Class 5
Friday 24th March 2023
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ANOTHER incredible week here in Year 5. This week I have been truly blown away by the maturity and sensible attitudes that all members of our class have shown. They have grown and progressed so much this year and I am very proud of each and every one of them.
This week’s blog has been written by our very own Toby and Alex G. We hope you have as much fun reading it, as they did writing it.
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On Monday for English we wrote a chapter based on The Great Kapok Tree which is a book about a man (logger) who falls asleep from trying to cut down the tree and when he falls asleep the animals whisper in his ear.
On Tuesday for English we were starting chapter 2 which we had to write using Year 5&6 spelling words where a sloth and viper were talking to the men in our own version.
For maths we were solving division and multiplication word problems which most people found extremely tricky but we all persevered and by the end of the lesson, most people felt like they had improved in this area.
In science we are learning about puberty and the stages of puberty and ages of life. We also learnt about in science what changes we go through during puberty. We started this lesson on Tuesday by having a grown up and sensible discussion, before completing the lesson on Friday where we had to label the different changes that boys and girls go through during puberty. Miss Eastwood was so impressed with how sensible we all were, that she gave us each 3 raffle tickets!
On Wednesday in the morning we were doing PSHE where we learnt about secrets and the importance of them. Later that morning, in RE we wrote our own stories based on the value of forgiveness. At the start of the afternoon on Wednesday we were doing cricket during our PE lesson with Miss Eastwood where we were practising our bowling skills. We finished off the day by doing more English work, adding more chapters to our story of The Great Kapok Tree.
On Thursday we practised for our grammar test by doing 2 litz blitz! Lots of children moaned about this to begin with but actually, by the end of the lesson, almost everyone said they felt like they had progressed and learned something new. In Maths on Thursday we were multiplying decimals by whole numbers. In PE we did gymnastics where we learnt 5 new moves. To finish off the day we did brass where we recapped pieces of music.
On Friday we did two spelling tests one of them was our usual weekly spelling test, the other was a test to test our knowledge of spelling from this year. We had also had an early morning merits assembly where we unfortunately had to say goodbye to Miss Lindley and Alex G and Toby won the merits for class 5.
Finally, in topic we learnt about what kinds of foods the Mayans ate which heled up prepare for our cooking lesson on Monday next week where we will be making or very own Maya inspired dishes.
By Alex G and Toby.
Friday 17th March 2023
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Class 5 Blog
We have had yet another lovely week here in Class 5. We began the week by celebrating British Science Week with the children working with all other classes in KS2 to move around the school and complete 6 different exciting science experiments. Everyone had a wonderful time and learned a lot!
Towards the end of the week, however, things in Class 5 have turned a little more sombre as this week we have said goodbye to Miss Kewley, our AMAZING teaching assistant. Everyone in Class 5 will miss her but we all wish her the very best of luck in her new job, we know she will be fantastic.
Goodbye and good luck, Miss Kewley.
This week’s blog has been written by Alex H & Effie. We hope you have as much fun reading it as they did writing it.
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This week in English we have been learning book called ‘The Great Kapok Tree’. It’s about 2 men who walk into the rainforest. One of the men is about to chop down a tree but he was so exhausted from his labours, he put down the axe and rested. As he slept, the animals who live in the tree pleaded to him not to destroy their home. We also used subjunctive form to create a Mother’s day message such as ‘If I were a flower, I would always bloom for you.
In maths we have been learning about shapes and nets of 3D shapes. On Thursday we did a review of shapes and 3D nets to consolidate all of our learning.
In grammar we leant about prefixes and suffixes. We added a suffix to each noun or adjective to make it into a verb. Then for prefixes, we added a prefix to the beginning of a word change its meaning.
Because it is British Science week on Monday and Tuesday we did lots of experiments. For example, some experiments were fingerprints, optical illusions, the magic of water and much more! It was really fun and everyone enjoyed it.
In PE we did cricket. We learnt many ways of batting the ball. Our first aim was to bat it to our partner to catch, our second aim was to bat it downwards to prevent us being caught out and finally to cut the ball to strike it very far away.
Finally, we would like to say a huge thank you and goodbye to our amazing teaching assistant, Miss Kewley. We will miss you very much.
Alex H & Effie
Friday 3rd March 2023
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We have had another truly fantastic week here in Class 5. On Tuesday 25 of our pupils took part in the Strictly Pennine dance performance show. They were the first school to perform and kicked things off with a BANG! They performed incredibly and really made myself, the school, themselves and you parents proud. What an amazing night!
Not only that but we have also managed to squeeze in World Book Day this week too. The children loved dressing up in their pyjamas and spending timer reading some of their favourite stories with their Year 2 buddies. We spent the day completing lots of different fun reading-based activities such as quizzes, scavenger hunts and even managed to complete our brass lesson too! (It was a little strange to see 32 children dressed in pyjamas playing brass instruments but very fun nonetheless!)
This week’s blog has been written by Martha, Jemima, Zachary and Betsy. We hope you have as much fun reading it as they did writing it. Enjoy!
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Dance Show
On the 28th of February we got the exiting experience of dancing on the Laurence Batley theatre. We practised in the dressing room a bit before being the 1st on stage to open the entire event. Everyone was really nervous before the show began but we decided to say some positive words of encouragement to ease our nerves. By the time we had performed we were all on cloud 9! It was such an amazing experience, we all loved it!
English
We all finished the book about “Abloy in the girls’ bathroom” during our reading comprehension lessons and enjoyed it. Now, we are writing a diary entry of Bradley Chalkers, the main character from his point of view. It was a little bit tricky trying to get into the mind set of Bradley to begin with so we started the week with some role playing to try and help with this. By the end of the week we have all managed to write not only one, but two diary entries, which Miss Eastwood said are all fantastic!
World Book Day
Yesterday, we all got to dress up in our pyjamas and read to our buddies for world book day. It was really fun! Miss Eastwood dressed up as Mr Bump from the Mr Men book series but no one recognised who she was! People asked if she was a zombie (because she had a bandage on her head) or Humpty Dumpty! We also spent the day doing lots of run reading activities like a book quiz, a book treasure hunt and even designed out own book marks.
Science
In science this week we have been learning about pregnancy and the different stages of pregnancy. Did you know that when pregnancy begins, the baby is first called an embryo, then a foetus and finally a baby.
Friday 24th February 2023
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We have leapt straight into our second spring term with a fabulous start in Class 5! The children are really enthusiastic about their new topics and putting 100% effort into all of our lessons, all the while having great fun!
We have had a particularly exciting week this week with visits from our local police offers to discuss their role in the community and careers in the police. The children were really sensible during their presentation and had some brilliantly inquisitive questions to ask. I was very proud.
Not only that but an EXTRA SPECIAL guest came to visit our classroom today, the one and only… MR CURLY WURLY, Netherthong’s very own therapy dog. The children were all so excited to see him, he brought a huge smile to everyone’s faces as he walked around for pets and cuddles as the children worked.
This week’s blog has been written by our very own Zachary, Jack and Noah. We hope you have as much fun reading it as they did writing it, enjoy!
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This week on Monday our maths learning objective was to know the rules of angles and turns. On our CGP work Zachary got 9/11 which is a very decent score, Noah got 11/11 which is great and Jack did all 3 question sets in the book, A, B and C so he got 29/29 years. Throughout the rest of the week have continued to learn about different angles and different shapes including regular and irregular polygons. Did you know that a 7 sided, 2D shape is called a heptagon?
In Science this week, we learnt about gestation. Gestation means the length of time a mammal grows inside the womb before it is birthed. Miss Eastwood also showed us pictures about how she changed over the years from new born to 29 years old. This was because our Science topic this half term looks at the life cycle of a human. We also we learnt the gestation periods of different animals and how they can be very different. For example, the gestation period for a hamster was just over 2 weeks whereas the gestation period for a human was 9 months!
In RE this week we learnt about ways in which people show that they’re sorry to other people. We acted out an argument and then we had to say sorry.
In PSHE we learnt about to recognise friendship feelings in others. We watched a video about two girls’ friendship we had to write good things about their good friendship and bad things about their bad friendship.
In English this week, we had to write a persuasive brochure about how you should visit the Amazon Rainforest also we had to use very good vocabulary, rhetorical questions such as can you imagine the beautiful birds of paradise swooping before you, wouldn’t you like to fly over the beloved Amazon Rainforest, feel the lapis air blowing in your face?
This week in P.E (gymnastics/dance) we had our last dance practice for the show we are going to perform on Tuesday next week. All we were doing was neatening our dance routine. We all enjoyed it and said it was really fun. Everyone said they were exited, nervous but also scared for the act5ual performance. This week on Thursday it was our first gymnastics/sports acro lesson. It was great fun and we all learned how to do proper gymnastic jumps keeping our knees together.
This week in topic we were learning about the 5 major climate zones like Tropical, Dry, Temperate, Continental and Polar. We learnt about the climate zones and how represent the average weather in an area. The one that we live in is called the temperate zone.
Zachary, Noah and Jack
Friday 10th February 2023
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Well I must say I am really sad to see this half term come to an end. It has been a fantastic 6 weeks full of lots of fun and lots of learning. I am so proud of my brilliant Year 5's for their hard work, resilience and maturity that that they have shown throughout the entire half term, I hope to see it continue after the break. A huge well done to each and every student. I hope you all have a great half term break.
Miss Eastwood
This week's blog has been written by Alex H, Effie, Hattie, Noah, Jack, Evie and Autumn, we hope you have as much fun reading it as they did writing it. Enjoy!
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This week in maths we have been learning about rounding decimals to the nearest place. We have also been learning about percentages of a number. We also learned how to convert between a percentage and a decimal and a percentage and a fraction. Did you know that percentage just means ‘out of 100’?
In English we have been learning how to write a formal letter of complaint about the deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. After 3 planning lessons we managed to have the level of ideas to start writing. Everyone has now finished their letters and written them up in best. Miss Eastwood has been marking them and said that they are the best pieces of written work be have completed all year!
In art we have been learning about Henri Rousseau and the brilliant paintings of his. His paintings were based on rainforests. He’d never actually seen a rainforest so he used his imagination and pictures he had seen in story books for these wonderful paintings.
This week in PE we have continued to practise and rehearse Our dance, adding new parts to our dance routine. In rugby we played minigames of rugby which was very fun. So that was class 5’s week on PE.
In music we have been continuing with our brass playing. We have been playing a song called I wanna play in a band. We have also been playing we will rock you.
We went to assembly and watched a
Violin performance of Miss Kelly’s friend!
She played some songs from musicals like the sound of music etc. on her violin. She was very talented.
In R.E. we got to draw a word in fancy writing on how we should live our lives Then we got to draw patterns inside the word. Some people chose the word family as they look after you.
Finally, after recent the earthquake in Turkey 
Written by Alex H, Evie, Noah, Jack, Effie Hattie, Autumn
