Year 5 and Year 3 - Super Readers!

Some people just love to read, and these 6 children certainly do!  Not only did some receive their half a million word badge on Friday, but our Year 5’s (in the picture) also collected their million word badge too!

All of these children have read over half a million words which is no mean feat and definitely something to be proud of!

Our Year 3’s are hot on the tail of these Year 5’s and it won’t be long before they reach their million word achievement too!

Our back row children have read 1,062,891 words, 1,074,618 and 1,009,926 respectively which is impressive!

Keep up the reading because it really is the key to life!

Year 5 - Willow Class - It’s Big Write Time!

This week, Willow Class are embarking on their next Big Write.  Their mission is to write their own narrative with a strong focus on a setting description.  This has been inspired by the text: The Viewer, by Shaun Tan. 

Look at how focused they are, and how independently they have got the resources they require to be successful.  What great learning behaviours shown where they are truly embodying that Self Organised Learning Environement (SOLE).

They have been working really hard over the last couple of weeks to learn how to use commas correctly for a whole host of reasons to include to mark clause boundaries, after fronted adverbials as well as for clarity.  They have also developed their abilities to include rich sensory descriptions and adjectives to create an image and feeling for the reader. 

I cannot wait to see what they come up with!!

As we begin the summer term, our first round of congratulations goes to...

KS1 Maths: Y1 Redwood

KS2 Maths: Y5 Willow

KS1 Spell: Y2 Elm

KS2 Spell: Y6 Sycamore 

As part of Year 5’s science learning, the children explored the different methods to separate a mixture.  They learnt the difference between a mixture and a solution and then explored 4 different ways to retrieve each item from that mixture.  

They had to separate: paper clips, rocks, oats, sand, salt and water.

They explored sieving, filtering, using magnets and evaporation in groups to create the cleanest water again.

We have been incredibly impressed with the understanding and scientific explanations shown when discussing reversible and irreversible changes.  They were able to include vocabulary such as: solute, solvent, soluble and insoluble as well as discuss chemical reactions!

The children made a prediction and then we went to try it out - What would happen if vinegar was added to bicarbonate of soda?

It is clear to see how excited the children were to see the chemical reaction and particularly the mess that was created from it!  (At least we were in the woods though!)