Class 5 Blog

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  27

  Nov

  Computing - Online Safety

  Posted by Mr J Chaffey

  In their online safety topic today, Year 5 were learning about how to maintain secure passwords. They already had a great understanding about the importance of having secure passwords, so we put this to the test by creating a secure password and then taking a quiz to test their knowledge. Despite all happily giving me their Purple Mash passwords at the start of the lesson, they were all much more suspicious and safe by the end!
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  27

  Nov

  History

  Posted by Mr J Chaffey

  Today the class were playing the role of Myth Busters! After creating the enquiry question "Is there evidence to show the city of Atlantis is real?" The class set about searching for information on the internet. Once they found something regarding the city of Atlantis, they had to decide how reliable and valid the source of information was. We soon discovered that the internet is full of information, yet it is not always reliable! The majority of the class came to the opinion that the City of Atlantis is a fictional place.
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  27

  Nov

  Literacy - Persuasive Letters

  Posted by Mr J Chaffey

  We have just started our new writing topic of persuasive letters. Using our class book for inspiration, the class had to make a peaceful protest poster to convince the principal of Bradley Chalker's school to give the counsellor her job back! The class had to provide reasons why she should be given her job back. We soon discovered that persuasive letters were a great way to include Complex sentences and subordinate clauses. Frances even managed to fit two subordinate clauses into one sentence! This sentence may now be renamed The Super Complex Sentence or The Frances Complex Sentence!
• 27

  Nov

  Secret Students

  Posted by Mr J Chaffey

  Congratulations to Jude, Jack M, Josie and Jasmine for being successful Secret Students this week!
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  24

  Nov

  Reading at home

  Posted by Mr J Chaffey

  85% of Year 5 have been reading at least 3 times this week! Remember to get this ticked off on Marvellous Me.
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  20

  Nov

  Secret Students

  Posted by Mr J Chaffey

  Congratulations to our Secret Students this week: Jude, Ashton, Oscar G and Poppy. Excellent work!
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  19

  Nov

  Los Animales

  Posted by Mr J Chaffey

  We have been looking at different types of animals in Spanish over the last few lessons. Children have been growing in confidence at saying these aloud and even read some sentences about about a Spanish farmer and the animals he keeps this week. We ended with some animal charades with the rest of the class guessing the Spanish animal.
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  17

  Nov

  Reading at home

  Posted by Mr J Chaffey

  76% of Year 5 have been reading at least 3 times a week at home. Make sure you tick this off on Marvellous Me once completed. Remember that children can take books home from the reading corner if choices are limited at home. They just can't come back into school until you are finished with them.
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  16

  Nov

  Art

  Posted by Mr J Chaffey

  In art this week, the class created reduction print blocks using press print. This involved building up layers of paint using the press print which the children had created a detailed design on. Steady hands were required for the design part and the pressing part!
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  13

  Nov

  PSHE - Celebrating Difference

  Posted by Mr J Chaffey

  Today in PSHE we have been understanding what racism is and the impact it has. We looked at the real story of an Asian boy that suffered racial abuse as young as 5 in his school. The school did not believe it was happening and as a result, no action was taken. The parents then moved the boy to another school. The class discussed what action could have been done to help stop the problem. They came up with things like watch the children to see if it was happening, speak to the boy and find out more information and the most important suggestion, teach the class about racism and how it is unacceptable. I was really impressed with the maturity and understanding of such a big global problem, especially with the Black Lives Matter protests that are currently happening. We then drew designs for ribbons to raise awareness of racism.