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
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Moving Vehicles
In DT we have been learning how to attach fixed wheels and rotating wheels to axles and a chassis. We practised both techniques before choosing our preferred wheels and then designed our vehicles using our chosen design criteria. We really enjoyed making our vehicles...
Newsletter 2nd May 2023
Please see our latest newsletter below.
Badminton
Year 6 really impressed during their badminton unit in PE! They were able to transfer skills from their previous tennis unit to prepare them, helping them with: correct ready position, correct grip on the racket as well as understanding how forehand and backhand shots...
Forest School Inventions, Contraptions and Potions
It was a cloudy start to forest school this afternoon, but that didn't stop us having a great time creating contraptions, mixing potions and working together.
New Parent / Carer Support Line for Those Families Awaiting Help from Mental Health Teams
https://rowlandsgillprimary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Support-Help-Line.pdf
Number Bingo
We enjoyed playing number bingo using a 100 square to help us identify and find different numbers. We spoke about how many tens and how many ones are in different numbers and identified them in this way too. We showed that we knew larger numbers would be towards the...
School Transition Support
The Gateshead 0-19 SEND Team are holding virtual support and information sessions for parent and carers of children with additional needs who are transitioning into a new school in September - no diagnosis is not required as the support is aimed at parents of...
Raising awareness of Limb Loss and Limb Difference
This week we have been learning all about Limb Loss and Limb Difference. We have listened to stories including Chops, Splash and Alf's Power and sensitively discussed how some people have different limbs. We used mirrors in class to observe our features including hair...
Mystery Reader
Today we enjoyed a story from our Mystery Reader. All the children helped to join in with The Gruffalo using the props. Thank you Tommy's grandma.
All Aboard the Titanic
Today we arrived to our classroom to find we had all received a ticket for the Titanic. We discussed what we thought the Titanic was and how long ago we thought the ticket might have been printed. We discovered that the Titanic was a ship that was built over 100 years...
What time is it, 2S?
Today we worked as a team and took it in turns to be a clock face, minute hand and an hour hand. We practised telling the time to the nearest five minutes!