Author: Mrs Hogarth

Year 5/6 S have had a great week. The children have worked hard at creating a persuasive piece of writing, they’ve created classification keys about leaves and they have completed some comparative work about the UK and Bolivia. What a busy week!

This weeks certificate winners are…

For great learning…

Maisie- you have worked so hard to improve the presentation of your handwriting – well done!

For sport and physical activity…

Charlie H- for demonstrating excellent fielding skills in kickball this week – well done.

For living and learning…

Lily- you are a dedicated and hard working member of Year 6 and you are a great role model. Super!

Well done everyone!

Year 5 and 6 have continued to work on classification keys this week. They were looking at a range of leaves from British trees and plants and initially had to identify them. Following their discussion work, they then created their own classification keys using scientific questions, that other children could use to sort and identify leaves. The children did a great job of using their scientific vocabulary. We are now leaf experts!

I’ve been blown away this week by the amazing homework that the children have created – they’ve certainly got their creative juices flowing. They have obviously enjoyed making and tasting their own cereal recipes – I got very hungry looking at all the photos. Thank you to all the parents for sending the homework via email – it’s great to know that you’re supporting the children with their learning at home. It’s been an absolute pleasure to do homework review today. Well done parents and children!

Year 5/6 S have had another fabulous week. We have been completing our cereal boxes, sorting and classifying sweets and even doing PE in the pouring rain!

This weeks certificate winners are…

For great learning…

Dasha- you have challenged yourself to be an active learner and you join in well in all lessons now.

For sport and physical activity…

Lucy- you demonstrated enthusiasm and skill in PE this week and you helped others when they needed it – thank you.

For living and learning…

Charlie G- you are a great role model in my class and you show respect to all your peers and adults.

Well done everyone!

Year 5/6 have been creating their own classification keys this week about sweets. They generated questions based on the similarities and differences between the different types of sweets. The concept of a classification key came from Carl Linnaeus, who created a system of classifying plants and animals, called Systema Naturae. He put them into the groups that are still used today. He classified things according to their similarities and differences.

Year 5/6 S have had another great week. They’ve had a busy week designing and creating cereal boxes, using relative clauses in their writing and classifying animals in Science. It’s been another tough decision this week to choose my certificate winners.

This weeks certificate winners are…

For great learning…

Paige- you are joining in so much more in lessons now and putting a lot of effort into all your learning. Well done and keep it up.

For sport and physical activity…

Alfie – you always join in PE with energy and enthusiasm and you always have a smile on your face. Well done!

For living and learning…

Jessica- you contributed so well during the lessons this week. You gave some great examples of which 8Rs you use in your learning.

Well done everyone!

The reading Year 5 have been doing this week is linked to our Science learning about materials. We have been looking at a report about how plastic is harming our oceans and other environments. The children were working on their retrieval skills to answer questions. This involves the children skimming and scanning the text to find the answers to questions. They look for key words, phrases and sub-headings to help them.

In Year 5 and 6 we have been discussing how we use the 8 Rs to help us learn. We talked about the strategies that we use the most. The children identified that a lot of them feel they show resilience in their learning and that they are always ready to learn. We then discussed which of the 8 Rs they need to use more. Some children explained that they needed to take more safe risks in school by putting their hand up more in class. Well done to those children who used personal experiences to talk about the 8 Rs.