Author: Mrs Lake

Year 5 and 6 have had a thrilling morning creating wonderful shelters and dens. They had to work hard in their teams to build strong structures using only piping and canes. They had to ensure their dens were waterproof. The adults thoroughly enjoyed testing this with buckets of icy cold water!

Year 5 and 6 have enjoyed a visit from NPower today. They listened to advice about electrical dangers in the home and environment. They were shown some video clips showing the dangers in the environment such as electricity pylons.

Our Living and Learning statement this week was ‘I know who I am‘. In Year 5 and 6 this week, we’ve discussed the importance of having a sense of our own identity.

Every child could discuss their own beliefs and what makes them who they are. We all found that we have similarities (attending Scholes (Elmet) Primary School, for example) but also have a lot of differences that make us unique.

This week during writing lessons, Year 5 and 6 have used expanded noun phrases to describe. Children worked in pairs to describe a picture with expanded noun phrases using that, which or with to add extra information to their phrases.

We enjoyed describing characters from a Where’s Wally picture. Why not have a go at home? Use the picture below to describe someone or something:

• Can you find a strong, bearded man with yellow trunks?
• Can you find a ____, _____ noun with…?

Use with, which or that to add extra information to your clue.

What a brilliant day! 5/6NK thoroughly enjoyed learning about how entertainment has changed through time. At the museum, we explored different galleries showcasing how television, computing and photography have evolved and developed  over the past 100 years.