This week in the classroom
6th December
What an exciting week in Year 5/6!
In English, we have been writing suspense openers, but this time based in Sandbach! The children have had some excellent ideas and I have been really impressed by their enthusiasm! Hopefully these will be finished by early next week and we will be able to share some of their ideas.
In maths, we started by looking at fractions of numbers. We then looked at equivalent fractions and discussed patterns and connections between the numerators and the denominators.
In geography, we explored the economy in North and South America, looking at which products are produced by certain countries. We also discussed how certain countries share out their wealth, looking at indicators such as education, life expectancy and the happiness scale.
In computing, we carried on with our work on spreadsheets by applying a formula to a cell in order to complete a given calculation. The children were absolutely fantastic at this!
In PSHE we have continued planning our Enterprise Fayre, with the children designing their own mocktails for our class ‘tavern’. Letters will be coming home this week, looking for volunteers in Year 5/6 to stay behind on Enterprise evening (18th December) to help support in the different rooms. It is sure to be a fun night and the Year 5/6 children have been brilliant in coming up with ideas.
On Wednesday, we were lucky enough to have the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service come to visit. They shared some really important messages about staying safe in the home. We then got to experience a smoke tent, learning about how to react in a room filling with smoke. The children were then also allowed to get on the fire truck and hold many different pieces of equipment. We all had a great time and we are very grateful to the fire fighters who attended for ensuring that the children had a really enjoyable experience.
On Friday, we were also lucky to have a Pantomine in school. This was just what we needed to get into the festive mood. Well done Year 5/6!
28th November 2024
Year 5 and 6 have had a busy week
In maths we have been multiplying fractions by whole numbers. The children have shown a lot of confidence with this, multiplying the numerator by the whole number and keeping the denominator the same. We also looked at converting improper fractions into mixed numbers.
In English we finished our story opener, set in the town of Glockheim. The children have done a fantastic job and adding tension and suspense into their writing. Next week, they will plan and write their own independent opener based in Sandbach. I am excited to see what ideas they come up with, especially with it being set somewhere so familiar! In reading, we finished our class book, Clockwork. It was a very interesting end to the story with the two timelines meeting. There were lots of discussions around the ending. Some children liked it, others didn’t! Either way, it has prompted some excellent responses.
In PE the children have continued to enjoy their swimming lessons and their dance unit with B2 Coaching.
In geography, we have continued our work on North and South America by looking at the different settlements in North and South America. We looked at maps showing population density and discussed why some areas might be more densely populated than others. We also used atlases to locate the capital cities of North and South America.
In computing, we continued to input data into a spreadsheet and started formatting the columns, based on the type of data shown. This is quite tricky to do and we will continue to work on it next week.
In PSHE we have continued work on our Enterprise topic by planning our Christmas Enterprise Fayre. The Year 5/6s will take an active role in this school event and they have some brilliant ideas.
In French, we continued our work on directions, completing assignments on our individual logins. Some children are doing an excellent job of continuing with this at home.
In science, we continued looking at mixtures, working out how to separate them.
Another successful week, well done Year 5/6!