Week beginning 13th October

This week we have started our final piece for art. We are creating our own compositions of landmarks in the local area/UK/Europe and using warm and cool colours. In maths, the year fives have started looking at nets of shapes and have been using the clixi to explore different ways of making nets of a cube:

In case anyone would like to practise their French from this term, Mrs Turvey  has passed on the following list (there is going to be a test next Wednesday!):

Key words & phrases

il a                              he has               elle a                  she has

il est                            he is                    elle est                she is

c’est                             it is                   qui                    who

Describing people

les cheveux                                             hair

les yeux                                             eyes

sportif (m) / sportive (f)                     sporty

poli (m) / polie (f)                              polite

petit (m) / petite (f)                            small

heureux (m) / heureuse (f)                  happy

sérieux (m) / sérieuse (f)                     serious

fort (m) / forte (f)                                  strong

travailleur (m) / travailleuse (f)            hardworking

Colours

blanc                  white                                noir                     black

bleu                    blue                                  orange                   orange

blond                  blonde (for hair)                 rose                     pink

brun                    brown                               rouge                   red

châtains             chestnut brown (for hair)     roux                   ginger

jaune                  yellow                               vert                     green

marron             brown (for eyes)                 violet                   purple

Week beginning 6th October

We have continued investigating the absorbency of materials in science. This week we have tested the absorbency of nappies! We have made conclusions about whether it is worth purchasing branded items compared to supermarket own products. 

In computing we have used a switch with our crumble kit and made a sparkle flash on a loop. We have also been continuing with our geography work on European holiday destinations. Our booklets we are making for these are looking very inviting as we head into the autumn weather in the UK!

Week beginning 29th September

We have been comparing the properties of materials and conducted our own science investigations to find out the answer to the enquiry question: Which paper is best for mopping up spills?

We have also been exploring outputs using crumble software in computing: We made a motor work!

Week beginning 22nd September

We had a great time at forest school on Monday. Mrs Copeland set us four challenges which we had to work in our houses to solve. Each house showed good team work and problem-solving skills. We have started using Crumble software in computing and been exploring a warm colour palette using geometric shapes.

Week beginning 15th September

In maths this week we have been mastering how to round numbers to different degrees of accuracy. In English we have been responding to a poem called 'Song of Old Time' and writing our own on the theme of time. We had a lot of fun testing the strength of different tapes. We tested strength in different ways after thinking of our own enquiry questions: some of us measured how much weight the tape could carry while others tested a tape against its stickiness. We used opposite sides of the colour wheel in art to portray opposite emotions. 

From now on there will be maths and spelling homework set each week. Please click on the homework links for more information.

Week beginning 8th September

We are all finding our feet in Amethyst class. There have been some changes in how the classroom is organised which we are all getting used to but the Year 6s have been very helpful to the Year 5s. We started our whole class brass sessions this week and we had a fantastic first session. In art we carefully mixed colours to make our own colour wheel which we will be using in our artwork later in the term. 

Only maths homework has been set this week - please click on the maths homework link for more information.