Perimeter problem

Today Fox Class were set the challenge of creating a star shape with the perimeter of 20m. We went outside with chalk and metre sticks to create our shapes and made some very different pointed stars all with a perimeter of 20m.

COP 26

We had a great day on Wednesday learning about ways that we could reduce waste and help our planet. We took part in lots of activities outside and thought carefully about what we could do individually to help make a difference. In class, we created great pages all about the problems the environment has and what we can do to fix it.

Alchemy Island

This week we have received some mysterious letters from the chief alchemist of Alchemy Island. On Thursday, he sent us some samples from the island and asked us to investigate them and see what part of the island they were from. We tested them to see if they were magnetic, if they conducted electricity and if they were transparent. Fox Class were really good at investigating and deducing what part of the island the samples were from.

Egyptian Tomb

This week we were set the challenge of creating a tomb and getting a pharaoh ready for the afterlife. We were split into teams and had to work together to create a sarcophagus, canopic jars and amulets that the pharaoh might need. We then took them to the tomb and described what we had made and how it would help the pharaoh.

Painted pots

This week we had a lot of fun painting our pots that we made last week. We looked at the colours that the Egyptian pots had used and tried to recreate them!

Egyptian Pottery

Today in our class we looked at some pictures of Ancient Egyptian pottery. Then we had a go at recreating our own out of clay. We are looking forward to painting them when they are dry.

Roman Numeral Treasure Hunt

Year 5 had lots of fun searching the playground for Roman numerals. Once they had found a card they had to write down the Roman numeral and letter. After they had found them all there was a code to break. Well done all of Fox Class for figuring out the hidden message.

Clarinet performance

Year 5 have been working very hard on learning the clarinet this term. Today was our last session. Please enjoy our excellent performance! Well done Year 5!

Sports Week

Take a look at our pictures form sports week! We have had a lot of fun challenging ourselves and trying new sports.

Music performance

This term we have had weekly music lessons with Mr Chalk. Wednesday was our final one before Christmas so we did a little performance to show you all what we have learned. I am proud of all the hard work that the children have done this term. Well done Fox Class!

Birthday Celebration

Today Year 5 had a great time celebrating the birthdays of people who were born in September, October and November. We played games, ate our birthday snack and had a little dance.

Perfect pottery

This week, we had a go at making our own coil pots. We learnt how to stick the clay together and make the sides smooth.

BANG!

This week Fox class had their 2nd week of drumming sessions. We start by doing some warm ups and then play some drumming games. This week we started learning a drumming song called The Breakfast Bap Rap!

Amazing Adverts

Last week, Fox Class worked really hard to make some amazing adverts to entice people to come to their theme parks. They thought about who their audience might be and what might make them want to come.

Here are a selection of the great adverts that the children created!

Designer Foxes

This week Fox class have been zooming into their learning by designing our own roller coaster carts. We had to think about different safety features as well as what materials might be best to make them.

Tuesday 12th May

Hello everyone- This the last time I will be posting work on the blog. The blog will go back to being for news, updates and pictures.

Maths

Watch the video here https://youtu.be/fHmWmEyh7yc and then have a go at finding the equivalent fractions. You could write your answers below. There is an extension task. You do not need to complete the extension task but if you are finishing the first task quickly have a go at the more challenging questions

English

Watch the video of the next chapter and answer the questions

Cosmic questions

Vocabulary 

What phrase shows that Lorraine isn’t pleased that everyone knows her name? 

Infer  

True or false: mum is an anxious woman. Give evidence. 

What is wrong with Liam’s body? 

Why did mum have to get a chair to mark Liam’s height? 

Who does Lorraine think Liam is? Why? 

Why do you think Liam chooses not to tell his mum about his day at school? 

Explain  

Explain why Liam decided to get rid of his facial hair.

Retrieve 

What nickname did people give Liam? 

How much did Liam grow over the Summer? 

Summarise  

Summarise the events of the assembly. 

Extension

Write a question for each letter of VIPERS for this chapter and answer them.

Monday 11th May

Hello

How was your weekend?

Tomorrow is the last day I’ll be posting on the blog. From then on, everything will be on google classroom.

Maths

This week we will be working on fractions. Have a look at the picture and see if you can work out what fraction of the rectangle each shape is worth. Start by looking for halves and quarters and seeing how far you can go. It might help to cut up a piece of paper to see the shapes.

English

Look at the videos on this page and then have a go at the tasks below

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zn8c47h

Activity One:

Add information to the sentences below, deciding whether to use commas, dashes or brackets.

1) John watched a scary film last night.

2) Sarah and her friend went to the park to play on the swings.

3) I lost my phone while I was out yesterday.

4) Dolphins belong to the mammal group of vertebrates.

5) My car is in the drive.

6) They went to the park to meet with Steven’s mum.

Activity Two:

Create 10 of your own sentences that include extra information and use commas, dashes or brackets to highlight the extra information.

Topic

Create a model or diagram showing the different parts of plant explaining what each part. If you click on the link there are some videos which explain the different parts of the plant and what they do.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science-ks1-ks2-ivys-plant-workshop-the-anatomy-of-the-flower/zjmhkmn

Joke of the day

How to bears keep cool?

They use bear-conditioning.

Thursday 7th May

Hello- how are you today? Well done to everyone who got on to our google classroom yesterday that was 18 of you!!

Maths

Look at these word problems and work them out using the method we practised yesterday.

There are 77 biscuits in a packet. A supermarket orders 9778 packets. How many biscuits will be in the 9778 packets?

A school supplier buys 5540 boxes of pencils. Each box has 56 pencils. How many pencils has the supplier bought?

It takes 78 hours for a satellite to go around the Earth. How many hours will it take for the satellite to go around the Earth 9859 times?

Sacks of potatoes contains an average of 95 potatoes. In a year, a farmer sells 4911 sacks. How many potatoes does she sell in one year?

A rugby club has an average attendance of 6962 people to each match. What is the total attendance for the 39 matches played in a season?

There are 43 children in year 6. Each child pays £75.60 for a school trip. How much do they pay altogether?

English

Imagine you are Liam on the day after his school trip to Enchantment Land. Write a diary entry as Liam. Explain how you felt on The Cosmic and how your parents reacted.

Joke of the day

 What did the llama say when he got kicked out of the zoo?

“Alpaca my bags!”