Year 5's P.E. today continued our previous theme of cricket skills. Today we focussed on batting towards a target ( as opposed to hitting as hard as possible ), accurate bowling and co-ordinating team roles within a fast-paced game. The children did very well, understanding the purpose of co-ordinating our actions as a team and improving their skills. Mr Hopegood

Today, the children celebrated World Ocean Day by learning about the importance of keeping our oceans clean and protecting marine life. We discussed how litter and plastic waste can pollute the ocean and affect the animals that live there. To explore this topic creatively, the children used recycled materials that are often found as waste and can end up polluting our oceans. They transformed the bases of plastic bottles into turtles and used cardboard tubes to create a variety of sea creatures. We were very impressed with their imaginative artwork and their enthusiasm for helping to protect our oceans. Thank you to anyone who donated recyclable materials for this activity and with other materials that were used by other year groups.  Have a look at some photos of the children's sea-themed masterpieces.

 Today in year 4, we have been busy learning all about World Ocean Day. We spoke about the importance of the oceans and how they are at risk. We also spoke about how we can protect them. After this, we create d our own art work to celebrate the day. We drew our designs in pencil then used a wax crayon to go over the lines. Finally, we used a water colour wash to make them stand out. 

As well as it being 'Break the rules day', we have been exploring place value with numbers 50-100.  We were challenged to recognise how many tens there were and how many ones, before recording our findings using stem sentences. There are ______tens. There are _____ ones. The number is ______.