This week in Science Council club we made sherbet using different powders like citric acid and icing sugar, flavouring and a choice of dippers.
In Year 5, we are lucky enough to be learning to play the Ukulele with Mrs Mason. We have learned how to correctly hold a ukulele, what the strings are called as well as how to play single notes and chords using the correct fingers. We can confidently play ‘My Dog has Fleas’, ‘A Sailor Went to Sea’, ‘Shot Gun’ and ‘Jingle Bells’ with amazing rhythm, timing and accuracy – we even added some woodwind with Ava playing the recorder for ‘G’ and Alexis on percussion using a bell for F and it sounded brilliant! We love our weekly lessons and can’t wait to learn our next song!
4AW enjoyed our recent trip to Sunderland Winter Gardens as part of our geography topic. We began the day by finding out why rainforests are important to us. After that, we learnt about the different layers of the rainforest and which animals and plants could be found there. We had fun taking part in a rainforest treasure hunt and learnt lots of new facts about the topic. After lunch, we studied the rainforest plants and created leaf artwork. A fabulous day was had by all!
30 children from Year 5 took part in a sportshall athletics at Temple Park. They competed against 11 teams in a range of field and track events. They children represented the school well and tried hard in all events.
The children had a great afternoon.
This week in Science Council we made hover boards using old CDs, fruit shoot lids and balloons. We had fun testing the hover capabilities!
It was an indoor play due to the wet weather and some of the children in 5LR worked together to complete this huge jigsaw of Great Britain and Ireland! It was sad to destroy it but it was too big to keep anywhere. We’re looking forward to trying one of the other jigsaws soon!
Year 5 and 6 were visited by a PC and a Community Support Officer to learn a bit more about knife crime.
We learned:
- If you are with someone who is carrying a knife you can get into trouble as well – even if you aren’t carrying one.
- It is illegal to buy a knife if you are under 18.
- It is illegal to sell a knife to someone who is under 18.
- You have to have a purpose for carrying a knife if you are over the age of 18.
- If you carry a knife, you are more likely to be stabbed with it.
- It is NOT cool to carry a knife.
- It can change someone’s life – the victim and their family and friends, the perpetrator and their family and friends, the professionals who have to deal with the crime as well as any bystanders who might witness it.
