In our history work, we have been using our researching skills to find out more about the production of Jade and Silk objects during the Shang Dynasty. Half of the class became experts in one of the two and then presented their findings to the other experts.
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Teams competed to complete as many questions as possible using the numbers they collected from around our learning hub. We utilised our whiteboard tables to show our calculations.
Children in Year 5 have been learning how to read ordinance survey maps and have focussed on the 4 and 6 grid reference numbers that help us locate specific areas.
After moulding our ritual vessels at Compton Verney, Year 5 have been using water colour paints to emulate the appearance of bronze. Using various shades and intensities of green, blue, brown and black, we have tried to make them look as authentic as possible.
On a very sunny day we decided to go outside to draw our self portrait. We drew the outline of our face and then added our features using natural materials.
We enjoyed using our investigative skills to find patterns in numbers. It was a little windy but that didn’t stop us from going outside and using our outdoor classroom.
We have been continuing our work on Little Red Reading Hood and went on a woodland walk around the school. We explored different parts of the school to help us come up with adventurous vocabulary using our 5 senses. We then turned those ideas into phrases using alliteration! Some of the alliterative phrases we thought of were; ‘Ripe, red raspberries’,
We walked around school on Monday finding the best places to sit down and read a book. These were our favourites! Our work in English for the next few weeks is based upon a picture book called Little Red Reading Hood who adores reading books and does so wherever she can.
Mrs Kingswell’s Maths group enjoyed a lesson in our new outdoor classroom where we investigated rounding numbers to the nearest 10.
We started our Autumn History topic, Invasion, by looking at maps and timelines and trying to answer questions about Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions.