Thursday, 8 December 2016
Christmas Baking
Year 5 have had a fantastic time today baking 'Stained Glass Window Christmas Cookies'. First we made biscuit dough, rolled it out then cut it into Christmas shapes with holes in the middle. After they had been in the oven for 5 minutes, we put crushed candy into the holes and returned them to the oven for the candy to melt. When the biscuits had cooled, the candy formed colourful windows in the biscuits.
If you would like to have a go at home, you can find the recipe here: Stained Glass Window Biscuits
If you would like to have a go at home, you can find the recipe here: Stained Glass Window Biscuits
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Salt Dough Christmas Decorations
Today we have used salt dough to make some decorations for the house.
If you would like to have a go at home, the dough is made by adding 1/2 cup of salt to 1 cup of flour. Then gradually add a cup of water and mix until it is a dough consistency. To dry it out we used a microwave to zap them for 20 seconds at a time until they were hard.
If you would like to have a go at home, the dough is made by adding 1/2 cup of salt to 1 cup of flour. Then gradually add a cup of water and mix until it is a dough consistency. To dry it out we used a microwave to zap them for 20 seconds at a time until they were hard.
Thursday, 1 December 2016
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Ayutthaya
Last week we went on a fantastic field trip to Ayutthaya. We travelled around the old city in a small sight seeing bus which allowed us to see lots of different places. We visited a huge reclining Buddha as well as a temple where we found a tree that had grown around a Buddha's head. We learnt a lot about the history of the city and even got to go inside one of the buildings to look at a small chamber where treasure was once kept.
Friday, 18 November 2016
Forces
This week we had a very fun Science lesson which involved us using the swimming pool. We were looking at the forces acting on a water bottle to make it float or sink.
We found that the more water we put in the bottle, the lower it sank before floating back to the surface. When the bottle is moving downwards, the pull of gravity is the stronger force, and when it is moving back up to the surface, the push of upthrust is the stronger force.
We found that the bottle only sank when it was completely full with water and no air at all. We also found that if there is just a tiny bit of air in the bottle, the bottle would sit just underneath the surface. We call this neutral buoyancy.
We found that the more water we put in the bottle, the lower it sank before floating back to the surface. When the bottle is moving downwards, the pull of gravity is the stronger force, and when it is moving back up to the surface, the push of upthrust is the stronger force.
We found that the bottle only sank when it was completely full with water and no air at all. We also found that if there is just a tiny bit of air in the bottle, the bottle would sit just underneath the surface. We call this neutral buoyancy.
Sunday, 13 November 2016
Finding Out for our Unit of Inquiry
The children are making good use of the library to research the topics that they are interested in discovering more about.
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Reading Diaries
In Year 5, the reading diary should be completed every day and some children have been working very hard on this.
Yesterday we looked at the ways that we can write an effective entry in our reading diaries, as well as how we can assess it really well to help our partner to improve. There is an example below:
Yesterday we looked at the ways that we can write an effective entry in our reading diaries, as well as how we can assess it really well to help our partner to improve. There is an example below:
Monday, 7 November 2016
Clay Tiles
We have made some old fashioned clay tiles this week as part of our topic based on past civilizations. When they are dry we will be able to paint and varnish them.
Drama
Today we had a drama lesson to help us to really learn the story of Icarus. Below you can see pictures of our freeze frames.
Thursday, 3 November 2016
Monday, 31 October 2016
Measuring Angles
Today we started measuring angles using a protractor using the following success criteria.
At first we found it quite tricky but then we got used to it and even managed to identify the whether the angles were acute, obtuse or reflex.
Keeping Up with Mindfulness
We are continuing to develop our mindful breathing so that we are fresh, solid and clear thinkers who are able to take risks by being free from anxiety.
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