Year 5 - Summer 1 - Week 5
Date: 20th May 2022 @ 4:40pm
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A brilliantly busy week in the Year 5 classroom including learning galore, both inside and outside the classroom!
Our week ended on a high as we had a look into our potential futures in visiting Edge Hill University on a school trip. On this visit, we participated in a campus scavenger hunt where we learned about various parts of the university campus and the different departments and hidden treasures throughout. We also participated in a Computing workshop where we met Peppa the robot who taught us all about the world of robotics and artificial intelligence. Peppa even treated us to a dance routine (strangely, not “the robot”) and also some Tai Chi. Alongside this, we LOVED our experiences of augmented reality and virtual reality too using state-of-the-art university technology. Later, we had a Biology workshop where we became palaeontologists. Here, we explored various animal bones on display as well as using microscopes to explore even finer details too. What a day!
We have continued to focus on our monthly value of ‘Perseverance’ in our Collective Worship sessions. As this value links so closely to our SHINE value of Hope and being resilient, we were able to explore this on a deep level through some excellent discussions as well as links to our TSP learning curve which supports us in understanding how successful learning takes place. We also took a trip into the past to listen to a song that was released over a year before the Year 5 children were even born! By unpicking the lyrics of ‘The Climb’ by Miley Cyrus, we were quick to realise that this is song with hope and perseverance at its very core. After our exploration of its powerful lyrics, we then each created a piece of artwork built around one of the lyrics which meant something to us. Above all, the children understand that life is a journey that can be both difficult and rewarding but it is important to keep faith, to be optimistic and to learn from any mistakes made.
In Maths, we have continued our focus on ‘position and direction’ as we learned about translation involving coordinates, symmetry and reflection. Next week’s Maths lessons will focus on converting measurements such as millilitres to litres; millimetres to metres and grams to kilograms.
Please also see the book recommendations provided this month from the charity 'Read for Good'. There is a book for all ages from 3-11 to perhaps inspire the next book purchase or local library loan. Happy reading!
What a fantastic week and only one more week to go before another half term break. This year continues to race on by but there are plenty more memories to be made yet. In the meantime, enjoy the weekend!
Reminders:
-Homework will continue to be set via Mirodo (as usual) for this week and spellings will continue to be set via Google Classroom.
-Year 5 optional Parent-Teacher meetings take place on Monday 23rd May and Tuesday 24th May. Zoom details have already been sent for the children that this applies to via School Spider.