Year 5/6 have been introduced have a new role in school: Reading Buddies.
They have been paired up with children in Year 1 and Reception to spend some time reading stories.
There have been many other roles including our student leaders.
It has been a week full of responsibility.
In Science they have been investigating constellations. They were tasked with creating their own flash cards and memorising as many as they could. The children created a range of their own games to test this.
What a first week back! Year 5/6 have been creating their own paper based databases and timing each other to see how quick they can categorize the different data fields.
In science, we introduced our new topic: Forces.
This weeks investigation was testing the impact that the mass of an objects has on the force of gravity. We measured this using scales and newton meters.
Our objective in RE was to understand the structure of a wedding ceremony. Y5/6 put their acting heads on and used role play to showcase their knowledge.
What a successful and engaging trip to The Life Centre this week.
Year 5/6 explored all things space.
This included: Testing out materials for a ‘Maximum Absorbency Garment’ which in simple terms is a space nappy.
Mrs Cafferkey even had to test out the absorbency over her head!
The rest of the day consisted of exploring the different areas, a visit to the planetarium and an interactive science show where Miss McMahon was used to demonstrate how water can act as barrier to fire.
Year 5/6 ended the week with an anti-bullying week activity. They all wrote definitions for bullying and how it would make someone feel.
We then shared ideas of how we could support others and put an end to bullying.
This week, Y5/6 have started their new English topic of: Persuasive Writing.
They have explore the key features and used these to write and perform their own persuasive advert.
This weeks investigation was air resistance. Year 5/6 looked at controlled, independent and dependent variables whilst using different objects to test out their theory: the bigger the object the longer it will take to pass through water.
Year 5/6 started the week off by leading the lighting of our Christingles to mark the start of Advent.
In art, we have looked at a range of different painting techniques ready to select our favourite and create our own final pieces in the next few weeks.
We ended the week by using our problem solving and reasoning skills in maths. Each person had 30 seconds to look at a hidden question and feed back to our groups about how to complete the task!
Another busy week in Y5/6! The pantomime was a huge hit and it definitely got us in the festive spirit. The children swapped roles from the audience to performers in our ukulele performance. There was not a note out of place and they put on an outstanding show. This week, we have been looking at different types of pressure we might face in our lives. The children used role play and conscience alley to act out a range of scenarios.
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