Nearly there...

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Well, 'busy' doesn't cover the week we have had - we are certainly approaching Christmas at break-neck speed aren't we?

The children are continuing to work hard and produce some fabulous work even though their energy levels may not be particularly high at the moment, but I think that goes for all of us doesn't it?

Anyway, enough of my ramblings and on with our news.

Cake Sale

A HUGE thank you to all the wonderful people who brought in wonerful cakes and a HUGE thank you to all the wonderful people who bought the wonderful cakes!

Thanks to your generosity, we have raised at least £120 towards our Save the Children Syria Appeal, making a grand total of £320.

Thank you!

Dorchester Middle School Calendar

Our beautiful school calendar is still available to purchase from Mrs Saunders on Reception. However, we will be selling these gorgeous calendars on Monday morning before and after the Celebration Assembly. They are £5.00 each so don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to have one of your very own.

Little People

We have four, yes, four Little People Christmas Decorations left (soldiers) and then that's it so if you want any, you better come and see me as soon as possible. 

A big thank you to all the children who have helped me and Miss Enever to sell these gorgeous decorations and to all the children and adults in school who bought them.

When we have sold the last four then I will let you know how much money we have raised.

Speed Sharing

5ER was the last class to experience Speed Sharing with Mr Chadwick.

Thank you for all the fabulous comments you made on the blog, it as lovely to see how you chose the piece of writing that you shared with our Headteacher.

Conscience Alley

We have, reluctantly, stepped (or should that be 'waddled'?) away from the Emperor Penguins and moved on to stories. 

We watched a fabulous short film called 'One Man Band' about a little girl who faced a tricky dilemma.

We discussed the dilemma and then Miss Enever took the role of the little girl when we took part in an activity called 'Conscience Alley'.

The 'Little Girl' then had to decide which side of her conscience to go with - it was a hard decision to make!

Celebration Assembly Reminder

A last reminder of our Celebration Assembly this Monday at 9.30am.

The PTA will be providing tea and coffee before the assembly and there will be calendars on sale.

We will 'open the doors' to the Drama Hall just after registration.

We look forward to seeing you on Monday!

Christmas Jumpers

On the last day of term (18th December) we will be taking part in the national 'Christmas Jumper Day' in aid of Save the Children and Macmillan.

For a minimum donation of 50p the children can wear a Christmas jumper or they can decorate a jumper or  school sweatshirt with tinsel etc.

Brilliant!

Christmas Concert

Just to remind you that there is a Carol Concert on Wednesday 16th December in the Drama Hall.

It starts at 7pm.

Hope to see you there!

Worth a Mention Children

This week's brilliant Worth a Mention children are: 
Carly, Ronaldo, Lydia, Toby, Alex, Amy, Ben, Naomi, Charlotte and Fynn.
Well done, what a fabulous achievement and a super end to the week. 

Golden Time 

This week, 11 children missed their Golden Time. An improvement on last week,well done.

One missed child missed their Golden Time due to being Detention this week.

5PC and 5ER all received their GoldenTime - fantastic!!!
Well done to everyone who earned their Golden Time this week, I hope you had lots of golden fun.


So, that's it for another week. Thank you to those who have commented on the Blog, it was lovely to give you Citizenship credits. I am happy to sign more, you just need to comment on the Blog!

Have a good weekend everyone and I will look forward to seeing some of you on Monday morning.

Mrs Ray

 (who is gearing up to do her Christmas shopping on Saturday, wish me luck everyone!)

The Countdown has begun!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

What a busy, busy week! I always intend to write a fairly brief contribution to the blog but every week, without fail, it turns into a mega blog (or should that be choca-blog?)! Personally, I blame Year Five for doing so many lovely things that need sharing.

So, let's see what's going on this week...

Celebration Assembly

Please remember that next Monday's (14/12) Celebration Assembly will be held at 9.30am in the Drama Hall. If you can come, please report to Reception where you will be asked to sign in.

We aim to get you all seated by 9.25am so that we can get started at the allotted time.

There will be a lot of successes to celebrate so we have allowed ourselves the full hour. Not only will be celebrating the children's achievements, we will also hear the children sing and have a few little musical treats lined up for you.

We will also be putting labels in the children's Home/School at the beginning of next week to let you know if they will be  receiving certificates during the assembly.

Little People Christmas Decorations

Aren't these little chaps delightful? They were made by the fabulous Sally Boardman especially for Year Five.

Thank you to everyone who came and bought one of our gorgeous, handmade Christmas Decorations on Friday. We have already raised an incredible £68 towards a big trip next year.

They will be on sale every break time next week until they have gone!

Golden Time

Sadly, 16 children missed their Golden Time this week, mostly for forgetting to bring in their homework on time. Tsk!

Two children missed their Golden Time because they had received a detention in the week.

Well done to those children who enjoyed their Golden Time - how is Mrs Daniel getting on with mastering the diabalo?

Come on Year Five - you are so fabulous, you all deserve your Golden Time don't you? Well, let's start getting it right!!

Worth a Mention Children

A huge well done to this week's Worth a Mention children who are:
Alina, Michael, Isabelle, Daniel, Emily, Matthew, Freya, Tait, Poppy and Alec.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

Pete's Party

That naughty little penguin continues to disrupt lessons - I believe he made an appearance in 5CW this week? I hope he was well behaved?

Here, Pete is with Kate. They have really bonded and now Kate is his unofficial keeper.

The question is, who will be next?!

Netball Success

Congratulations to the Y5 and 6 netballers who played against St.Osmund’s on Wednesday evening.  The red team won 9-1, the yellow team drew 1-1 and the blue team won 5-0.  

For most of them, it was their first time representing DMS.

Fantastic!

Speed Sharing

Towards the end of every term, Mr Chadwick comes into the Year Five corridor armed with a tin of sweets and a comfy chair ready to feast his eyes on the tremendous writing that the children have produced this term.

On Friday afternoon he saw 5KD, 5PC, 5AD and 5CW - that's no mean feat, I can tell you.

It's the turn of 5ER on Monday - we can't wait!

What piece of writing did you decide to share with Mr Chadwick and why did you choose it? 

If anyone responds to this question in the Comments section then I will give you a Citizenship Credit!

Is there a Doctor in the house?

We are in the process of writing about Emperor Penguins in English and 5ER are in the final stages of their Non Chronological Reports (NCRs).

To help the children, Dr Ray opened her 'Sentence Surgery' for the more urgent cases and our resident GP, Dr Enever ran the 'Writer's Clinic' for those less urgent cases.

Here Dr Ray was checking to see if Ry's brain was switched on and I am delighted to feedback that it was definitely in working order!

Mrs Daniel strikes again!

She's getting better, right? 

So, that's it for another week.

Remember that if you respond to my question I will be giving you a Citizenship credit!!

Have a good week and I will look forward to 'seeing' you back here next weekend.

Mrs Ray

(who is trying to get Chrismassy but is failing miserably, again!)

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!)