Week beginning 21st October
Year 5 blog
We have been learning about 3D shapes in Maths. We were looking at nets of cubes, cuboids, triangular prisms and pyramids. We really enjoyed cutting out the nets and then making the shapes to see if the nets were correct or not. We also enjoyed learning about the descriptions of the 3D shapes so we could spot quickly what it was and what it was not.
This week, Year 6 have been on Residential. This means that we have been doing all the Year 6 jobs as we are top of the school! We have had to set the hall up, give stickers in hymn practice, help the teachers with the powerpoints in assembly, count the marbles for the end of the week and we have got to sit on the benches in assembly too. We have really stepped up to the challenge!
We have a pen pal class in St Greg's (Harpury Class), and this week we got to see pictures of their art work! We went through all the pictures and used "2 stars and a wish" to comment on the pictures. We have sent off our pictures to them too- but they are on Residential so we will have to wait until they are back after Half term!
We have been really busy in Literacy. We started doing the week doing shared writing, which we loved, about an alien invasion in the UK. We based it on War of the Worlds. Then, we did a purple assessment where we were writing a non-chronological report about our planet. Finally, we did an Awe and Wonder poem about service in the community.
We had two science lessons this week! First one was learning about Ancient Astronomers and the second one was about a Siki Scientist who refined Fibre Optic cables. We wrote a short report about how fibre optic cables work. The science lesson about Ancient Astronomers linked with Geography as we had to look at where the Ancient civilisations were on the map and then write about what they discovered. It was SO interesting!
It has been a really long term, but we have absolutely been the best we can be. We are ready for a week off now! See you after half term!
Week beginning 14th October
Hebe, Emilia, Sol, Isabelle, Ellianna
I really liked the maths this week, we have been looking at comparing decimals and rounding decimals. There have been plenty of challenges but we have shown really good confidence and resilience!
We have really enjoyed RE this week because we have learned the prayer by Cardinal Newman. We learned about his life and then compared his story to Abraham and Jenny (from Columbia) to explore how they spread Faith, Hope and Love.
In literacy, we have made our own Science- Fiction story using War of the Worlds as inspiration. Yesterday we planned out our story about aliens invading England! We were also making sure we used rich figurative language and relative clauses! We can't wait to write our story!
Every Friday, we do gardening. But we usually do this after the blog has been written! But last week, we potted up flowers and got to give them to teachers in the school. This made us feel really happy because the teachers were so surprised and grateful- with comments like, "that has really brightened my day!" It was really nice to spread love around our school family.
On Wednesday, we led a harvest liturgy for KS2. We all had a line to say and we led the parents who came to watch through the service celebrating Harvest. We all sat on benches at the front and remembered when to stand at the right time! Mrs Carr said our singing was absolutely beautiful and we LOVED singing "All things bright and beautiful"!
We can't wait to tell you about next week- last week of Winter 1! How time flies!
Week beginning 7th October
Hebe, Fin, Emilia, Harry, Ellianna blog
We have really enjoyed art this week because we have been looking at Cubism. Cubism is a completely different art form which we had never heard of before! This week, we used shapes to create a cubism inspired piece, and next week we will be adding colour. Mrs Carr has a surprise for us next week (involving our partner class) so it is very exciting!
We really liked Maths this week because we expanded our learning of decimals. We got some tips on how to make reading decimals easier and it was really fun!
We loved RE this week because we got to try a new research skill; we split into home groups and expert groups to research about Jenny Carzon Saavendra. Jenny is a 28 year old Youth worker from Columbia who uses Art to teach young children about God. She also encourages communities to look after the Amazon Rainforest and be Stewards of the Earth.
Sadly, Pigeonton 1 and 2 have fledged and left the nest. The nest is empty but we really hope that another pigeon will use it in the Spring. We were sad to see them go, but we are glad they are enjoying flying around our beautiful countryside!
We have really loved English because we got to write a text about aliens we had never seen before. There was a brilliant cliff-hanger at the end which we all remembered. We have really understood semi-colons and relative clauses which has made Mrs Carr very proud!
See you next week!
Week beginning 30th September
Class Blog
We have had much excitement this week! Just outside our classroom, a Wood pigeon has made a nest on one of the security lights. This week, we have been delighted to see two baby pigeons looking back at us! We have names them Pigeonton 1 and Pigeonton 2. They tried to learn to fly in the middle of MOT, but luckily they have waited until after we went home to complete their training!
We have really enjoyed Maths this week because we have learned about decimals this week! We have done so much work on them; number lines, rounding, identifying and representing!
In Art, we made our own cubism picture using just 2D shapes. This was really fun and we were super creative with it!
In English, we are looking at non-chronological reports. To help us write a really good one, we had to create our own planets so we could write a report on them. We were also super creative with this!
Finally, RE has been really fun with learning all about Abraham. This week, we were looking at the story of Abraham and Isaac, and how that can teach us about Faith. We had to draw part of the story that we thought represented Abraham's faith in God, and explain why we chose it.
We have been really exploring the concept of faith in all the subjects this week. In RSHE we had a blindfold activity to show faith being a belief in someone or something, and we had to trust them. Pigeonton 1 and 2 have proven this to us too; they need faith in themselves to fly!
See you next week!
Week beginning 23rd September
We've had a few technical hiccups this week so a full blog will be up next week.
However, the children have been absolutely incredible in Mass; with their handwriting; in gardening and in preparation for the Little Ways week!
I am so proud of them, and I know they can't wait to share all their learning with you next week!
Have a good weekend!
Mrs Carr
Week beginning 16th September
Blog by Marianne, Millie, Finlay, Marmaduke
We have had such a busy week!
Marianne: I loved writing our version of Alice and Wonderland because I love making my own stories. My character was called Annie and she followed a blue kitten with a pendant (with a key inside). We had to think about all our VCOP too; which was a recap of fronted adverbials and expanded noun phrases. They are our new "basic" sentences now we are in Year 5.
Millie: I love our new RE curriculum. We have been looking at Abraham and the relationship he had with God. I liked making the promise cards because we wrote about the covenant God made with Abraham. We could all tell Mrs Carr what God said to him really confidently.
Finlay: I really enjoyed gardening- we got to dig up all the weeds around the school. Over the summer holidays, so many had grown so there was so much to do! It is a really nice job because we can see the impact we have made, and it helps keep the school really smart looking. I really hope the weather doesn't rain off gardening this week!
Marmaduke: My favourite subject this week is maths, because we are learning about hundred thousands. We have been comparing, ordering and placing them on a number line. There have been so many challenges!
Since April, we have had a student teacher (Miss Evans) completing various placements with us. We have enjoyed watching her learn as well as helping us learn more too! We are going to miss her as she moves onto another school for her second year placement.
In Mass, we learned about Saint Theodore (Theodore is Greek for gift from God!) Father Philip also told us about the liturgical colours that he was wearing to represent the feast day.
Have a good weekend- we have got a very busy week next week with some exciting things planned too!
Week beginning 9th September
Blog written by Year 5
We have had such a busy first week back!
In Science, we started our topic about Space. We were introduced to our Solar System and learned all the names of the planets. We also learned about two scientists; Kepler and Copernicus who both had theories about how the Solar system was laid out. Kepler believed we were in the centre and Copernicus believed that the Sun was in the centre. This is correct and is called the heliocentric model!
In Geography, we learned about the lines of latitude and longitude. The lines of latitude are parallel and run horizontally. The lines of longitude run through the poles from top to bottom. We have these lines to locate places quicker. We also learned that the Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich in London which is where all the time zones are calculated from.
We also had a go at our brand new RE curriculum! It was really good because the pictures on the powerpoint were really good and helped us visualise! We got to see the Ancient City of Ur on google maps which was the birth place of Abraham. We also learned that Abraham was originally called Abram too! We talked about Abraham's journey to Canaan and we all loved thinking about what that journey would have been like over 3,000 years ago! Finally, we learned Abraham was a nomad- which means he travelled from place to place.
This afternoon, we have gardening and PE! We must remember our wellies next week!
See you next week!
Week beginning 2nd September 2024
A blog by the new St Teresa's Class
This week has been a short week! However, we have still managed to do loads of learning!
On Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, we did a special project about Stewardship. Firstly, we looked at quotes about Stewardship from previous Popes, and then we planned and wrote a speech to Pope Francis. Our speech was about what our school did to be Stewards of the Earth, what we did to be Stewards, why Stewardship is so important and what other people can do to be good Stewards.
Secondly, we used water colours to create a background about Psalms linked to Stewardship. This is something that we all really enjoyed!
Now we are in Year 5, we have added an extra place value column to our numbers by looking at 5 digit numbers! This means we are looking at ten thousands. We are finding this quite easy!
In English, we are looking at traditional tales. So far we have text marked the start of Alice in Wonderland and we have learned a Chinese version of Red Riding Hood! We are looking forward to seeing what traditional tales we look at next.
Today, it is really rainy and gloomy, but we are still going to do PE and Outdoor learning (albeit inside!)
Next week is our first full week back- see you then!