Descriptive writing
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.
We will remember them – Remembrance Day 2018
The children listened to poems and stories, then talked about Remembrance Day this week at school. They made poppies and some wrote messages to the soldiers.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Laurence Binyon
Thank you to Mrs Thorne for her artistic input and Peter Smith, from Lyndhurst View, who made the central piece.
Colour mixing Tudor Rose
As part of our time travel topic, children have been learning about the Tudors. We decided to design roses to represent our own ‘houses’. First, we practised our colour mixing using only primary colours. After this, we had to draw the reflection of half the rose. To create definition, we used oil pastels. Finally, we painted the roses.
Continue the learning journey at home: You could create your own rose to represent your family; use collage techniques by cutting up magazines or use available textiles.
Judo taster session
Balazs from The British Judo Association came into school today. Children enjoyed competing against each other. They learned how to move around the mat and how to pin their opponent.
Spooky spectacular!
The annual Halloween-themed disco was a great success. There were some amazing costumes!
Trip to The National Science and Media Museum
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.
National Science and Media Museum Trip
As part of our Time Travel Big Topic, we visited the National Science and Media Museum to see how entertainment has changed.
Harvest Festival – a big thank you!
Thank you for all the kind donations to our Harvest Festival today. Henry, from the Salvation Army, was overwhelmed by the generosity of the families at Scholes. Thank you for each and every donation.
Basketball skills
Children in 5/6M have been practising their basketball skills. Last week, we focused on passing. This week, we looked at dribbling.
Ask your child about three different ways to pass the ball. Children coached each other on how to keep the ball when dribbling.
Living and learning – the 8 Rs
This week, year 5/6 debated the value of each of th 8 Rs for learning. They generated other words that might be added to the 8 Rs: respectful, relentless and being real. They used a diamond 9 to help select the most important R for learning and discussed the reason for their choice.
