Merry Christmas one and all!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Apologies for the delay in getting this instalment of the Blog out to you - I have been rather caught up in the whole Christmas Shopping/Present Wrapping/Mass Stress experience but then, haven't we  all?!

Anyway, enough of my Christmas craziness, let's focus on what really matters, the fabulous children in Year Five.

Celebration Assembly

It was so lovely to see so many people in attendance, all 140 of you, a new Celebration Assembly record! Thank you so much for coming and for being part of such a special occasion.

It flew by didn't it?

A huge congratulations to all of the children who received a certificate, we were all incredibly proud of you!

Certificate Apologies

With the number of certificates that were handed out there were, sadly, a few casualties when it came to getting it completely right! The following children received the right certificates in the end but I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them on all their hard work and to say a big 'well done' for earning so many credits!

Seed Dispersal Homework

5AD finally found a break in the weather and had a go at demonstrating how some of their created plants dispersed their seeds. 

It looks as though you were having far too much fun 5AD!

Miserable Weather

You may have noticed that it has been raining, a lot. It always results in cooped up children and soggy teachers. What a combination!

Christmas Concert

During the last week of term I was lucky enough to attend the Music Department's Christmas Concert. I was an extremely proud Head of Year as so many of our Year Group took part in such an outstanding concert.

One of our Year Five teaching team took part in the concert (and were rather good if you don't me saying so!) - can you spot who it was and the instrument they were playing? Credits are on offer for the eagle-eyed amongst you!

Wimpy Kid Winners

A big congratulations to the four Year Five children who won the Key Stage Two Wimpy Kid competition. They had to 'design' a new character for the series of books and I was really impressed with their excellent entries.

Well done ladies!

Christmas Lunch

On Wednesday, lots of us thoroughly enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch courtesy of Local Food Links.

Thank you ladies, it was fantastic, even if some of us did struggle when it came to eating our sprouts!

Worth a Mention Children

A HUGE congratulations to the ten children who have been chosen as the last Worth a Mention children of the year, what a fantastic achievement!

No picture or names this week due to a technical hitch and my dodgy eyesight! I'll endeavour to get the photograph and names of the children ready for the next Blog.

Sorry!

Au Revoir Mr Chadwick!

As you all know, Mr Chadwick is moving on to pastures new and will be the Executive Headteacher of The Greenwood Tree Academy Trust schools from January 2016.

On behalf of Year Five we would like to thank Mr Chadwick for all his hard work, enthusiasm and belief in Year Five. Thank you for going with my crazy ideas and helping me to make them work.

We are really going to miss you...

So, that's it for another week and, in fact, for this year!

This Blogger is going to have another little rest from blogging but I will look forward to 'seeing' you in the New Year where I will continue to report all the fabulous things that go in Year Five.

Have a good Christmas everyone!

Mrs Ray

(who is gearing herself up for another Eatathon. Now, where did I put my elasticated trousers...?!)

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!)