Year 5
Welcome to the mighty Year 5!
I am Mr Ahearne and I am proud to be the class teacher in Year 5. In class, the students are supported by Mr Jones-Barnes (TA).
Time in the class is a mixture of lively learning, delightful discussions and lots of other magical moments!
The below link gives an overview of the learning for Spring Term 2022, but I will always endeavour to sneak in more laughter and learning where possible.
I am Mr Ahearne and I am proud to be the class teacher in Year 5. In class, the students are supported by Mr Jones-Barnes (TA).
Time in the class is a mixture of lively learning, delightful discussions and lots of other magical moments!
The below link gives an overview of the learning for Spring Term 2022, but I will always endeavour to sneak in more laughter and learning where possible.
The second half of Spring term has flown by here in Year 5.
In English, we found that the classroom was invaded by frogs! Using our book 'Tuesday' by David Weisner, which didn't have lost of text, we became witnesses to the strange amphibian invasion, writing diary entries and police reports. We also had fun turning some of what we saw into a story of our own.
Art has been quite hands on. We have looked at the British artist Henry Moore and his amazing sculptures. After looking at his work, considering what is was and what we thought about it we started to design our own. We went on to form our 2D drawings not 3D sculpture using chicken wire and paper mache. Finally we painted them, trying to get then to look like stone or brass. We hope to show them off to the school.
In History, we have been looking at Baldwins Gate as part of a local history study, After looking at maps from different times including 1870 and considering how the land use and building have changed, we moved on to look at the railway and its use overtime. We also looked at information on HS@ and considered how it will impact on the local area.
In English, we found that the classroom was invaded by frogs! Using our book 'Tuesday' by David Weisner, which didn't have lost of text, we became witnesses to the strange amphibian invasion, writing diary entries and police reports. We also had fun turning some of what we saw into a story of our own.
Art has been quite hands on. We have looked at the British artist Henry Moore and his amazing sculptures. After looking at his work, considering what is was and what we thought about it we started to design our own. We went on to form our 2D drawings not 3D sculpture using chicken wire and paper mache. Finally we painted them, trying to get then to look like stone or brass. We hope to show them off to the school.
In History, we have been looking at Baldwins Gate as part of a local history study, After looking at maps from different times including 1870 and considering how the land use and building have changed, we moved on to look at the railway and its use overtime. We also looked at information on HS@ and considered how it will impact on the local area.
We have had an enjoyable first half to this Spring term - lots of learning and fun already.
In English we really enjoyed looking at Much Ado about Nothing. The class enjoyed shouting and being the argumentative characters Beatrice and Benedick, then becoming Rita Skeeter type journalists, writing newspaper articles about the calamitous wedding day.
Being able to use the hall again has meant we have been able to do gymnastics. In pairs, the children created routines of movement including jumps, balances, symmetrical and asymmetrical holds and movement all to great effect.
In Art, we linked to our English work where we used the animation 'The Lighthouse' as a focus. The children used recycled materials, glue and paint to create 3D textured pictures which were really effective. Great to look at, but also to touch and feel.
In English we really enjoyed looking at Much Ado about Nothing. The class enjoyed shouting and being the argumentative characters Beatrice and Benedick, then becoming Rita Skeeter type journalists, writing newspaper articles about the calamitous wedding day.
Being able to use the hall again has meant we have been able to do gymnastics. In pairs, the children created routines of movement including jumps, balances, symmetrical and asymmetrical holds and movement all to great effect.
In Art, we linked to our English work where we used the animation 'The Lighthouse' as a focus. The children used recycled materials, glue and paint to create 3D textured pictures which were really effective. Great to look at, but also to touch and feel.
