Author: ncrowley

Stars of the Week: Nifemi and Ben

This week, Class 5 celebrated History Day as Victorians. They all dressed as different people from different jobs and made the classroom really feel like it was in the 19th century. In maths, they made pie charts, similar to those that Florence Nightingale made, about what jobs Victorian children would want to do. For some reason, being a chimney sweep was not a popular choice. In English, the children wrote a diary entry from the point of view of Queen Victoria on the day she became queen.

Stars of the Week: Joni and Charles

This week, Class 5 had a fantastic opportunity to learn about Sikhism at a Gurdwara. We went to the Central Gurdwara in Shepherd’s Bush where we took our shoes off and put head coverings on.

We were then taken into the main hall where we has a talk from a Sikh about their faith. They talked about the Gurus and their beliefs. They also spoke about the 5 Ks that Sikhs have and what they mean.

After our talk, we went to Langar, which is their free kitchen. They served us all up some rice and bean dahl.

Stars of the Week: Alphie and Amaris

This week, Class 5 carried out an experiment to find out which cup was the best thermal insulator. They made sure that each cup had the same amount of water, with the same starting temperature. They found that the travel mug was the best insulator as it kept the water at the highest temperature compared to the others. Everyone made sure that they accurately read the thermometers by moving their heads to be level with them.

Stars of the Week: Amelia and Shaye

This week, Class 5 started experimenting with coil pottery. They used clay to make coils and wound them up to form patterns. Class 5 will be using this same technique in the coming weeks to make their own pots in the Native American style.

Stars if the Week: Morraya and Shia

This week, Class 5 visited a workhouse. They took an interactive walk around the building on the laptops. As they went through each room, they wrote what they saw down. They then used their notes to write a setting description of a workhouse, thinking about how it would look if it was still used.

In History, Class 5 learned about what it was like to be a child in the Victorian times. They were all very shocked to hear about the jobs that children would have to do if they were from a poor family.

Next week, we will be using the BBC:Microbits to make our own flashcards to help memorise different fruits in Spanish.

Stars of the Week: Fintan and Funmi

Class 5 have started the term with making art about the London Skyline. They searched for images of famous London landmarks and buildings and then practiced drawing the outlines. Afterwards, they drew the images onto watercolour paper and painted them with reflections below to show the Thames. Class 5 are excited to show their artwork on display in the hall.

Stars of the Week: Polina and Thomas

This week, Class 5 have looked at Brazil in Geography. They spent some time researching facts about Brazil and looked at different landmarks. They then wrote a postcard as if they had been there on holiday and all of the things they got up to.

Stars of the Week: Noella and Fintan

Class 5 have been working hard on their newspaper reports in English this week. They decided what story they wanted to write about and they planned their report. After interviews with other children and a couple of members of staff, Class 5 wrote their reports and edited them.

Have a look at our Christmas display that we made with Class 6!

Stars of the Week: Noella and Martha

This week, Class 5 had the pleasure of visiting the Unicorn Theatre. They watched Pinocchio which has inspired them for their own Christmas performance. Class 5 were very well behaved throughout the whole trip. They thoroughly enjoyed the play and will be writing a review of what they saw in extended writing.