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
Fractions Pizza Party
We have been learning about fractions in our Maths lessons, and what better way to do it than with pizza! In our pizza party lesson, we identified how shapes could be halved into 2 equal parts. We found that the square shaped pizza could be halved in more than one...
Weaving with paper
We have had fun turning a sheet of construction paper into a place mat by weaving. We marked lines, folded and cut slits for weaving. We used a contrast of different coloured paper.
Disgusting science
Animals with different diets delivered some parcels to our classroom. We used our knowledge of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores to identify who the poo belonged to.
Year 5 Proportional Portraits!
In Art, we have been learning about proportion and have learned how to change the size of what we are drawing to make it appear closer or further away!
Nursery go to Forest School
We had a brilliant time at forest school, building a fire and toasting marshmallows over the fire. We also learnt about fire safety to help us stay safe. We played some different games on the field and could choose from lots of activities such as; digging, den...
Do bigger ears affect the volume of the sound?
How can we compare a variety of common animals?
We have been exploring the different animals groups in 1R and finding out why different animals belong in certain groups. Year 1 were able to talk about the specific features certain animals have from different groups using the venn diagram.
Writing Instructions
This half term we have enjoyed reading Traction Man and finding out about all of his important missions and outfits for every occasion! We have been writing instructions for 'How to Put on Clothes' based on one of Traction Man's outfits. Can you guess which one? We...
Stop, Look, Listen, Think.
We have been learning how to keep safe when crossing the road. We know that we should look for a crossing first, but if one isn't there we need to find a safe, clear place to cross. We then need to stop at the kerb, look both ways for traffic, listen for traffic and...
Christmas has arrived in Reception
It was very tricky spreading out the branches and threading the baubles onto the tree but it helped us to work our fingers in small spaces. Whilst not all of us have our trees up at home yet we shared our family Christmas traditions. We loved hearing all of the...
Getting to Grips with Handball
We have been learning to play handball in PE. It's a fast sport! We have been learning to catch and throw accurately and with correct technique. It's a real skill to move into spaces, to create opportunities for our team mates to catch the ball and score a goal.
How does sound travel?
We all know that sound travels through the air (a gas), but does it travel through liquids and solids? We investigated how sounds differ depending on the medium (solid, liquid or gas) through which it travels. We then looked at diagrams to explore how the structure of...