Class 5

Class 5

In Class Five, we love to learn in a variety of ways, from whole class activities, group work, partner work to independent learning. We really enjoy being able to develop our own curiosity and get involved in our learning in a practical way.

Our days are filled with many different activities and lessons, so we are always learning something new. So far this year, we have really enjoyed using lots of practical resources to support our Maths learning. We like being able to use dienes, 10s counters and straw bundles to depict numbers and to show how we can work equations out efficiently. We have been working on articulating our thinking to be able to explain to others how we calculated an answer.

Everyone in the class has been really loving Art lessons, where we have been finding out about different artists and have had the opportunity to be inspired by different art styles and movements. We particularly enjoyed creating our own versions of Georgia O’Keefe’s poppies by colour mixing to create subtle tones and shades. Using clay to make sculptural flower tiles, was a great way to learn about how to manipulate clay and to bond pieces together using slip.

In Science, we have been learning lots of facts about the world around us and also engaging in science experiments to find the answer to some of our questions. We really enjoyed a microhabitat experiment to discover which sort of microhabitats woodlice preferred. We noticed that they tended to prefer the cold and damp microhabitats.

We are very lucky to have a brilliant forest school area that we enjoy exploring. During the Autumn term, we were able to harvest our own fruit and vegetables, including picking rhubarb, apples and raspberries. We work hard to keep the allotment area free from weeds! There are so many exciting things to do in Forest school and we love to build dens, make insect hotels, create water runways, play in the mud kitchen and climb some of the trees. It is always exciting if we find an unusual minibeast or plant!

PE gives us the chance to develop our skills of balance, body control, speed, co-ordination and agility. We get the chance to develop team tactics in games such as tag rugby and football. We love to learn how to move to different types of music and to learn and remember dance routines. Performing is a key part of our learning and we are aware of the importance of performing to an audience. We enjoyed working as pairs to create asymmetrical and symmetrical balances.

As part of our RE curriculum, we made bread in our cookery room. We enjoyed measuring out the quantities, kneading the bread and shaping it. It tasted delicious! We really enjoy our DT lessons and have learnt techniques for creating pop-up cards and moving vehicles. We are excited about everything else we will learn this year!