It was lovely to see all the children back in school on Tuesday looking refreshed and all ready to carry on where they left off!
Helping Hands
A big 'Thank You' to those of you who have earned money at home to contribute to the Save the Children's Ebola appeal. Along with the Non Uniform Day money, we are hoping to be able to donate a sizable sum but that can only happen if the money is brought in!
Even though the deadline was Friday, it's not too late to bring your money in.
Thank you.
Adaptation
There I was, minding my own business when all of a sudden I spied this sight from Mrs White's classroom. I had to do a double-take!
I have been assured that 'Malcolm the Mackerel' is not a new member of the class but is visiting due to educational purposes.
If you are a member of 5CW, why don't you be brave and tell us what Malcolm was doing in your classroom in the 'Comments' section at the end of this post? There's a credit or two in for you if you do...
Micro-organisms
Whilst I'm still on the subject of Science, 5PC have been looking at rotting and decaying logs in relation to the concept of Micro-organisms.
With the warmth of the classroom. all sorts of creepy crawlies decided to be brave and have a look at their new surroundings - lovely!
The Balaclava Story
We work hard on story writing in Year Five and our recent unit of work was no exception. We based our stories on one that we read by George Layton in his book of short stories called 'The Fib'.
The story we read was called 'The Balaclava Story' which was very entertaining but also very poignant. A lot of the children didn't actually know what a balaclava was so Mrs Lister and I put them in the picture by sporting a couple and modelling them!
Mrs Lister assures me that they are very warm, especially when you are walking up a large, imposing Welsh mountain!
Science Day
Just a quick reminder that it is Science Day on Monday so the children will be off timetable for the day. We are intending to take lots of photos for you so you can see what we got up to!
So, that's it for another week.
I hope you all have a great week and please, please, please be brave and write a comment - it's been a while since I've had any!!
Mrs Ray
(who is practising her drawing skills for Monday - why are you laughing?!?!)
Why was Malcolm the Mackerel in our class?
ReplyDeleteWe were learning about different habitats and how animals have adapted to them. We were looking at the mackerel to see how he is adapted to live under water.
He has gills to allow him to breathe under water.
He has fins and a tail to help him swim.
He has eyes on the sides on his head so he has all round vision to look out for predators.
He is a streamline hydrodynamic shape to reduce drag so he can swim fast.
He is dark blue with stripes on the top and silver on the bottom for camouflage.
It was fun to see a real fish in class.
Eachan Hardie 5CW
Thank you for your comment Eachan - brilliant information about Malcolm.
ReplyDeleteThere are two Citizenship Credits winging their way to you...
Mrs Ray
That looks really fun!!!!!Gizmo out
ReplyDeleteMrs Ray you and Mrs Lister look amazing!!!Gizmo out
ReplyDeleteTo Year 5 I relly enjoy looking at the blog I hope to see the new
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Naomi
I had a great time dressing up for children in need it was a great idea to chose a superhero!! Mia 5GR
ReplyDeleteMrs Ray and Mrs Lister you look brilliant in the balaclavas! I look forward to looking at the blog every week it is amazing!
ReplyDeleteMia 5GR