P5N Class 2021/22
Welcome!
Dear Parents,
Welcome to P5N's class page where you will be able to find out all about the learning taking place within class. Please ensure that you check this page regularly throughout the week for any important class notices and to find out about your child's home learning.
On the timetable tab you can see your child's weekly timetable where you can find the specific days for specialists lessons such as P.E and eventually swimming.
I look forward to a great year ahead with P5N!
Miss Naomi
Home Learning
Spelling - Children will receive a new list of spellings every Sunday. These are to be learnt at home over the week, ready for a spelling test on Thursday. Please support your child to become confident about the meanings of the words too.
Reading - Reading books are sent home weekly. These need to be returned by Thursday or Sunday in order to receive new ones. *Following a reading assessment, your child's reading level has now changed. If you notice that they are finding their new book level extremely challenging please send me an email. I will monitor this in school too.*
Maths Passports- The children should be working on their targets for about 10 minutes a day at home. On the learning portal, there is a link to a fantastic website where they can practise each target. In school, they will be assessed 2 times a week.
Multiplication Tables - by the end of year 4 (Primary 5) children are expected to know all the facts for the multiplication tables from 1-12, including the division facts. In year 4, I will support your child to do this. However, it is also beneficial for them to be practising these regularly at home. https://ttrockstars.com/ is a website that your child should know well. There's also a range of catchy songs on YouTube to help children to learn the tables.
Week Beginning 19.06.22
Chocolate exit point
Thank you so much for coming to our Exit Point today. It was lovely that all of you were able to attend and celebrate the learning that has taken place during this unit. The children said, 'it was the best Exit Point ever'!
Week Beginning 12.06.22
Important information
Parent Teacher Consultations - If you wish to have a meeting then please complete the Google Form sent out by email last week. Please note that Tuesday 21st is a FULL day so meetings can only take place from 2.15pm.
IPC Exit Point - Our final Exit Point of the year will take place on Thursday 23rd June at 10am in the Learning Souq. Please come and join us as the children have prepared something special for you.
Reading Books - Please return ALL school reading books by the end of this week as these are now being reorganised in preparation for the new academic year.
maths: Geometry
Geometry is the focus for our Maths this week. Today the children have been learning all about how to classify triangles based on their properties. We made isosceles, equilateral and scalene triangles using a geoboard and elastic bands before creating a WANTED poster for the different triangles.
By the end of our geometry unit, the children should be able to:
compare and classify geometric shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles, based on their properties and sizes
identify acute and obtuse angles and compare and order angles up to 2 right angles by size
identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations
complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry
Week Beginning 05.06.22
maths: statistics
We are now learning all about statistics in P5N. By the end of this unit, the children should be able to:
interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs
solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs
Today we surveyed the class to find out their favourite novel from the year. They recorded their findings in a tally chart and then created a bar chart to present the data.
IPC
The children are very busy with their preparations for the Exit Point which will take place in the penultimate week of term (more details will be sent in an email soon)! They don't want me to spoil the surprise that they have for you so I will only leave photos as clues.
country presentations
To continue to help the children to develop their speaking and listening skills, the children have been creating a presentation about a country of their choice. We've had some fantastic presentations so far about Canada, India and Iceland to name but a few. Ask your child to show you their slides; I think you'll be impressed!
Library
Library continues to be every Tuesday and we have been enjoying the new library layout and books! Please could you ensure that your child returns their books each week - even if it's just to renew them for another week. Thank you!
Week Beginning 22.05.22
Maths: analogue and digital time
Being able to tell the time is an important life skill. This week, we have been revisiting learning from P4, ensuring that all the children can tell the time on both an analogue clock and digital clock. This is a skill that can be easily reinforced at home using clocks around the house and asking your child to read the time to you. Here is a game (level 3) that can also help: Telling the time
Those children who already know how to tell the time have been trying to solve problems like the one below.
Week Beginning 15.05.22
Maths
This week, P5N have been continuing to develop their knowledge of pounds and pence. They have learnt how to use a variety of methods to add and subtract amounts of money, and they are now using these to solve multi-step problems.
Design and Technology
P5N are working on something special for you as part of their IPC topic, Chocolate. Last week, we analysed different chocolate bar wrapper designs, critiquing their use of colour, font and images. This week the children developed their own skills in graphic writing!
Week Beginning 10.05.22
Welcome back to the final term of P5. It's lovely to see the children back after their holiday.
This Thursday, PDO School will be celebrating World Book Day. On the day, the children can come dressed in costume. The children will be having a parade and then be voting for the best costume. There will also be an opportunity for the children to buy old library books. They can choose 3 library books for 500 bz!
The Art Competition entries should be handed in to myself no later than this Thursday.
I look forward to a fun-filled day with the children!
Week Beginning 24.04.22
Guided Reading: Palm oil
For guided reading, we have been reading a text called 'Palm Oil: Is it really that bad?' Not only have P5N developed their comprehension skills through this, but they have importantly learnt about the detrimental impact palm oil farming is having on the world. Lots of the class have been busy looking at home for products which contain this ingredient and are going to look out for the RSPO label on foods next time they go shopping with you.
Words of the Week
'Blithely' and 'mortified' are two words which the children have come across this week in their class novel. We have defined them and used them in sentences. Can they tell you the definitions?
Maths: Measure
This week, we are beginning a unit of learning about measure. Through this, the children will learn about money and time.
English
The main characters of our class novel are about to go an a voyage on the RMS Queen Mary so P5N have been researching key information about this incredible ship. Ask them to tell you some of the interesting facts that they learnt about it!
Week Beginning 03.04.22
Information for the final week of term
IPC Exit Point at 12.45pm on Tuesday in the Main Hall. Please refer to the email sent out for detailed information.
Please return all reading and library books this week.
Wednesday and Thursday will be 'fun' days where the children will take part in a variety of different activities. It would be best if the children wore their PE kits for these days as some activities will be physical.
fun day!
Phase 2 have enjoyed a range of different activities today, including: making pom poms, a paper airplane competition, card games, skittleball and rounders. More fun to be had tomorrow!
IPC Exit Point
A big THANK YOU for coming to our Exit Point yesterday. The children were really excited to have you there and to show you their very impressive pyramids.
After Eid, we will be starting our final IPC unit in P5: CHOCOLATE! Obviously, the children are looking forward to this one as I think they think it involves a lot of chocolate eating!
Week Beginning 27.03.22
IPC Exit Point
Next Tuesday (5th April), you are invited to P5N's 'Temples, Tombs and Treasures' Exit Point. This will be held at 12.45pm in the Main Hall. Please refer to the email sent out for detailed information.
The children are excited to share with you their 3D pyramids and burial chambers with you!
IPC
We have been busy making clay artefacts for our pyramids this week. P5N have been very resilient as it has not been easy making miniature canopic jars and sarcophaguses from clay!
Edward tulane
This week, we started our new book and the children have been very excited about reading it! We have learnt about the meanings of some rather tricky words that we have come across, such as 'agitation' and 'ego'.
After a hot-seating activity, the children began to write a diary entry all about the unfortunate events that Edward Tulane experienced in chapter 2.
Week Beginning 20.03.22
BAke Off!
Wow! What a tremendous effort across P5 for the Bake Off competition! All of the cakes were fabulous and the children were so excited to see the entries and vote for a winner. The winner for P5N was Lilia! Well done!
A huge thank you to you all for helping the children prepare their cakes. I know that there have been hours - if not days - of work gone in to them!
English
Here are some of our published travel guides!
Presentations
In order to help the children develop confidence speaking in front of an audience, they have been creating and sharing presentations about a topic of their choice on a Thursday afternoon. Today we were treated to presentations about India, gemstones and mermaids!
Week Beginning 13.03.22
English
We have now finished reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the children are about to finish their final piece of writing inspired by the book: a Narnia travel guide! To celebrate all of their hard work during this unit, P5N will be publishing their favourite piece of writing for display. Will they choose their haiku? Travel guide? Letter? Chapter continuation? Internal monologue?
Our next book is called 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane' by Kate DiCamillo.
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who was able to come to Sports Day this morning. I know that the children were so excited to have you there and it helped ease the nerves that they had about the event. It was a brilliant morning.
IPC
After carefully measuring and drawing a base and isosceles triangles, we started to construct our 3D pyramids today. Next, we are going to turn them into masterpieces! Watch this space!
Sports day
It is Sports Day tomorrow - Wednesday 16th March. Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing their PE kit and sunscreen. Please see last week's newsletter with details about where to go if you are coming to spectate!
Maths
P5N have been learning about decimal place value this week. They have learnt specifically about tenths and hundredths and should now be able to:
round decimals with 1 decimal place to the nearest whole number
write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths and hundredths
compare numbers with the same number of decimal places
Week Beginning 06.03.22
IPC: Pyramids and Tombs
After a hard few days of assessments, we finished off Tuesday afternoon with some fun! P5N have been learning all about the ancient Egyptian pyramids and the tombs inside of them. They had a go at designing their very own tomb complete with burial chamber, annex, treasury and antechamber. Over the next few weeks, we will be creating 3D pyramids from cardboard and then using our tomb designs to complete the inside of them.
Art
We have nearly finished all of our beautiful bird collages. The children have shown a lot of resilience in creating these - making sure that each piece of their bird was the right size and shape. I think you'll agree that they look amazing!
The great pdo school bake off
As I'm sure you will have read in last Thursday's newsletter, PDO children and families are invited to take part in 'THE GRET PDO SCHOOL BAKE OFF'. The idea is to create a cake at home which is linked to one of the books the children have read so far this year. In P5, we have read 'Leon and the Place Between', 'The Wolves in the Wall', 'How to Train your Dragon' and 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'. The cake can be a single cupcake or a full sized family cake! This afternoon, the children have excitedly created some designs for their cakes and I've asked them to come home and share these ideas with you.
The cakes will be judged on Thursday 24th March.
Sports day
Another exciting event for your diaries this month is the PDO School Sports Day which will be held on Wednesday 16th March. Detailed information about this even has been emailed out to all parents.
Week Beginning 27.02.22
Welcome back!
After a week of online learning and the half term holiday, it has been lovely to have the class back in school. Today in Maths, we have been revisiting the fractions learning that we covered whilst online. During IPC, the children learnt about the meaning of chronological order and used this to help them order the ancient Egyptian pharaohs on a timeline. Later in the week, P5N will be learning about the Egyptian afterlife.
Please could any online learning packs be returned to school this week so I can check them.
Science
Calculating the speed of sound
In Science last week we did an experiment to calcualte the speed of sound. We measured 20 metres from a large wall outside and recorded a whistle blast and it's echo using a sound editing application (Audacity).
We found that the echo was 0.125 seconds later than the whistle and so it had taken 1/8th of a second to travel 40m. We therefore calculated that the speed of sound must be 8 x 40 = 320 m/s. Surprisingly close to the generally recognised 340 m/s.
Week Beginning 13.02.22
Online learning
As outlined in the email sent on Saturday night, P5N will be working online for the duration of this week. Please join the Google Meet by entering the code P5N and ensure that your child has their pack which was sent home with them previously. I will start the meeting at 8.30am.
Week Beginning 06.02.22
English
P5s are at an exciting point in our class novel, 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'. Aslan is nearer and the children are desperate to find out what will become of Edmund and the White Witch! This week, we have written internal monologues from the point of view of greedy and foolish Edmund in order to explore how he feeling about what he has done. The finished writing has been wonderful to read! You could ask your child to share what they remember with you.
IPC
We are really enjoying learning all about the ancient Egyptians! This week we've tried to use our investigative skills to work out what different artefacts could have been used for and what they might tell us about life in ancient Egypt.
Next week, the children will be learning about significant pharaohs, researching and creating a poster to share their knowledge.
Presentations
To help P5N develop their confidence speaking audibly in front of an audience, they will be giving a short (approximately 3 minutes) presentation about a topic of their choice. Here is the schedule so you can see when your child is presenting. I am encouraging the children to learn their presentation as best as possible so that they do not read from the slides. This has been set as home learning.
Well done to Rayan, Qonita and Pranjal for their lovely presentations today!
Maths
The children have been working hard on their understanding of equivalent fractions this week. They have used bar models and fraction walls to help them to do this and have now begun to use their knowledge of multiplication and division to solve questions like the one opposite.
Week Beginning 30.01.22
Learning Packs
We have sent a plastic folder containing exercise books and stationery home with your child. This is so that in the event of suddenly switching to online learning, the children have the resources that they need at home. Please keep it in a safe place and fingers crossed, it isn't needed.
PE
Please note that for this week only, P5N will have an extra PE lesson this Tuesday so please ensure that your child wears their PE kit to school. Thank you.
English
Today, the children planned the events leading up to Mr Tumnus' arrest in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They then acted out these plans which allowed them to rehearse the sentences which they will use in their writing tomorrow. It was great to hear them use the idioms that they learnt about last week, including 'Great Scott' and 'It was a piece of cake'.
Week Beginning 23.01.22
Live Learning
To join the google meeting, please enter the code P5N.
If there are any technical issues, please let me know and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
ARt
Using the painted papers that we created last week, P5N had a go a creating Clare Youngs inspired owls. They are wonderful - each with their own unique character! Now that the children are confident with the techniques involved, they will be starting to create another collage of a bird of their choice.
Swimming
Good news! Swimming will begin again tomorrow (Monday 24th January).
IPC
P5N have been developing their research and note taking skills by researching one of the following aspects of Ancient Egyptian life: education, family, fashion, food and drink, and housing. As a group, they presented their findings to the class, carefully thinking about how to engage and maintain the interest of their audience.
Maths: Perimeter
For the past few lessons, P5N have been learning all about perimeter. Today, the children learnt about how to calculate the perimeter of rectilinear shapes with missing measurements!
Week Beginning 16.01.22
Live Learning
To join the google meeting, please enter the code P5N.
If there are any technical issues, please let me know and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Week Beginning 09.01.22
Live Learning
To join the google meeting, please enter the code P5N.
If there are any technical issues, please let me know and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Week Beginning 02.01.22
Live Learning
To join the Google meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/cnx-ygjf-zwv
Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 413-679-2988 and enter this PIN: 554 640 350#If there are any technical issues, please let me know and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
art resource required!
For our first Art project this term, we will be using the art work by Clare Youngs to inspire us to create mixed media bird collages. As part of this process, we will be using a variety of tools to mark-make in order to create papers for our collages. Please could you start to save any thing from home that could be used to mark-make. Really this could be anything! Examples include:
bottle tops
bubble wrap
dried leaf
sticks
straws
foam
It would also be great if you could save any cardboard packaging such as cereal boxes. Please could you send any resources in by next MONDAY.
Maths
Today the children in P5N have been consolidating their ability to multiply 3 and 4 digit numbers by 1 digit, using the formal written method. We then had a go at trying to solve this tricky problem from NRich.
English
We have started our new class novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Since returning to school, P5N have been learning about the story's historical context: World War II. We have used drama to help us to empathise with the experiences of child evacuees during this event.
Week Beginning 12.12.21
Art
After weeks of hard work, P5N have completed their dragon eyes. They look absolutely incredible! Don't they look amazing?!
Wahiba challenge-wheel design
23rd Wahiba Challenge 2022 - WHEEL DESIGN COMPETITION
It's back! The Wahiba Challenge returns and it is time for this year's Wheel Cover Competition. Please watch the video and email your designs to chairmanorac@gmail.com
Deadline is midnight 23rd January 2022
Youtube instructions - https://youtu.be/MnkuYpIUjhA
Links below for more information and guidelines.
IPC Exit POint
Thank you so much for coming to support P5's Exit Point yesterday. The children were so excited to have you there! They did an amazing job of presenting and worked extremely hard to create their tour for you. Not only did they develop their knowledge of Dhofar but through this project they gained a wealth of collaborative learning skills - not easy after a year and a half of social distancing and online learning. Well done, P5s!
Next term, we will start a new IPC unit all about Ancient Egypt!
Week Beginning 05.12.21
English
This week in English, P5N have been working on rewriting a chapter of How to Train Your Dragon. Through this, they have been developing their skills in using inverted commas for dialogue and learning how to create an effective setting description. I am so impressed with everyone's efforts so far - keep up the great work P5s!
Non-fiction thursday
The world is a fascinating place and non-fiction books help us to understand it better. Today P5N not only developed their retrieval skills but learnt all about Egyptian Vultures and why they are an endangered species. I wonder if they can spot any soaring high in the skies of Oman this weekend?
Factors
In Maths this week, P5N have been learning about factors, factor pairs and how to mentally multiply 3 single digit numbers together. They should now be familiar with the mathematical vocabulary of product, factor, commutative and square numbers.
Beautiful Oman Exit POint
You should have received an email invitation to our Exit Point next week. The children have worked so hard to learn all about Dhofar so come and join us next Tuesday to see their finished project!
Week Beginning 30.11.21
Computing
The children have been starting to learn how to style webpages using CSS using this resource: https://www.w3schools.com/code/tryit.asp?filename=FRZ1QM17VJH2 .
Art
After experimenting with clay last week, we have now begun the final stages of our dragon eye design project. This week we created the eyes, working really hard to ensure that we had secure joins. The final pieces are going to be amazing!
IPC: Dhofar
The children have been very busy today preparing their boards ready for the IPC Exit Point in the final week of term. We will be sending out an invite to this next week. They have been creating their very our tour company and tour of Dhofar for you! It has been great to see them develop their team working skills through this.
Maths
P5N have been learning their times tables this week. We have learnt a handy trick to help us to learn the 9s. For those children who already know their tables, they have been solving a range of tricky problems like the one to the left.
Week Beginning 21.11.21
P5n Notices
Library - The children are very excited that they can now borrow books from the school library. Our library session will be on a Tuesday so please could you ensure that your child brings to school their red library bag, green reading folder or another bag to keep the books protected.
Art
In Art this week, the children have been experimenting with clay in preparation for making their dragon eyes next week. They used a variety of tools to create different textures on the clay and also learnt how to use scoring to join bits of clay together!
Science
In order for the children to further understand tooth decay, they have set up an experiment to investigate how different liquids affect egg shells (as no-one wanted to volunteer any teeth for this investigation). They have been surprised to see that orange juice has had an alarming impact, quickly dissolving the egg shell!
Library
P5N thoroughly enjoyed their library session this week. There was a mad rush for the How to Train your Dragon series - a sure sign that they are enjoying the class book!
Maths Passports
Please ensure that your child is working on their maths passport targets for 10 minutes a day. Securing these skills will greatly help your child to access the maths for Year 4 and beyond.
Week Beginning 14.11.21
P5n Notices
National Day: On Thursday, we will be celebrating Oman's National Day in school. Your child can come to school wearing the colours of the Omani flag or wearing traditional Omani clothes.
Swimming: A gentle reminder that if your child is not well enough to attend swimming then they are not well enough to attend school and should stay at home until they are better.
Class parent: If anyone would like to be the P5N class mum or dad please send me an email on nmilner@pdoschool.com. I promise that it will not be a heavy workload!
Wellbeing
The children are enjoying sitting with a socially distanced table partner. Each week they will have a new partner to learn with which will enable them to get to know their classmates better and respect them for their own unique qualities. Every Thursday, we take time to reflect on what we have enjoyed about working with our partners. We then share these thoughts with one another during circle time.
Maths
We ended last week, with some challenging but fun problem solving. I was extremely impressed with how the children worked together and used their mathematical thinking to find solutions. Here are some of the challenges we used: Build it Up! and Maze 100.
Having now completed our unit of addition and subtraction, the children will begin to further develop their knowledge and skills in multiplication and division. To get an overview of the objectives for this, please have a look at this website. You can support your child with their multiplication and division by regularly practising the multiplication tables at home.
English
Today the children have started learning about how to write to persuade! They should now know that persuasion is about trying to convince someone to do something through powerful arguments. Over the next week, P5 will be learning all about persuasive techniques, culminating in a persuasive letter from the main character of How to Train Your Dragon.
IPC
Last week, the children enjoyed a visit to our very own Omani museum which has been set up in school. They used their research skills to find out all about the different artifacts on show. This week, P5 are learning about the different tourist attractions in Dhofar. They will then use this knowledge to set up their own tour company and travel itinerary for the region.
Week Beginning 31.10.21
Art
I am extremely proud of P5N's efforts in Art this week. Look at their incredible dragon eye sketches! The next step in this learning journey is to learn about the colour wheel and colour mixing. Then the children will experiment with different colour palettes for their dragon eye design.
Non-fiction thursday
Today the children explored the book 'Lost Species' which is all about extinct animals. They used their retrieval and summarizing skills to find out some interesting facts about creatures that once roamed the Earth. Reading non-fiction texts is really important as it helps children to broaden their understanding of the world.
Science
In Science with Miss Liz, P5N have been busy developing their knowledge of teeth. They should now know the names of the different teeth within a human mouth as well as the different parts of a single tooth.
Week Beginning 24.10.21
English: How to train your dragon
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell is our book for English this term. This is a hilarious adventure story which will undoubtedly hook in the children. The children will be writing their own set of instructions about how to catch a dragon beginning next week.
Art: Dragon Eyes
Over this half term, the children will be developing their sketching and sculpting skills, designing and making their very own clay dragon eye!
This week, we examined different scaly textures and had a go at sketching them. Next week, the children will begin to sketch their own dragon eye, incorporating some of the textures they've created so far.
Maths: Addition
P5N have been learning how to use the formal written method to add 4 digit numbers together. They've used place value counters and place value charts to help them to visualise what is happening as they add and exchange. Next week, they will be learning how to use the formal written method to subtract 4 digit numbers.
IPC: Beautiful Oman
Oman will be the focus of our learning during this half term. The children have been developing their geographical knowledge of Oman this week, using maps to locate the bordering countries, seas and its governorates. From next week, we will be focussing on the governorate of Dhofar, learning about its climate and what makes it a popular destination for tourists.
Week Beginning 10.10.21
Maths: Roman Numerals and Negative Numbers
This week, we are developing our knowledge and understanding of Roman numerals and negative numbers.
The children should now be familiar with the Roman numerals used for numbers 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100. This game can be used to support their understanding further.
IPC Exit Point
We enjoyed a great Exit Point today to round off our learning for the unit, Active Planet! We created our very own erupting volcanoes!
After the half term we will be restarting swimming. Your child's swim day is Monday.
They will need to bring: towel, goggles, swimsuit, flip flops/crocs, water bottle and a spare mask. They will also need to bring a separate swim bag to keep their belongings in. We have put in place new procedures and plans for our safe return to swimming and look forward to providing this opportunity again for our pupils alongside the Britswim team.
Mr Scott
Swimming
Computing Lesson, Tuesday 5th October
We are going to start to learn how to design and code webpages. First we will learn how colour is used so that we understand what is happening when we edit the code that makes webpages.
Watch the video and then read the instructions on the the linked page and have a go at the colour matching challenge. You will need to make colours by mixing red, green and blue light to match the colour shown. It's not easy!
Here are some of the general learning activities used at PDO School.
Note the Factors Challenge! Winners will be published in the next Newsletter.
Week Beginning 26.09.21
Art
This week we have been learning about the American artist, Charles Magee. We discussed his sculptures and collages talking about line and pattern. The children then had a go at creating a variety of different patterns which we will then use next week when we create our own 3D Charles Magee inspired collages!
English
We've had a really busy week in English! Through the text, The Wolves in the Walls, the children have been learning how to punctuate direct speech and have written poems which have included alliteration and expanded noun phrases. Next week, they will be further developing their descriptive writing skills by creating Top Trumps cards about the wolves which feature in our book.
vocabulary bingo!
In guided reading, we have been reading an extract from Podkin One Ear and we have come across some interesting vocabulary. To help the children develop their understanding of the meanings of words and ultimately 'unlock' the text, we've been playing vocabulary bingo and charades!
Maths: Rounding
We are continuing to develop our knowledge and understanding of place value in P5N. Rounding has been a big focus this week as the children learn to round 4 digit numbers to the nearest 1000, 100 and 10. To work on this further at home your child could use this game.
IPC
On Wednesday, P5N created a 3D model of a volcano in order to learn about its internal structure.
Thursday 23rd September
All about me!
Today P5N have been presenting their slideshows all about themselves! I have been really impressed with the effort that they have put into these and we've learnt lots of new things about one another. Over the term, we will be developing our presenting skills further!
Science
In our first unit of learning in Science, P5 are learning about Animals, including humans. This week they learnt all about the digestive system and the journey food takes through the different parts of our body.
Sunday 19th September
Character descriptions
Last week, the children wrote some fantastic character descriptions about Abdul Kazam from the book, Leon and the Place Between. They have been working hard to build their understanding of interesting verbs and adjectives and have revisited how to use these to create expanded noun phrases. Today, the children have worked hard to proofread and edit these pieces of writing!
Wednesday 15th September
In Art, P5N have been studying the work of Henri Matisse. They have created their very own Matisse style collages with a circus theme, thinking carefully about the composition, colour and shapes they use.
Maths Passports are back! The children are now being assessed on their individual targets and I'm sure that there will be lots of certificates coming soon!
Using well known melodies, P5 children have been learning basic ukulele skills. In addition, they have also discovering how the instrument works and the basic parts of the instrument. All resources used in class are on the Music website. Anyone needed information about buying their own ukulele, email at: gruston@pdoschool.com
Music
English
Here are some of our published travel guides!