire the rest of our nation...