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
Excavating the Egyptian Tomb.
What do artefacts tell us about Ancient Egypt? Today the children became Egyptologists and archaeologists. They had to work in teams to record what they could find in our very own Egyptian tomb. They showed great teamwork, cooperation, and a cool head under pressure,...
What do you find in a letter?
We used our knowledge of letters and their key features to sort letters from other genres of writing. We then used our knowledge to then write a letter as though we were one of the characters from “The smartest Giant in Town” to tell George how much he helped.
Decorating for Christmas
We had great fun decorating the classroom ready for Christmas using lights, tinsel, baubles and much more. We also made long paper chains to go across the room. We enjoyed some hot chocolate and crumpets as our snack whilst decorating the tree. We made another tree...
How to stay safe
An excellent discussion on how to stay safe near and when crossing the road, part of our PSHE lessons on how to stay safe.
Operation clean up
After the storm at the weekend we started the clean up in our outdoor area. As a class we worked as a team to discuss what should stay out for the winter and what need to be protected from the winter weather. We decided we would like a change around to keep other...
Do bigger ears hear louder sounds?
The children wanted to find out whether bigger ears hear louder sounds? They used the science journal app to record the decibel level for their sounds for different sizes of 'ears'. They really loved making lots of noise way too much. The recorded their results on a...
Victoria Tunnel
You will have all heard about our fantastic trip to Victoria Tunnel. Today, we have been writing information texts to inform other classes about our trip.
Newsletter 26/11/21
Please click on the link below to view our latest newsletter: Newsletter_26.11.21
Interesting designs
Through our paper weaving we were not only creating interesting designs but developing our hand eye coordination, fine motor skills and pattern creating.
Powered by phonics
From single sounds, to cvc word building to sentence writing - Reception are trying so hard across the day with their phonics, both within play and in our phonics sessions. We are working on remembering which way round our letters go!
Hotseating the characters from ‘The Happy Prince’- such fantastic actors!
Egyptian Cinderella Stories
The children in 3M have been writing a retell of the Egyptian Cinderella.