This week in the classroom

16th May

In English this week, the Year 5 children worked on describing a mountain setting. They used expanded nouns phrases and worked in groups to do some shared writing. They then wrote their own independent setting descriptions, which were brilliant. In reading, the Year 5s completed some comprehension activities based around non-fiction and fiction texts. The children showed confidence and enthusiasm. In maths, the Years 5s learned about time, looking at durations using a number line. They also practiced reading timetables.

The Year 6s completed their SATs tests this week. We were incredibly proud of their determination and attitude towards these tests. Overall, they found the tests okay and were relieved and excited to get them finished on Thursday.

On Friday, we all came back together again to have a relaxing day of Forest School and Town Sports Practice. They made friendship bracelets using a Scandanavian weaving technique and played on the rope swings. They also demonstrated some excellent resilience when taking part in our sporting events.

Well done Year 5/6! Enjoy the sunshine this weekend!

8th May

Another busy week in Year 5/6.

In English, the Y6 children have done a mix of reading comprehension and grammar revision. They have really impressed me with their knowledge of grammatical terminology and with their understanding of some long and complex texts. They have demonstrated super focus and determination. Y5 have completed some reading comprehension of their own and they have also been writing a 'postcard' home from their ramshackle cabin in the woods. They have done a wonderful job with this piece of writing and it has been lovely to see the effort that has gone into this independent work. In reading, we have continued with the Highwayman. The children were surprised by the ending and we had some very strong opinions about the different characters and the choices they made. We also unpicked a lot of the figurative language used throughout the poem and the children did an excellent job with this. 

In maths, Y6 have continued to work on a range of reasoning problems showing a great deal of support towards each other. In Y5, the children have been converting different measurements, again, working hard for Mr Snell. 

In history, we looked at crime and punishment in the Tudor period. It was just as severe as in the Anglo-Saxon and Roman eras! We looked at different items used during punishments and guessed what they were used for. 

The children also completed a webinar for VE Day and really enjoyed this. 

We have now reached the end of the last week before SATs start. We are really proud of the commitment and dedication the Y6 children have shown to their learning. The hard work is now done and we hope that they have a relaxing weekend in the sunshine before their tests start on Monday. 

Well done Year 5/6!