Class 5 Blog

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  06

  Feb

  History - Innovation and achievements

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In history today, we have been learning about the innovations, inventions and achievements of the ancient Maya civilisation. We have learned lots of new things, including how they gathered food, collected water and made clothes.
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  02

  Feb

  Science - experiment

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In science today we carried out our science experiment. We were investigating which material is the best thermal insulator. We used hot water and 3 different materials and checked which container maintained its temperature for the longest.
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  23

  Jan

  History - Artefacts

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In history today, we looked at a range of artefacts from the ancient Maya Civilisation. We asked questions about the materials they were made out of and how this helped us to understand what type of people within their societies might have owned this.
• 21

  Jan

  PSHE - Jobs

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In PSHE today, we investigated different careers and salaries. We started our lesson by playing 'job charades'. I was very impressed with year 5's acting skills.
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  15

  Jan

  PE - Gymnastics

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in gymnastics we have applied some of the skills learned last week and sequenced these into a routine with a partner. We have attempted to include hand apparatus to enhance our routine.
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  13

  Jan

  Wonderdome

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Thank you to the BFG for arranging the Wonderdome visit today. It was a great opportunity for year 5 to see the planets and solar system and learn more about our universe.
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  12

  Jan

  Computing - MicroBits

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in computing we have started to use MicroBits to help us understand input and output. We will be using these to help us predict and run our code.
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  09

  Jan

  English - Newspaper report

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  To support our understanding of the tone used in newspaper reports, we have been practising performing these. Experimenting with the tone of voice we use and how quotes and speech can add to overall article.
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  08

  Jan

  PE - Gymnastics

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  Today in PE we started our new gymnastics topic. We have practised using our core to help our balance and worked on supporting our partner and providing helpful feedback to improve form.
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  08

  Jan

  MOT- Rounding

  Posted by Mrs J Clarke

  In MOT today, we attempted to apply our knowledge of rounding to a problem based game.