Year 5 - Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum

This week in Year 5, we got to visit the Natural History Museum. We enjoyed seeing all that was on display, throughout the museum. We demonstrated our reflectiveness when we made links to our new Science topic, which is Living Things; animals and humans.

Oak

"I loved the Natural History Museum, seeing the minerals and gems were my favourite, they were incredible. We also got to learn about mammals and insects which we had discussed in Science the day before!" - Hashir, Oak

Almond 

“ I really enjoyed the day. I loved seeing the dinosaurs. The skeletons were amazing and gave us a real idea of just how big they actually were.” Eden, Almond 

                                                                     Lime

"I really liked how there was an exhibition all about crystals." Shivanshi, Lime 

Year 5 and their Terrific Trolls

 

This week, Year 5 had the opportunity to travel to Dagenham Vue cinema in order to watch the film Trolls 3.

We all enjoyed the film and the independence and experience of walking into the cinema, finding our seats,

enjoying our snacks and simply sitting back to take in the film.

We managed to make links to our narrative in Literacy and discussed the mountain on the way back.

The morning involved using two of our 4 R’s, these being resilience with the journey and ensuring we completed

a slightly longer route safely.

We also used our reflectiveness when considering our behaviour in the cinema and how we considered

ties to our current learning.

Oak

“This was an awesome day out to see an amazing film. We travelled so far and I loved the music.”- George, Oak

Almond 

‘ It was so funny. I loved singing along to the songs.’ - Aisha , Almond 

Lime

‘My favourite song was Perfect - the one at the end.’ - Aida, Lime

Commendable Computing

This week in computing we have been looking at human systems and computer systems. We have been able to use two of our 4Rs in this lesson. We had to use our Resourcefulness and our Reflectiveness, we accomplished this by using our prior knowledge (of what systems are) and reflecting on how this linked into our new knowledge - allowing us to make comparisons of what is either a human system or a computer system.

Almond

"I don't think I would feel safe, with the computer, sensor traffic lights... what if they stopped working" - Ryan, Almond

Oak

"Most systems still need humans to start it"- George, Oak

Lime

"the human system needs a human to work it? - like when we order online."- JJ, Lime

 

Year 5 Remarkable RE

This week in Year 5 we had looked at Religious Rituals in RE. In particular we had looked at Christianity and the ritual of baptism, although we did get to discuss some other rituals we have all experienced from different religions. An example of this was Zakat (The second pillar of Islam) and how there is the ritual of giving for charity. We had also looked into what the bible say's about baptism and how Christians use this as a source of wisdom and a teaching code for living. 

We had used Reflectiveness in making links back to previous learning and our Reciprocity value for sharing our own experiences of rituals we may have seen such as weddings, funerals and christenings. 

Redwood

"Wait! Hindu's use a river to get Baptised?" - Osayande

“It is interesting how there are different ways of baptising someone by sprinkling water or fully immersing them!” Faizah O

The water symbolises anything bad being washed away. Isla, Maple

Year 5 Forest - Session 3

Forest School - Session 3

Despite the rain, we continued this week with session 3 of Forest School. Forest School will always continue whatever the weather. As Alfred Wainwright would say, 

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing!” 

Today's session focussed on making trees spirits from clay and other natural materials. Legend says that tree spirits protect the flora and fauna in the environment surrounding them. After listening to the story, 'The Selfish King and the Compassion of the Tree Spirit', the children created some wonderful designs. Some children even named their character. 

A scavenger hunt and reflection time whilst enjoying a drink and a biscuit completed today's session.

Just a reminder to ensure children are wearing weather appropriate clothing on a Thursday. Coats, hats and gloves are a must!

Year 5 Certificates

Year 5 Certificates 😎

Congratulations to all those working so hard this week!

In Redwood, Tommy received the Reciprocity certificate and Joe received the Resilience certificate.

In Willow, Dora received the Presentation award, Zac received the Resilience certificate and Roxy received the Reflectiveness certificate.

Year 5 Certificates

YEAR 5 CERTIFICATES 😎

Year 5 did so well this week with their learning!

In Redwood, Hollie received the Presentation certificate and Leanne received the Resilience certificate.

In Willow, Violet received the Presentation certificate, Michael received the Resilience certificate and Lewis received the Reciprocity certificate.  

Year 5 Cerificates

Year 5 Certificates 😎

Year 5 did so well this week with their learning!

In Redwood, Joe received the Reciprocity certificate, Dorrie received the Presentation certificate and Nina received the Reflectiveness certificate!

In Willow, Sophia received the Reciprocity certificate, Leo received the Presentation certificate and Sabeer received the Resilience certificate!

Year 5 Certificates

Year 5 Certificates 😎

Year 5 did so well this week with their learning!

In Redwood, Kyla received the Reciprocity certificate, Ella received the Resilience certificate, Alex received the Resourcefulness certificate, George received the I made my teacher happy certificate and Megan received the Presentation certificate!

In Willow,  Zac received the Reciprocity certificate, Naz received the Resourcefulness certificate and Archie  recieved the I made my teacher happy certificate!

Year 5&6 Road Safety

This afternoon Year 5 and 6 had the opportunity to watch a play and take part in a workshop about road safety. The plot of the play surrounded two cousins, who both put bicycles on their Christmas list. Their parents ensured the children were well equipped with all the safety gear. They were taught to stop, look and listen. However, one day when the cousins were out and the rain was pouring heavily they decide they need to get home quickly. One of the cousins chose to run across a busy A road and taunted his cousin to do the same. Giving into persuasion the cousin ran across the busy road ending in tragedy.

Following this powerful play the children had the opportunity to discuss the importance of standing up for what they believe is right and how it is important to use their voices to make their chooses clear. A strong message resonated through the hall as the children shared different ways the character could have avoided giving into peer pressure and stood up for the chooses they wanted to make. These conversations required the children to reflect upon how making their voices heard can be exceptionally powerful.

Elm edit their writing

Having spent the last few weeks writing their next episode of the Mai-long saga, the children in Elm class are now sharing and editing their work with their partner. The reflectiveness and reciprocity is evident as the children work hard together to make their writing even more exciting! 

Elm edit their diary entries

Yesterday Elm class wrote superb diary entries as the character Billy from 'Bling' and today they have been given the chance to share and edit them with their partner. The children are demonstrating fantastic reciprocity and reflectiveness and are working hard to improve their work!