Y5 - Larch
Welcome to Larch Class.
The Class Teacher is Mrs Stokes.
Larch Class 2023/2024
Term 5 - Our learning quest is Beast Creator
In our art lessons we have been focusing on using our sketching skills to complete an observational drawing of part of a minibeast.
Computing: This term we are using a program called Scratch to make music. This week we have been tinkering with different sounds that we can make using the program and linking the sounds together. Articles 28 - The right to an education, Article 17 - The right to access information and media.
Over the next few weeks, we are going to be writing non-chronological reports about minibeasts. For our immersion lesson, we visited our forest school and went on a minibeast hunt.
P.E - We are learning how to play a game of rounders for one of our P.E lessons this term. This week, we have been learning the rules of the game and how to bat and field. We had so much fun in P.E this week. Article 31: The right to leisure, play and culture.
P.E - For one of our P.E lessons this term, we are learning how to play tennis. This week we were learning the rules of the game and how to bat the ball. We really enjoyed this lesson. Article 31: The right to leisure, play and culture. Christian Value: Koinonia
Science: In science, we have been learning about materials and focusing on reversible and irreversible changes. This week we explored what happens to an effervescent tablet when placed in water. We then choose our own experiments and decided to place the tablets in hot water, cold water and juice to discover what would happen.
Term 4
This term Year 5 have had a visit from the Fire brigade. We learnt what caused house fires, how to prevent a house fire and how to keep ourselves safe if we were in a house fire. Article 28: The right to an education, Article 3: The best interest of the child.
In our P.E lessons, we have been learning how to play tactical games. These games have been really good fun and we have been learning how to work as a team to try to win our games. Article 24, The right to health, Article 28, The right to an education. Article 31, The right to leisure and play.
In Computing, we have been learning about search engines and the best way to search for something on the internet using key words. We have also been learning how to stay safe online.
In our English lessons, we have been learning to identify the features of a Non-chronological report. We will use this knowledge to write our own reports about Victorians. Article 28: The right to an education
RSHE - We have been learning how to stay safe online with our friends. We have also been learning about different apps we may be using and why they have age restrictions.
Term 3
In Art and Design this term, we are learning how to collage an image from space. We have also been learning about different artists who use collage to create their artwork. We have been creating an ideas bank of materials we think we will need to recreate the collage of our choice. Links to articles: 28 - The right to an education, 29: Goals to and education and 31: The right to leisure, play and culture.
In Geography this week we have been learning about some of the European countries and trying to identify some of their human and physical features. We are also learning how to use an atlas to help us find out more information about these countries.. Links to articles: 28 - The right to an education.
In English, we are learning how to write a science fiction story. We have been identifying the features of a science fiction story and key vocabulary that we will need to make our stories really interesting. We have also been thinking about the key grammar skills we will need when writing these stories. To help inspire us, we watched some short clips from different sci-fi films. Links to articles 28 - The right to an education, Article 3 - The best interest of the child.
For one of our P.E lessons each week, we are learning how to play Tag Rugby. We have been learning to to make a back pass and a side pass and how to make a Tri. We had so much fun learning how to pass the balls to each other and trying to score a Tri. Links to articles 31 - The right to leisure, play and culture, article 28: The right to an education and article 29: Goals to an education.
Term 2
Today we have a great day celebrating achieving Gold for Rights Respecting and Good in our OFSTED report. In Year 5, we decided to have a Narnia morning. We watched Narnia, we iced biscuits, had hot chocolate, marshmallows and popcorn. The children had such a fun morning. We were then lucky enough to have our celebration lunch together and a Pantomime in te afternoon. Article 31: The right to leisure, play and culture.
P.E - We have been focusing on Fitness Related Exercise. We were completing different exercises and trying to work out which ones were best for cardio.
English - Over the past few weeks we have been learning how to write fantasy stories. To begin with, we immersed ourselves into fantasy by looking at different types of settings, characters, language used, questions we could be thinking of. We then looked at the different features of a fantasy story. Article 28 The right to an education. 17: Access to information.
D.T - This term the children have been learning how to design and create a small structure and use triangulation to strengthen it. They are making wardrobes because we are focusing on Narnia this term. They have had to learn to use tools safely, such as saws and glue guns, and learn to measure with precision. Links to articles 3: The best interest of the child, 28: The right to an education, 31: the right to leisure, play and culture.
Science - This term we have been continuing to learn about forces and building on our previous knowledge of gravity. We have been learning about friction, air resistance, water resistance, levers, pulleys and gears. Links to articles 3 - The best interest of the child, 28 The right to an education.
RSHE - We have been learning about Banking in RSHE this term and have been very lucky to have Metro Bank come to our school and deliver 4 lessons on banking, interest rates, savings and budgeting. Metro Bank then invited us to go and visit the bank where we were able to see the safety deposit boxes, the vault and the Magic Money Machine. Year 5 had so much fun and were given a lovely bag full of gifts from Metro Bank. Links to Articles: 3 - The best interest of the child, 28- The right to an education. Year 5 were so well behaved during our trip. Well done everyone!
We visited our Church (St - Augustine's) to see Reverend Jim. He taught us the meaning of the Lords Prayer. Links to Article: 14 - The right to thought, belief and religion.
Computing - This term we have been learning how to send a message using Semaphore. The children had great fun creating their own messages and seeing if their partners could work them out. Links to article 17: Access to information, 28: The right to an education
Term 1
In our science lessons we are beginning to learn about different types of forces. This week we have been learning about pushes and pulls and understanding what gravity, air resistance, water resistance, friction and tension are. Links to articles: 28 The right to an education.
Today we had a visit from Soundsteps Music School. It was so much fun! We loved listening to the music and guessing what he was playing on the keyboard. It was so aspirational.
In our English lesson we are learning to write a non-chronological report about Medieval Britain. We used different sources to research what it was like in Medieval times. Links to article 17: The right to access information. Article 3: The best interest of the child and Article 28: The right to an education. We are already really enjoying this quest.
