What a range of responses to our Thrills and Spills home learning challenge.
As you can see, our projects were not only informative but also creative.
They came in all shapes and sizes, from powerpoints submitted by memory
Stick or email (Thank you Kai, Emily, Tom and Joseph) to fully operational
3D designs and attractively presented leaflets and posters.
Well done
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Snow – the Warm Up!
Gallery
This gallery contains 8 photos.
We made the most of the snow, even when it started to disappear! Is there more to come this weekend?
History Research in Year 5
Once again, pupils are trying their hand at teaching in Year 5.
Our learning unit homework was to research an Anglo-Saxon or Viking person of our choice and there were certainly some grizzly characters around to rival Grim Graham!
Congratulations to all who used creativity and independence as well as communication skills.
Special mentions to Tom (who read aloud to the whole class really confidently and took questions), Fin S (whose presentation looked like professional publishing), Kai (who put together a comprehensive powerpoint) and Holly (whose larger than life – literally – Viking caught all our attention).
HATS coming next to Year 5!
Any unused hats out there (fabric ones especially) we could use to investigate how hats are made, how they are similar and different, etc. please bring them in clearly stating if they are to be returned!!!
Year 5 – Teamwork and French
Teamwork in Year 5
We had great fun in our PE lesson today, preparing for orienteering by developing our collaboration skills.
Last week we solved a picture puzzle, this week we were challenged to get ourselves into order based on different criteria and all without touching the floor.
We finished off our session with a first go at tug-of-war in very small groups and thinking about potentially winning strategies.
French – La Maison
Once we’d had a good go at learning the vocabulary for rooms in the house using ecoutez! and respondez! we were ready to work in pairs. We play ‘squares’ to practice our vocabulary. Ask us and we’ll teach you.
Wednesday 2nd November
Dear Parents / Carers,
This morning the children had a wonderful time outside in the conservation area on a gloriously sunny clear morning, listening out for the woodland bird calls.They then worked as a team to play the various parts of the structure of a tree which was very interesting and somewhat hilarious too!
The tree formed a stage in the life of a particle which we followed along it’s life journey from “The Big Bang” through various ecosystems to it’s place in the soil today. We also thought about where our particle might end up next.
After lunch we used our newly gained wildlife knowledge to identify tracks and signs of the mammals who live at Stubbington, including long tailed woodmice, badgers, deer and foxes. The children then spent time making inviting “hotels” for the wood mice which we left in special tunnels in the conservation area. Tomorrow morning we will see whether any of our small local furry friends decided to make use of their free accommodation!
After tea we spent some time together as a year group and played the Bat and Moth game, that we had learnt earlier, again. The children then played a game called Pirates, the teachers dressed up as pirates and hid around the site. The children had to hunt them down by torchlight in order to work out who had stolen the treasure and decide who did not have a solid alibi. The winning team consisted of Archie, Dylan, William.
The day ended with our visit to the Hide. This evening as the children were exceptionally quiet, we were very lucky to see foxes and badgers. The children were delighted to see these animals up close and were enthralled by how cute and cuddly they looked!
We look forward to sharing more with your tomorrow,
Miss Lewis, Mrs Heath and Mr Morrison
08.02.16
Year 4
In English we have been watching parts of the film Rio and went back through our story skills to plan our own version of Rio. We recapped on dialogue, action, description and suspense. In maths we have been learning about 3d shapes and their nets. We have been busy perfecting our Samba performances.
Year 5AG
This week we have started making our felt hats. We have to use a range of skills such as sewing, cutting and designing. We also had lots of fun in maths with some tricky times tables problems. What an exciting week!
Year 5PD
This week in English we have been writing letters to our parents about whether we enjoyed going on an imaginary school trip to a rainforest. In maths we did some problem solving about pins and posters. We have also started sewing rainforest hats and will continue over the week! Also this week we have handed in our learning unit homework which was to study a rainforest tribe. Eloise did an impressive, freaky tribal head!
Year 6
English
This week we are currently focusing on writing restaurant reviews for Recardo’s restaurant and our mouths have been watering due to the delicious menu ideas.
Maths
We have been multiplying 4 digit numbers especially decimals.
Reminders
Here’s what’s coming up this week…
Remember to get out your sparkly outfits for the disco on Thursday, yr 5 & 6, 7:30-8:30pm (remember to bring your water bottle)!!!
Also well done Year 6 for all your hard work and perseverance during the tests last week.
Samba CDs
Well done to everyone.
Year 4 do Samba!
Samba Sounds at FJS
On Tuesday 13th January an excited group of Year 4 children made their way into the hall for a full samba experience.
Our visiting expert, Mr Ward, had brought a huge variety of exotic instruments for us to play including: drums (large and small), shakers and bells. Scared, we whacked the tamborim which boomed around the room. The larger drums made an even more impressive sound and we were told they represented a beating heart.
Before we knew it, our hour was up and we were samba experts! We can keep different rhythms going and we have tried all the different instruments. All that remains is to perfect our percussion ready to share with parents.
That was a sambatastically super samba session!
Roman Shields
Year 4 have completed a learning unit homework which was to make a shield which can teach people about an aspect of life in Roman times. We had shields made of paper, card, yoghurt pots, metal, wood and even sponges. They came in all shapes and sizes and we hope you enjoy our gallery. Well done to everyone who helped (especially Anna’s fantastically talented grandpa).