Class 5 Blog

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  08

  Jul

  Spanish - Salsa Dancing

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  As part of our Spanish dance focus today, year 5 learnt the three main steps to the Salsa dance! We picked it up very quickly and the majority of us had a great time!
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  08

  Jul

  Computing - 3D modelling

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  We continued looking at models today using the programme 2make and do. This week we focused on vehicles. Children adapted one of the vehicle models by moving the points to alter the shape of the vehicle while still maintaining its form.
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  06

  Jul

  PE Swimming

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  During year 5's swimming slot this week, we looked at back stroke - the children learnt how to keep themselves flat on the water and to kick from their hips, whilst using long arms that brush their ears.
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  05

  Jul

  Geography - Fieldwork

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  As part of our 'We can be heroes' theme year 5 are going to be using the fieldwork skills that they learnt during the previous theme to investigate a question that they would like to find out about within their local area. They are hoping that with some of them, they may be able to make a small change and become heroes themselves!
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  04

  Jul

  Art - Sculpture

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  Year 5 have been perfecting their clay modelling skills this week in preparation for their end goal next week. I love this picture of concentration!
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  28

  Jun

  DT - Marble Runs

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  After making their marble runs yesterday, year 5 evaluated each others marble runs. They scored the way it looked, how it worked and how long it took the marble to reach the end. They also offered some great constructive criticism to each other and then they evaluated their own marble runs and thought about how they would improve it if they got to make it again. Well done year 5!
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  28

  Jun

  History - Benin

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  Having investigated various questions about Benin, the children have reached their end goal. They are now putting these skills to the test investigating their own choice of Benin information to gain more knowledge about them. Some groups are investigating Benin food, others are investigating where they live, some are investigating the fall of Benin and others are finding our about the Benin art work that is all over the world and whether it should all be returned to Nigeria where Benin was.
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  27

  Jun

  DT - Making Marble Runs

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  Having practiced skills about how to make a marble run, year 5 then made their own in groups as part of their DT end goal.
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  24

  Jun

  Computing - 3D modelling

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  Year 5 have been using the programme on purple mash '2 design and make' to design their own houses on the computer.
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  24

  Jun

  Road Safety

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  Year 5 have been finding out about |Road Safety today. We discussed who our road safety heroes are and the children sorted statements deciding whether they were road safety heroes or not and why.