Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Welcome to our Class 5 blog in the third week of October already! We have been an extremely busy class and it has been hard to choose the photos to share with you all.
We are studying the properties of odd and even numbers this week in maths along with common multiples and common factors. Mr Wainwright’s maths group has been having fun with multiplying decimals amongst other revision areas. Parentheses and correct punctuation for sentence structure is our grammar focus in literacy along with harvest rhymes to go with our harvest art as well as the narrative Stig of the Dump.
We are investigating reversible change in science, linked to history (the discovery and use of metal in the Bronze Age onwards), polishing up our rhythms and written notation in music in order to communicate messages to Classes 3 and 4 through drum beat (history link) and launching how to use Bug Club which is exciting. Our Stonehenge paintings and 3D model are progressing well. We studied how to keep ourselves safe online last week as we our online with our lessons, as well as frequently being online at home. Coding in our ICT has been thoroughly enjoyed  and our long distance running skills are really improving – a talented class!

I was very proud of how Year 6 led the Harvest Service and of their behaviour and learning at Colchester Castle. Superb!

Homework  13/10/14
English
Please read Mythical Beasts and Fabulous Legends on Oxford Owl as the stories in the Bronze and Iron Age were local folk tales, myths and legends that were passed down the generations. When you have read it, please write a short review on your favourite myth or legend on the blog.
Maths
Neolithic Group – p46 of Rising Stars – Solving data handling problems.
Bronze Age Group – p46 of Rising Stars, Solving data handling problems.
Iron Age group – p46 of L5 Rising Stars Approximate Readings
Please work on the 8x table this week. Keep practicing your 3x, 4x, 6x and 7x tables and build up your knowledge. Remember to use your times tables tool box.
L6 – p118 of Collins Level 6 Thinking Things Through – applying your knowledge and common sense. 
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28 comments:

  1. Anonymous15 October 2014 at 16:11

    My favourite part of the story was when all the celtic people got thier food and luckily they didn't find enyone to bash on the head.
    charlie

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    1. Mrs. Bowles19 October 2014 at 20:20

      Yes, I agree Charlie! A really rough existence eh?

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  2. Anonymous15 October 2014 at 19:34

    I enjoyed the part where halfdan and snorri traded the rune juice for the vicious monster, Craken
    Zoe

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  3. Anonymous15 October 2014 at 19:36

    (Oops full stop)!!!!
    Zoe

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  4. Anonymous15 October 2014 at 20:10

    My favourite part of the story,mythical beasts and fabulous legends, was when Snorri and Halfdan tricked the colossal sea creature, the Kraken.I did enjoy listening to this book although some of the language used could be up levelled to make the story more interesting.I rate this book three out of five stars. Elizabeth

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    1. Mrs. Bowles19 October 2014 at 20:22

      I wonder which vocabulary came to mind Elizabeth? Let me know, well done.

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  5. Anonymous15 October 2014 at 20:25

    My favourite part of the story was when Halfdan and Snorri tricked the gargantuan octopus (the Kraken) into not eating them, but him being eaten himself! This book was interesting, but the vocabulary could be better.
    - Brandon

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    1. Mrs. Bowles19 October 2014 at 20:23

      How would you up level the vocabulary Brandon? Let me know of any suggestions, I am curious and pleased that you are thinking in this way, well done!

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  6. Anonymous15 October 2014 at 20:48

    My favourite piece of the story was when Halfdan and Snorri were quarreling over the Kraken(Snorri said that it was a giant octopus and Halfdan was arguing with him that it was a gargantuan crab).I loved the story but I agree with Brandon the vocabulary definitely could have been better.Overall 3 out of 5!!

    -Tom

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    1. Mrs. Bowles19 October 2014 at 20:24

      Well done for using our word of the week - gargantuan! Terrific.

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  7. Anonymous16 October 2014 at 17:21

    I really enjoyed reading this story and I thought it was really funny when Halfdan was saying that he wanted to die a messy and painful death.
    Have a good weekened
    -Ellie

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  8. Anonymous16 October 2014 at 18:12

    My favourite part was when Halfdan chanted " I want to die an extremely painful death". Then later on he was almost killed by the Kraken. He would have died if it wasn't foe Snorri who bellowed " Wait".

    Ellađź’•

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    1. Mrs. Bowles19 October 2014 at 20:26

      This certainly made people chuckle, one of my favourite parts too.

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  9. Anonymous16 October 2014 at 18:32

    This story was fun to read and to listen to, and my favrioute part probaly was the near the end when they tricked the kraken into going into the pot and becoming a sea food special for the Gods of Asgaurd!

    From Erran

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  10. Anonymous16 October 2014 at 18:39

    I loved thie story of The Watcher in the Waves and thought that the part when Snorri tricked The Kraken into being into was extremely clever and an exciting end to the myth. Though I must agree with Brandon and Tom; vocabulary could be much better, I think this tale was one were the author describes characters so well you could see them in your head if there weren't pictures!
    - Ashley

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    1. Mrs. Bowles19 October 2014 at 20:29

      Yes, vivid adjectives! I agree about up levelling the vocabulary - how would you do that?

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  11. Anonymous16 October 2014 at 20:25

    I loved the way snorri tricked the kraken and the way snorri and halfdan argued a bout if the kraken was a giant crab or a octopus lol
    nat

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  12. Anonymous16 October 2014 at 20:27

    oops no capitl letter
    Nat

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  13. Anonymous17 October 2014 at 07:50

    I liked this book because it was exciting and my favourite part was also when the massive octopus nearly swept out the village.I rate this book 7 out of 10.
    Amelie

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  14. Anonymous19 October 2014 at 17:48

    I thought that when Halfdan and Snorri argued over the kracken, if it was more like a crab or an octopus it was so funny (i like they way he set that piece of text out).And like most of the people said it needed better vocabulary to be in the age it was in !!! but over all LOL (that means i liked it) :) :) :)
    I rate this 8 out of 10
    Jack

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    1. Mrs. Bowles19 October 2014 at 20:32

      I'm glad you liked it Jack! I agree about the vocabulary, so which age range should this text be in?

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  15. Anonymous19 October 2014 at 17:51

    *the way not they way

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  16. Mrs. Bowles19 October 2014 at 20:34

    Well done those of you who have published your thoughts on the blog, I am really pleased with you all. Well done.

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