An introduction to Year 5:
Welcome to Maple Class’ page of the website! In Year 5 we are always working hard to stretch our brains and being taught really well by Mr Langley and Mrs Rasmussen. It's exciting once you get to Year 5, you get to play the ukulele, take part in Bikeability, Young Voices and more. Some things in Science are disgusting, and some things in Topic are interesting, like learning about the Vikings and Norse Gods. In Maths, we often learn things to refresh our minds. On Mondays, Mrs Rasmussen teaches us in the afternoon subjects such as French and religions from around the world. We do PE on Tuesdays and Fridays. On Wednesdays we receive our homework and on Thursdays we do Big Write.
These are all of my memories in Year 5 so far!
This weeks spellings are linked to the suffix -ify. Remember, the root word is sometimes obvious but other times is a little unclear. One very useful rule is that if your root word ends in an 'e' or a 'y,' we remove it before adding the suffix. Enjoy!
So sorry it's taken a while to get these photos up for you guys. We had an amazing time at Young Voices this year and really hope you can all join us again next year! Take a look at the photos to check out the view from our seats:
Please find the link to the Spelling Training website for this weeks spellings below. Unfortunately, because were doing homophones this week, the online tests won't work as well (as they read you a word to spell, but you won't know which homophone it's asking for). Do what you can and good luck with your practice!
We were visited this week by Alan from a company called Exa. He was here (at the behest of the MoD!) to talk to us about roles in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects. We had the chance to test some of our STEM skills by using Micro:bits to decode a problem. A lot of fun all round!
Sorry for not putting the spellings up last week. Please check out the link below for this weeks.
We've had a fantastic World Book Day this year. Check out our costumes below!
Your spellings this week all use the suffix -ity. Feel free to use the resources at the link below to help you.
Please find the link to the Spelling Training website for this weeks spellings below. Remember, there is no spelling pattern this week as all the words are from our statutory end of key stage list. Good luck!
Please find the link to the Spelling Training website for this weeks spellings below. Unfortunately, because were doing homophones this week, the online tests won't work as well (as they read you a word to spell, but you won't know which homophone it's asking for). Do what you can and good luck with your practice!
Please find the link to our spelling activities here. Remember you can use this website to play games and take practice tests, just make sure you have headphones or the volume turned up. The theme for our spellings this week is 'modal verbs.' Please think carefully about the words and how they are used in the contracted versions of themselves.
Please find the link to our spelling activities here. Remember you can use this website to play games and take practice tests, just make sure you have headphones or the volume turned up. Our spelling pattern for this week is the suffix -ship. The root word rarely needs adapting when adding -ship to become a new noun.
We have been hard at work designing our own flags for the village of Woodcote. Check out some of our design process, along with prototypes and our final fabric designs coming together. Keep an eye out for the finished products coming soon!
What a week we've had, learning how to be safe out on the roads on our bikes. We're hoping to see more bikes in the bike-rack over the rest of this term! See a few photos caught early in the week out on the playground below:
Hi all. Please follow the link below for the spelling list on SpellingTraining.com. Remember you can use the website to complete spelling tests or to play games that will help you recognise and learn the words. The biggest thing to remember however are the rules we follow when adding the suffix -ness:
After a couple of weeks of hard work our hinged boxes are finally finished! They've gone home, but please check our gallery if you'd like to see the wide variety of designs we came up with!
Across the school we've spent the last few weeks looking at D&T. Each class has been exploring 'frames' and looking at how these simple designs can build out into a complex product. In Year 5 we decided to build a pair of rectangular frames, space them out to make a 3D box, wrap it in cardboard and use a piece of fabric to create a hinging lid. We'll add more photos as we make more progress:
Well, your children have certainly progressed quickly. Each week in school we have a new nursery rhyme to learn for our sharing assemblies on a Friday. This week's nursery rhyme was 'Mary had a Little Lamb' and can be played just using the F and C chords! We thought you might like to see!
We've started our ukulele lessons. Keep an eye out as we'll hopefully post some videos soon!
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This week we've been writing some kennings. They are a cross between a poem and a riddle that were written during the Anglo-Saxon period. We chose to write some about harvest! Check out a few below:
We had our 'Meet the Teacher' session this week, but if you didn't manage to make it then please take a look at the documents below. They include all the information we shared on the day. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to catch one of us at pick-up / drop-off or drop an email to the office. Thank you!
Over the last few weeks we've been exploring poetry written by soldiers during the Second World War. We've had a go at writing some of our own. Fair warning, the children did not hold their punches. Enjoy!
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Over the half term break we asked everyone in the class to complete a piece of homework linked to World War 2. We had a variety of projects, all of which were completed to a fantastic standard. They included:
Take a look at the photos below:
In Topic we've been exploring aspects of World War II. One area we got drawn into was propaganda posters, particularly those encouraging women to take on different roles during the war. We've had a go at our own propaganda posters, take a look at few below. The rest will join them once we've added the final few finishing touches!
Last weekend Felix (our PE teacher) was on Britain's Got Talent along with some of our children! Check out the video below:
We have (finally!) managed to finish all of our flag designs for Woodcote. Check out the hills, trees, Ws, red kites and cottages below:
We had an amazing time this week heading up into Oxford, first to check out what the Ashmolean has to offer and then to head over to the Oxford Playhouse to see a performance of a play written by Bobby in our class!
At the Ashmolean we saw mummies, ancient writing, Guy Fawkes' lamp, coins from Norse times, a huge tapestry that includes Woodcote and much much more.
We then headed across the road to the Playhouse theatre where we watched 10 different performances, including one written by our very own Bobby! It was so amazing seeing his words performed by professional actors and we'd love to have another go next year!
We had a fantastic World Book Day dressing up in our costumes. Especially blown away by our astronaut and badger!
After finalising our scripts, we had a go at performing them in groups! Have a look at some of the fun below:
Following on from the class poem we wrote last week, we've all being writing our own poems. The aim was to make sure we wrote about something important and something we think the world should focus on. You can find them all below. Enjoy!
Whew...what a day!
We recorded a new version of the song we practiced on the ukuleles a couple of weeks ago. Though you all might want to see!
Over the last few weeks we've been looking at the poetry of Benjamin Zephaniah. He writes incredible poetry that always carries an important message he thinks the world should hear. Ahead of writing our own poems, we decided to write together as a class. Enjoy!
This world would be a better place,
For the future of the human race.
If we decide to save the trees,
We would live in harmony.
Trees, trees everywhere,
Chopping them down like we just don’t care.
We’re cutting down trees to make petrol stations,
Here’s what it’s called…deforestation.
The trees give us oxygen for free,
And are habitats for the bumblebee.
We are cutting them down just for our needs,
Stop. Go outside. Plant some seeds.
Factories filling the air with smog,
Just by burning yet another log.
All that rubbish going into landfill,
Our carbon footprint is going downhill.
All of our cars make a lot of gas,
This is giving the world more mass.
We’re producing too much pollution,
Our world is heading to an execution.
Sharks are swimming in the sea,
But people eat them for their tea.
Rhinos walking out at dawn,
People kill them for their horn.
Animal’s homes are being torn down,
Now all of them are wearing a frown.
Orangutans crying ooo, ooo, ooo,
Innocent jaguars caged up in a zoo.
Poisonous gases are filling the air,
The ice caps are melting and nobody cares.
Trees and plants we need to plant more,
Oxygen makers there is no flaw.
Summer’s getting ridiculously hot,
Winter’s snowing quite a lot.
This is called global warming,
We should give a world-wide warning.
In our visit from the Oxford Playhouse this week we started looking at playscripts. First we took in the first two scenes of a creepy story before having a go at writing a final third act. We then got up and had a go at reading out the parts, adding emotion and expression to our voices:
Later that day we then got a chance to start planning out our own play scripts. Using the the prompt 'A World Reimagined' we had to come up with our own ideas. Some of us wrote about worlds made of candy, some travelled to new planets, while other adapted and changed the world we currently live in:
If you're practicing Calon Lân for Young Voices at home then feel free to use the phonetic notes we were looking at in practice earlier this week. They're not perfect, but will get you most of the way there! You can find the track to sing along to on Spotify by searching for Young Voices. Good luck!
Here's another phonetic version that may be easier:
So as you've hopefully all heard by now, we've been spending some time with the school's 3D printer! We've been modelling and printing our own designs and are keen to share some with you! Using Tinkercad we designed our own keyrings with lettering and simple shapes as you can see below:
We then took these designs and sent them to a 'slicer.' This chops up the 3D design into layers so the 3D printer can essentially draw it out over and over again. This looks a little something like this (though much, much slower):
Once it's finishing printing we pop it off the build plate and they look a little something like this:
So we have been given a fantastic opportunity in Maple Class this year to work with the Oxford Playhouse. Each Wednesday for the next few weeks we are being joined by Alice from the Playhouse who is going to be writing playscripts with us. At the end of our time together, she will take all the playscripts and select one that stands out. This play will then be performed by professional actors and we get to go along and watch it as well as plays from 10 other schools! It's an incredible chance to show off our skills!
This week Alice turned up and was doing some drama activities with us. First we had to act out a scene of our own design set in a bathroom! People had to act as different objects and do any sound effects. We had squeaky doors, running baths, flushing toilets and one extremely argumentative mirror!
In the afternoon we then got to try out mime! Again, we planned out our own scenes that must involve a robbery. Three objects had to be stolen and not one sound could be uttered! Afterwards the audience had to try and guess what the three objects were. We had some very talented thieves, though thankfully most reminded us of Harry and Marv from Home Alone!
It seems two weeks of Christmas break hasn't dampened our ukulele skills over here! Today we put together a round of the song 'Hey, Ho, Nobody Home' using our new chord, Dm. If you'd like to have a go then take a look one the ukulele page (link above) for the chord diagram and music!
Check out a snippet below:
Today we started exploring 3D modelling and 3D printing! In the morning we had a go at making name tags using the free online software Tinkercad and by the afternoon, one of our projects had already finished printing! We can't wait to see what other cool ways we can use this technology!
Just a quick note to say thank you from myself, Mrs Rasmussen and Mrs Wibberley. We have had a great time with your children over the last two terms and are looking forward to the next few! Another huge thank you for all the cards and gifts you have kindly given us. They are never necessary, but are genuinely appreciated, especially the kind words you write to us each year. We hope you all have a fantastic Christmas break and come back in January well rested and ready for some more!
In Science we have been exploring the different phases of human development. These include prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood and old age. We decided to share our learning by making some detailed and colourful posters. Check them out below:
Today we took a look at Norse runes, a method of communication used by the Vikings. If you want to have a go at writing messages, feel free to use the rune guide below:
Obviously no explanation needed here...
Today we had an incredible visit from Science Oxford who put on a fantastic fire show. We learned about the three components needed for fire to exist and how to stay safe when around them. We then watched as Ian demonstrated some incredible things fire can do! Check out the photos below:
As part of Science Week we were extremely excited to have an inflatable planetarium come to school! We flew through the planets, saw what the first step on the moon might have looked like and learned about the first humans to travel into space. See a few (blurry and dark) photos below:
I promise to post evidence of us doing other activities at some point, but to hide these performances would be a crime. Your children continue to blow me away by all the extra practice they’re doing at home. Also anytime anyone plays The Beatles I’m pretty much done. Check out the performances below:
As I'm sure many of your children have mentioned, we have had a phenomenal week with Bikeability. The instructors have only had good things to say and you should all be very proud of the hard workers you're raising! Take a look at a few photos below:
Today, two of girls decided to lead the class in a version of Riptide by Vance Joy! I swear I had nothing to do with it. Incredible! Check it out below:
We were lucky enough to hop along to Year 2’s motor museum on the playground today. We got to see tractors, Teslas, a classic Rolls Royce, motorbikes and MG sports car and more! Thoroughly enjoyed despite the wet weather!
We have the last couple of weeks running up to the half term break planning, writing, editing and publishing the following Norse Myths. Most are finished while those that aren't will be updated soon. Enjoy!
One of my favourite parts of our ukulele sessions this year has been seeing what some of you have taken upon yourselves to learn at home. Check out a few of our talented performers below:
Oh. My. Word! We were blown away by the dance from Year 5 this week. So much so that we just had to share it with you all. An incredible job by everyone. Be prepared to shed a tear and bust a move. Enjoy!
Today we were exploring air resistance and were challenged to come up with the best design for a parachute. We were testing size, material and shape to find out what would make our test subjects fall the slowest (spoiler alert, it was the light round plastic parachute much like they use in real life). Check out our experiments below:
The class has been hard at work with Ethan to choreograph a new dance utilising all of the skills at our disposal! Look out for the video in the coming weeks but for now, take a look at some of these photos from rehearsal!
This week four of our fantastic mathematicians had the opportunity to head over to the Oratory and take part in a Year 5 maths challenge. They solved questions linked to prime numbers, percentages, estimation and much more! The children had to work as a team to solve questions against a clock and were amazing ambassadors for our school! They came in 2nd overall and we couldn't be prouder. Well done all!
We've been hard at work refining our sketching skills are working on drawing realistic portraits. Most recently we've also been working on our watercolour skills and chose to combine them this week. Please enjoy some of our self-portraits mixed with the occasional Viking!
We are quite, quite (QUITE!) excited to have started our ukulele lessons this year. We've already mastered the chords for C, F and Am along with the utterly bizarre rhyme 'My Baby Bumblebee.' Next step, the G chord!
In PE this half term we're looking at our own personal fitness and trying to set ourselves goals within circuit training to show how to improve and keep ourselves healthy. Check out some of the photos below!
This week we had the opportunity to head over the beautiful Oratory Prep School for a workshop with their Year 5 children linked to Africa. We split up into different groups to make African jewellery, design an African themed t-shirt, do some team building activities and then work on dance, drama or drumming for our final performance. After hiding from a storm, getting flooded out of classrooms and moving the location of our performance to the drama theatre(!) we finally got to perform for our parents. Take a look at some of the photos from the day below:
We were thrilled to have a visit from the Oxford Playhouse this week. First, they put on a play in a beautiful tent up on the field that included turtles, foxes, dinosaurs, a saxophone and (yet again) throwing Mr Langley under the bus:
After our performance, we had a go at writing some poetry linked to some of the themes from the play. Each poem followed a pattern of syllables, 2, 4, 6, 8, 6, 4, 2. See if you agree with our syllable count below:
Today, we made Rock Cakes using a WW2 era recipe. They were…interesting? Try them out for yourselves!
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We were very lucky to have a guest come into school this week called Dr Niall McCann. When he is not being the uncle of a couple of members of our school, he is a conservationist and biologist who works all around the world protecting animals that need our help the most. He has appeared on TV shows with Sir David Attenborough and even had his own TV show called ‘Biggest and Baddest.’
After a fantastic assembly where he talked about lots of places he’d visited and animals he’d met, he joined us in our classroom to answer some questions we had written. What a fantastic visit!
JUNE Waddesdon Manor
This week, the entire school made it’s way on three coaches to Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire. We went looking for three things: (1) A great day out. (2) Something to inspire us in our artwork. (3) A chance to learn more about evacuees in World War II. I’d say we succeeded on all counts.
Below check out some photos of the house, the wooden elephant statues that caught our attention and practically forced us to sketch them, as well as some photos of the inside of the house where we learned about the 150 five year olds who were evacuated there during the war.
Recently, we learned about how propaganda was used during WW2 on both the Allied and Axis sides. We explored a wide variety of propaganda, including posters that were designed to encourage women to take on different roles during the war, posters to get soldiers to sign up and even ones encouraging you to grow your own fruit and veg!
We decided to try out making our own posters, first focussing on the design, then making sure lettering was big and bold, before finally adding pictures and scenes that would capture the viewers attention. We wrapped up our project by using watercolours to create a faded look like what might have been achieved in the 1940s. Check out our designs below:
MAY Pirates of the Curry Bean
Year 5 and 6 have picked out a play to learn and perform next half term, Pirates of the Curry Bean. It is full of pirates, laughter, mice and monkeys. Each of the children now has a script to read through but we thought the songs might be useful too. Below you will find a link to a playlist on YouTube that has all the songs (the words are in your scripts). See what you can learn at home.
Today we celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a huge tea party in the hall. We dressed up in our finery, played some traditional games and consumed scones, jelly, ice cream and cake! A fantastic time was had by all. Check out our glad rags below:
We had an incredible trip to Young Voices this week. We sang. We danced. Mr Langley danced. It was a whole thing. While you’ll have to buy the official video for evidence of Mr Langley dancing (available at https://yv22film.co.uk) there is plenty of evidence of Year 5! Check it out below:
We’ve started learning how to play Tag Rugby in our sessions with Felix and Sean recently. This week we were working on our defensive and offensive skills, trying to predict where our opponents were heading and cutting them off at the pass!
We’ve begun to explore war poetry over the last few days. We’ve even had a go at writing a WWII themed poem together. Each line was written by a different child in the class! Enjoy!
We used to be peaceful, and everyone was equal,
Until our lives were interrupted by all men greedy and corrupted,
As they sailed across the ocean all being affected by the motion,
Running into blind terror completely without a tether.
The controversial Germans had no mercy,
Crashing footsteps on the ground but they cannot be found,
I watched France burn as Germany twist and turned,
I felt cold as I shot a German looking like mere specks hiding over the sandbanks.
I was scared because I was not prepared,
For the tanks all hidden behind banks,
From behind sandbanks the almighty tanks emerged,
The tanks were shooting and screeching, and my ears are screaming.
The sound is guns shattering my ears,
German planes battling above our heads putting people in endless death beds,
The planes roared through the sky dropping bombs on tanks and guys,
My friend’s faces disappeared from existence as I fought with the resistance.
Pushed back to the border to regain order,
Lost soldiers running through the frost,
Shaking shivering, nausea, grief. The battlefield as busy as a coral reef,
And an ear-splitting roar rang across the battlefield.
The bombs where booming and guns were shooting,
I shot my rifle 100 metres, then I saw all the weepers,
Working as hard as a soldier this war will never be over,
Soldiers fearing the impact from the endless flying bullets.
The bullets fly through the sky, I started to cry as I watched my friend was about to die,
Watching this shooting crushing danger everywhere,
Wanting to have a trifle rather than rifle in my hands,
Soldiers filled with despair can't seem to bare, wishing these beaches were empty and friendly.
We recently took nine KS2 boys (eight of whom were from Maple Class) to a cricket competition with four other schools. The boys played exceptionally (seriously, I would have been scared to face some of the bowlers on our team) and walked away with the win! Outstanding job all round and excellent sportsmanship after every game. Good job!
APRIL Korky Paul Visit
As if the arrival of Andy Instone wasn’t enough excitement for the week, we played host to illustrator Korky Paul (of Winnie the Witch fame) too! He told us a tale and then live painted an incredible ‘Winnikin,’ just for us! Check out the photos below:
We had an amazing mystery guest appear this week in the form of Andy Instone from Urban Strides. Andy is an incredible dancer and public speaker who comes up with lots of the dances for Young Voices. Check out some of the moments from today’s workshop below!
In preparation for Korky Paul’s upcoming visit we’ve been having a go at one of his competitions. We were tasked with designing an interesting filler for the ‘O’ in his signature. Thoughts? Opinions? We’ll be hearing from the man himself next week!
We are working hard at learning the words and dances ready for our Young Voices performance in a few weeks time. It’s all hard work. No fun to be had here. Proof in the photos below:
We've been continuing to practice our ukulele skills in Maple Class this week. If you want the latest updates then please check the ukulele page of our website (link here or at the top of the page). We also thought you might like to see what 'rocking out' looks like on ukuleles. For your viewing pleasure:
We were lucky enough to be invited to an amazing event at the Oratory this week. We learned about 'The Science of Smell.’ We learned that whale vomit is worth $40 thousand per kilo and that you might want to avoid strawberry ice cream! Check out some amazing reaction photos to some smells below:
Maple Class had the opportunity to send some representatives to a local Science Competition. Check out some of the exciting activities below:
Today we sent home the ukuleles for the first time! I’ve added a new page (which you can find at the top of the page or by following this link) that contains information on how to look after, tune and begin to play your ukuleles. I will try and update it each week with new chords, music and videos that might help you when practicing your ukuleles at home!
Good luck!
We had a great World Book Day in Maple Class this year. We spent time reimagining ‘The Longest Night of Charlie Noon’ and had a go at redesigning the front cover. We also explored some of our own books a little more before getting to have a go at Quidditch (minus the brooms, flying and high chances of injury). Check out some of the experience below!
In our Topic and D&T lessons we’ve been designing and sewing our own flags for Woodcote. Check out some of the process below:
January English
We've just started looking at 'The Longest Night of Charlie Noon' by Christopher Edge in our English lessons. In the first chapter he spends a lot of time describing how light is filtering into a forest our two main characters are entering. We thought it was so good that we could have a go ourselves! Below you will find Georgia's amazing writing:
As I walked I saw a sea of bluebells reaching over the dry, old leaves. Some had purple petals, some were dark blue and some had electric blue veins but most were bright with the sun shining on through.
The sun burst through the tall trees as the wind blew past. The sun was setting over a purple and blue sea of bluebells, making everything happy and light, bathing on the forest floor and dancing on the sun panelled leaves.
The trees were tall, short, thick, thin, light and dark as the sun set. They had leaves of all sorts. Emerald, light, dark, luscious and royal leaves made a large canopy over the bluebells. The birds in the trees made tweeting and pecking noises as the warm wind blew by.
The wind was warm in the sun and cool in the shadows. Animals galloped through the crunchy dry leaves that slept on the forest ground. The wind whispered and whistled as the sun got lower. Birds made liquid melodies and the deer munched on the bright green grass that swayed in the gentle wind.
The whole forest looked magical and enchanted, with the sun setting, the gentle warm wind and the sound of the wildlife.
In our Computing lessons we have been exploring video editing using Movie Maker. Here is a video Abi made for the fictional country of Searland. Check it out!
We had an amazing time today at the Christmas Fair. The stalls were full of amazing activities, run by amazing parent volunteers (and some fantastic Year 6 volunteers) and much fun was had by all. Thank you FOWPS!
So, a donkey came to visit today. That is all…
With Ethan’s (extremely capable) help, we’ve continued to explore a variety of different skills in gymnastics. This week we got to have a go at the wall apparatus included climbing poles using a mixture of techniques!
We had an amazing time this week learning how to stay safe on the roads around Woodcote. Here are some photos from our first day when we were practicing some skills in the playground before venturing out into the big wide world!
We have started exploring Circuit Training in PE (thinking about personal challenge, 1:1 contests and strengthening a variety of fitness skills). This week we’ve been trying out slaloms, plank and squats!
We spent time exploring forces and the effect they have on the world around us. We measured force using Newtonmeters and explored what shape, material or size of parachute would be the most effective. Check out some of the photos below!
We present the four stages of vault…
Superb job from our young lady!
We've been reading the book, The Templeton Twins, by Ellis Weiner in our English work this week. Earlier in the week we had a go at writing diary entries, particularly trying to make good use of time related language. Here is a great example from Noah!
Dear Diary,
Over the last few days Abigail and I have been trying to think of ways to persuade Papa to get a dog. As you know we have both wanted one for a long time because it would make us feel better. So... we came up with a plan. Tonight we made dinner for papa, Abigail moved the table and put Papa opposite where he normally sits so that our device would work. The idea we had was to use a fishing rod with a sinker and we attached a photo of a dog to it. While Papa was eating, I started to unwrap the fishing rod but it got stuck on the light so Abigail had to quickly climb up and untangle it. I then managed to lower the rod with the photo in front of Papa, he looked up and asked us why we weren't eating and then he noticed the picture. We asked if we could get this dog of one like it, he noticed what we had invented and said it was very clever and then he said that a dog would be such a change and he was thinking about it. We all went to bed so I still don’t know if we can have one of not, fingers crossed.
This week in gymnastics we found ourselves...upside down?
Lots of amazing costumes, ideas and contributions today! Hope you've all had a great World Book Day!
Last half term we spent some time working with Ethan on a dance to the intro track from the Greatest Showman. We're hoping to get a video up to show you soon but in the meantime, here are some photos showcase your amazing children!
After our recent visit to the O2 for Young Voices, we took the time to write newspaper reports recounting our day. Below you will find two examples that sum up what an amazing time we had!
Earlier this year we attended the Young Voices concert at the O2 Arena in London. We had an amazing time and wanted to share some photos. Be sure to check out our Newspaper Reports above to learn about the whole day! Stay tuned for more.
In November, we were working hard on Non-Chronological Reports based on a fictional creature we invented. We used the book 'The Lost Thing' by Shaun Tan to inspire us and here are a couple of our finished projects!
This week we have been exploring the effect air resistance has on objects we running an experiment. We tested different sized or different shaped parachutes to discover what we cause our payload to slow down the most.
While first and foremost out message right now is, "HAVE A GREAT BREAK!" our next message is feel free to play a few of the games we've added to the Homework page. Lots of things to keep your brains sharp over your holiday.
Enjoy!
Our plan this year is to keep you all updated with our 'goings on' through this web page. Keep checking back for photos, updates and examples of the work we've been doing.
If you were unable to attend 'Meet the Teacher' you'll find any useful documents on the Class Information page.
Thanks, and do let us know if you have any questions, queries or concerns.
Mr Langley and Mrs Rasmussen
This term in Maple class we have been learning about World War II with a special focus on the Battle of Britain. For homework, we researched different aspects of the war and created a variety of different projects. Here are some of the projects we made:
Last term, we were exceptionally lucky in Year 5 to be visited by children from Guangzhou in China. We had 26 guests aged between 8 and 11 who spent time in and amongst our class, learning with us and even teaching us a little about their school and language.
We took on a variety of different tasks throughout the week including maths investigations, reading comprehensions, research tasks, sketching and lots of PE!
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also had a chance t
o go to the woods and see bluebells in bloom (very British!) and we even walked down to St Leonard's church to show our guests some of our older buildings.
We had a fantastic couple of weeks and were really sad to say goodbye!
TOPIC - Rationing during World War II
Here are links to some websites that may help in your research:
Rationing Information - http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/rationing2.html
Rationing Information - https://www.cooksinfo.com/british-wartime-food/
WW2 Recipes - http://cookit.e2bn.org/historycookbook/index-20-world-war-2.html
WW2 Recipes - https://the1940sexperiment.com/100-wartime-recipes/
You can also search for more information online.
Growth Mindset
We’re watching a video series about how students can develop a growth mindset! Watch it at: www.classdojo.com/BigIdeas, and ask your child these questions tonight.
1. What was the biggest challenge you faced today?
(Ask your child, and then have them ask the question back!)
2. How can you and I think about these challenges in a new way?
3. What can we do differently tomorrow if we face similar challenges?
