Year 5 have spent the week exploring the title and images from their new books. They have been encouraged to think more deeply about what the images could tell them about the text and to use this learning to imagine what they think the front cover should look like. Look how similar their front covers are to the real thing!
Year 5 have been exploring the beginning of The Tempest ready for their performance. They have been using their bodies to create the sound of a storm. Today, they used their learning to produce some incredible sentences describing the storm.
What does it mean to be part of our Maple Cross community? Today we explored a book about bees who are a great example of a community.
Today, in our first assembly of the year, we explored the skills and language of reflect / lead / aspire.
Here are some picture clues . . . what do you think they mean?
Can you match the language to the attribute skills? Which picture is a learning tracker or target setter? Can you find the picture that represents challenge chaser or team builder?
Welcome to the new school year. We are looking forward to all the children returning on Wednesday 4th September. School starts as usual at 8.50am. Please ensure all uniform is named/labelled and all children have a school bag and their PE kit.
Remember to pack school bags tonight and get the uniform out ready. No rushing in the morning!
Today, different classes worked together to think about how they can represent the concept of LEARNING through Art. The children were not allowed to use pencils or pens and had to be collaborative learners bringing together shared ideas to create these stunning creative pieces.
Each group was able to talk through how their creations were linked to learning. We were very impressed with all of the wonderful ideas that were shared.
Mrs Tricket is very excited to put each piece up for display to welcome us back into school in September.
Please take a momen to talk to your child about the ideas behind their pieces, I’m sure they will WOW you as they did us!
Year 5 have been so privileged to be given the opportunity to sail for 4 days this week. We have had our first session on Monday and the children loved every bit of it. We were lucky enough to catch some wind so we could sail off like experts that day. Today, the children lived the dream. The instructors have been kind enough to show each one of them how to capsize and eventually they all had a go at it. It was the best session, they said. We are really looking forward to the next two days and ready to learn more about sailing.
This morning, the whole school spent time continuing to Sharpen the Saw. The focus today was to ensure we exercise so that our bodies are ready for learning. The children made choices about whether they exercised through Fit for 15 or through Fitter Future. Lots of rosey cheeks and smiling faces showing their enjoyment.
Today during Science, Year 5 enjoying exploring and discovering how to make electrical circuits work using various different conductors to complete a circuit. They enjoyed learning how to light up bulbs, sound buzzers and work a motor by connecting them all together! They also discovered that electrical insulators such as wood and paper did not conduct electricity.
We have enjoyed a wonderful day of reading! From reading detective activities to performance reading in assembly, active reading sessions to shared reading with parents. Thank you to all the children for being so motivated and eager to share their love of reading. It has been a pleasure to visit each class today and share in the excitement. Remember that reading opens many doors and the readers of today…are the leaders of tomorrow.
