All aboard!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Brrrrr! It's been a bit on the chilly side hasn't it? We have been 'gently reminding' the children to remember to wear their coats when they go out to play but I fear it's a case of 'leading the horse to water' in this instance. We'll keep advertising the distinct advantages of that extra layer, wish us luck on that one.

Anyway, enough 'coat talk', let's have a look at what has been going on in Year Five this week... 

Caketastic!

On Monday, a multitude of delicious-looking cakes were brought in by all year groups as it was time for The Great DMS Bake Off. There was an incredible number of cakes in the Food Tech Room and they all were all decorated to complete and utter perfection (did I sound like Mary Berry there?!).

Here is a selection of the Year Five entries...

I'll be honest with you, I am so pleased that I wasn't one of the judges as I would have voted every single cake a winner! However, there were TWO winners in Year Five and here are the master bakers with their prize-winning cakes:

Congratulations to Harvey and Sam, what a fantastic achievement!Look out Paul Hollywood, there are rising stars (geddit, 'rising'!)in our midst!

Buddens Animal Homework

I know I have said it before and I'll say it again, when we set you a 'creative' homework you certainly know how to rise to the challenge don't you?

5ER had to find out about an animal that could live at Buddens. Once they had carried out their research, the children had to present their information but they had free reign on how to do this.

Here is a small selection of the homeworks that Miss Enever and I have had the pleasure to receive:

We also have interesting power points, super posters, informative leaflets and Merry has even made a brilliant film about the Woodpecker.

Fab-u-lous!

Life Education Bus

You've probably seen this rather large vehicle in our playground? Some of you have probably been in this rather large vehicle already?

Yes, it's Life Education Bus time and Karen has been working with us to help us understand how to keep ourselves healthy, how to address our emotional needs, what drugs are and what they are used for and, finally, how to be assertive.

It was a really good session and the children got a lot out of it.

Pete the Penguin

I warned you about this cheeky little penguin last week didn't I?

Well, he has been VERY busy making new friends and Miss Enever seems to be his new favourite, for now!

He also made a couple of new friends this week, Holly and Eddie...

Bonkers!

Worth a Mention Children

This week's worthy Worth a Mention Children are:

Finley, Georgia, Helen, Chris, Ethan, Lilly, Pippa, William, Jacob and Polly.

Well done, what a lovely way to end the week! 

Golden Time

This week 10 children missed their Golden Time which is an improvement on last week.

Just one child missed their Golden Time because they had received a Detention.

We are definitely heading in the right direction aren't we?

A BIG 'Well Done' to all those children who did receive their Golden Time this week. I hope you enjoyed the latest round of Mrs Daniel's Diabalo training!

Is she getting the hang of it? 

Celebration Assembly

Our next Celebration Assembly will be on Monday 14th December.

However, this time our assembly will be at 9.30am and will last for roughly an hour.

The children have worked really hard this term so it will be lovely to celebrate all their achievements and successes.

We will be putting labels into the Home/School Diaries nearer the time.

So, that's it for another week. I hope you all have a lovely weekend and don't forget to comment on the Blog when you have a spare moment.

Mrs Ray

(who is starting to sound a bit 'coat obsessed' - is it my age?!)

Back to reality?!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Is there such a thing as 'normal' week in Year Five? Er, no! We've been really busy with our learning haven't we? I have a sneaky that we have had a lot of fun in the process, am I right Year Five?

Lots to report on so on with the show...

Student Voice Representatives

These fine children have been voted to be the Year Five Student Voice representatives by the children in their classes. The whole process is extremely democratic and I am delighted that we have such super children representing Year Five.

Worth a Mention Children

This week's Worth a Mention children are:

Kennan, Sophia, Alex, Sophia, Euan, Sophie, Nye, Layla, Luke and Kate.

Well done on being recognised for your hard work and all round loveliness. We are very proud of you.

Sorting some shapes...

We love our Maths lessons don't we? On Friday, Mrs Ray amd Miss Enever's Maths Group started to look at 3D shapes and then sorted them into groups.

I think the children did a fantastic job of working out where the shapes go in this Caroll Diagram.

What a load of old rot!

We continue with our Ecology topic in Science and this week, 5ER raided the Pond area and brought some of the logs into the classroom so we could see how much they have rotted and what has caused this decay.

We also brought in a variety of leaves to see what happens to them as they decay. The children had to choose leaves that showed the whole decay process from newly fallen to virtually skeletal.

Pete the Penguin

 Pete is our resident Emperor Penguin and decided to visit 5ER to see how they were getting on with their Non Chronological Reports. 

Whilst he was in Room 4, he took a bit of a shine to Seren.

Honestly, I can't take that penguin anywhere can I?

Be prepared for Pete coming to a classroom near you very soon indeed!

Golden Time

I am sad to report that 13 children missed their Golden Time this week. Even sadder than that, two of the children missed their Golden Time becuase they had been in Detention.

However, well done to all of those of you who earned their Golden Time this week. I believe you had a bit of a treat in the playground as you witnessed Mrs Daniel learning how to use a Diabolo?

Brilliant! Is there no end to this lady's talents?!

Well, that's it for another week.

I hope you all have a good week and I look forward to seeing you back here next week.

Don't forget to comment on the Blog - it makes my day when I receive comments to publish!

Mrs Ray

(who is preparing herself for the 'cold spell' by stocking up on chocolate, hot and cold!)

Whizz, bang, wallop!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

It was great to have a full week with the children this week and we certainly started it and finished it on a high!

Let's see what the children have been up to this week...

Science Day

We had a fabulous day on Monday didn't we Year Five? You made Marble Runs, constructed towers to hold OXO cubes, looked closely at snails, had fun with kitchen science, handled, observed and drew special natural objects and, took part in an incredible Chemistry Show.

Here are a few pictures of the day:

Explorer Dome's Chemistry Show

Observe and Draw Natural Objects with Mrs Ray

Creepy Crawlies (aka Slimy Snails!) with Mr Duffy

Marble Run with Mrs Daniel

The winners of this challenge were 5CW's Marble Devils who managed to send their marble down their run in an impressive 17.81 seconds! Well done!

Oxo Towers with Mrs Cook

Kitchen Chemistry with Mrs White

What a brilliant day! A HUGE Thank You to Mrs white for organising such an interesting and fun day!

Worth a Mention Children

Huge congratulation to this week's Worth a Mention children who are:

Keenan, Tia, Alex, Sophia, Ashleigh, Sam, George, Eloise, Merry and Noah.

Well done, this is something to be really proud of!

Children in Need

This Friday was, as you all know, Children in Need Day. We were so impressed with the effort that was made by the children and for the donations that were made. I will share the total with you on the next blog.

Armistice Day

At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The Two Minute Silence is observed on Armistice Day, the day which marks the end of the First World War.

As a school, we went outside and marked the Two Minute Silence. Year Five's behaviour was, on the whole, very impressive and they showed what respectful children they are.

Thank you.

Golden Time

This week, 11 children missed their Golden Time.

A variety of reasons as usual however, yet again, not one Year Five child missed their Golden Time because they were in Detention, which is terrific.

Let's see if we can get that number down next week Year Five! Do you think we can do that? 

Watch this space...

So, that's it for another week. We are pretty much 'back to normal' next week so watch this space to see what Year Five have got up to.

Have a good week!

Mrs Ray

(who is on another Markathon this weekend, are you sure you don't want to sponsor me?!)