Year 5 took advantage of a rare dry day for a lively PE session on the astroturf. We started with a trust game where randomly selected partners guided each other backwards before changing it to a co-operation activity. All the children in both classes did brilliantly with unfamiliar pairings getting down to work with each other. 

 Our first DT lesson! We have been learning to sew using a running stitch!  This took a lot of patience and resilience, but we got there and the children were thrilled to have been introduced to what was a new skill for many!  We learnt that we needed to thread the wool through the 'eye' of the needle and that we would be practising our running stitch on 'Binka' Not many pictures as Mrs Brown was busy re-threading needles and tying knots, but enjoy!

 Today we explored where numbers are placed on the number line.  We recalled our past stem sentences to reason and discuss where numbers should go using more and less.  We also practised writing the numbers!

 In DT, the children have been learning to sew.  The children showed resilience and determination when threading the needle.  The children learnt how to do a running stitch. 

 This week we are continuing with the spelling pattern:  Words with a long /e/ sound spelt ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ after c (and exceptions) This includes words, such as: deceive conceive receive perceive ceiling receipt protein caffeine seize neither

 In Geography, we are learning all about our world.  This has started with learning about the seven continents! The seven continents song This week, we focused on the continents, North and South America.  We learnt about the oceans that surround the continents, the weather you might experience there, the food you might eat and the animals that have their habitats there! In Science, we have been focusing on animals!  We have been learning about the five groups of vertebrates and how we can identify them!

  Today we explored one more and one less using a number line.  We rolled the die to get our starting number before identifying the number that was one more and one less.  We had to explain our reasoning through using the stem sentences: One more than ___ is ___. ___ is one more than ___. One less than ___ is ___. ___ is one less than ____.