Class 5 Blog

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  02

  Dec

  English - Hook

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In English today we introduced our new genre - Persuasive writing, using the Muppet's Christmas Carol. We watched the start of the film as a hook, and to learn about the character of Scrooge. In pairs we then took it in turns to be Bob Cratchit and try to convince Scrooge about why he should love Christmas. There were some brilliant performances!
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  Dec

  PE - Using attacking and defending skills

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 5 have moved on from passing to different kinds of attacking and defending skills that they might implement in a game situation. They have experimented with change of pace, speed and direction to try and evade their defenders. We are now working on putting these skills together in a game situation.
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  29

  Nov

  Music - Christmas

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In music we are working on finding the rhythm and pulse in Christmas songs to support us in perfecting our performance for the Christmas carol concert. We are working on getting the timing and lyrics right for 'We Three Kings'.
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  26

  Nov

  PSHE - bullying and banter

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in PSHE we explored the meaning of bullying and banter. The children were then given scenarios and had to decide if they agreed or disagreed with the statements by making a continuum in the classroom.
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  25

  Nov

  Science - Water resistance

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in science we carried out our planned water resistance experiment. We made shapes out of clay and drop them into bottle of water to see which shapes were most water resistant. We compared our control shape (a disc) to three different streamlined shapes and filmed these in slow motion.
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  25

  Nov

  Computing - Storyboard

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in computing, we having been learning about storyboards and how these are used to plan videos. Next week we will work in pairs to create our storyboard prior to filming.
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  18

  Nov

  Computing - Camera angles

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  We are aiming to create our own videos in computing this term. Today we have been learning about framing and camera angles. The children created short clips with different camera angles and then assessed how this impacted the sound quality.
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  Nov

  PE - Throwing a catching at speed

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 5 have made an amazing start to our term of tag rugby! We have braved the elements and are looking forward to a term getting stuck in to rugby on the field. So far year 5 have learned how to pass and receive a rugby pass correctly and have practiced this during a number of movements drills. I really look forward to seeing how they progress over the term.
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  11

  Nov

  Science - Gravity

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In science today we have been learning about gravity and how this force works. We planned a simple experiment and dropped different items with a different mass from the same height to see which would hit the ground first.
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  08

  Nov

  History - Ancient Greek legacies.

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In history today we have consolidated our knowledge and thought about what we have today thanks to the Ancient Greek civilisation. We have been looking at the modern Olympic games and discovered the importance of the Olympic flame and the journey it makes from it's birth place.