It has been another great week in Year 5/6 with the children showing continued enthusiasm for their learning. Our very successful literacy unit about Robin Hood is drawing to an end and the children have been writing as if they are the cruel Sir Guy of Gisborne. In class, the children have had drama opportunities to get into the character of Sir Guy and have worked on their most sinister faces and slimiest voices. They then spent some time planning a first person narrative of the story of Robin Hood from Sir Guy’s perspective and are midway through producing, what we are sure will be, some fantastic writing.
In maths this week 5/6D’s set have been looking at factor pairs, prime numbers and prime factorisation which has resulted in them becoming excellent rappers. Watch the video below to see their PRIME rap! (Some interesting dance moves…)
Miss Anderson’s group have become treasure hunters, looking for buried treasure and they have used co-ordinates on maps to help them discover the hidden treasure. Miss Timms group have spent this week’s maths lessons in the ICT suite where they have been planning their own parties by using formulas on excel to work out costs and items needed.
In topic we have built on our knowledge of natural disasters which have hit North America by studying hurricanes. The children have used tablets to research what a hurricane is; how they are measured and what to do if you know a hurricane is on its way. They have written any safety tips on what to do in the case of a hurricane so don’t worry if a freak hurricane hits Woodley, our children are experts! We have also looked at some news footage of Hurricane Katrina that devastatingly hit parts of USA, such as New Orleans in 2005. Despite the sad nature of Hurricane Katrina, the children have generated and started to write brilliant news reports about the storm and have given a factual and impartial view to the events that took place.
We are now looking forward to spending next week carrying out some experiments related to friction and forces so look out for some video footage of the children carrying out their experiments.
Finally, we are looking forward to seeing as many of our year 6 parents as possible next Wednesday when we will be sharing with you information regarding the up and coming SATs.
Thank you again for your continued support.
UKS2 Team