Here we are, sharing information we took from non-fiction texts on the Solar System.
It was amazing how much this sparked our interest in space and gave us a chance to show what we already knew.
Sometimes we had the same information, sometimes we could teach our partner a new fact from what we had read.
Here we are sharing our first ideas for a Just So story.
We have chosen a favourite animal and decided on the new feature we want to explain.
Already we have some language from the Rudyard Kipling originals, O Best Beloved.
Watch out for our published stories.
In our French lesson this week we learned how to say the rainforest animals, first by copying and repeating. Then we wrote the words phonetically so we wouldn’t be confused when we saw the French spelling.
We practised by playing a track game – thank you and well done to everyone who spoke clearly in French and had a go.
To start our Autumn Term off with a bang we decided to visit the New Forest. Our trip started with a visit to Lyndhurst Verderers Court to learn about the rules of the forest and who decides what happens if the rules are broken. Then we had a whistle stop tour of Lyndhurst Museum- finding out all the ways in which it is used. The area in which we live was important in WW2 and has housed many endangered animals.
When we finished a short coach journey, we arrived at Bolderwood and had lunch. After lunch, the children were given cameras and voice recorders to spot the human impact at Bolderwood. Our afternoon ended with a walk and us spotting 4 Fallow Deer in a nearby field.
We were all tired after a long and adventurous day that has informed our learning throughout this topic.
On Thursday 3rd October, 12 Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in an orienteering competition at the Tile Barn in Brockenhurst. The afternoon consisted of finding clues, teamwork and being able to read their maps accurately. As you can see from these pictures, these were skills that they all used well. The children were split into groups of 4 and had to complete two tasks: Anagram and finding the clues and hole punching them.
The hard work, effort and determination of these pupils paid off as in the Anagram challenge 2 groups came joint 1st and the other group came 3rd. Then in the hole punch challenge 1 group came 3rd overall. This was a fantastic effort and all the children who were involved should be incredibly proud of their achievements.
It goes to show that hard work, determination and effort really do help to strive for our best.
When I was planning this trip, people advised me this was an ill-fated year group, who often received a drenching on their outings.
NOT ANY MORE!
How lucky were we: every time it rained we were under cover. The weather didn’t limit our visit to Marwell Zoo at all.
Even better, many animals (especially the big cats) were active and in close view. The giraffes were positively skittish, cantering around and meeting up in circles like players before a match.
A big thank you to the children for their exemplary behaviour and a warm thank you to the adult volunteers without whom we wouldn’t have been able to take the children out of school.
We look forward to the next adventure!
Once we found out what the rainforest biome was like, we decided to invent a new creature to live there.
Beware, some of our inventions are dangerous.
Here we are sharing our first descriptions with a partner.
Thank you to Mrs Davies who came in to teach us about the words that describe music.
We learned about pitch, dynamics, rhythm and tempo.
We also used some fantastic new instruments.
Here we are using the SALUT programme to revise the animals we learned in Year 4.
In Year 5 we will be adding jungle animals to our pets and forest animals.
Who said writing wasn’t fun?
Here we are asking a partner to draw the butterfly we have described.
Some people managed to make butterfly twins while others…let’s just say there were some differences to spot!
