Sports Day
Category : 5JC
Formal Letter Writing- Introductions
This week, we have been writing our formal letters to urge the government not to close the mines. We started by writing our introduction. It was great to see the formal language the students were using. Tomorrow we will spend time critiquing before we move onto the main body of the letter.
Music Notation in 5JC
Performance Poetry in 5JC
The students have been exploring how to use expression and tone when performing poetry. They have worked well in groups, critiquing each others performance so that they can make it even better.
Expert Visit- Modern Day Miner
Yesterday afternoon Y5 and 6 had an expert visit. He spoke to us about his current job working in modern mines and a brief history of mines. The students then had lots of questions for him to answer and it was great to see how engaged the students were.
Peak District Mining Museum
Coronation Celebration
Perimeter in Y5
This week in maths, we have been exploring perimeter and area. We started the week by using a range of measuring tools to help us measure the perimeter of different objects around the school and classroom.
Year 5 Morning Sessions
It has been wonderful to see some of the students making the most of the extra time in a morning to complete a range of activities from handwriting to practicing their times tables on TTR.
Science Day- Exploring Catapults
We had a lovely time creating catapults with our family members. It was great to see the competitive spirit from both the parents and students. The students and parents created, tested and adapted their catapults to try and fling their ping pong ball as far as possible.