Practical Science Dissecting Hearts (pigs)

We had lots of fun this afternoon dissecting pigs hearts in Class 5.  We found: the 4 heart chambers, the heart valves and the heart strings too.  Look at our pictures below...

Welcome back to the second half the Spring Term, an extremely short half term! I hope you all enjoyed your week and a day, feeling rested and full of beans.

We have an exciting half term ahead, as we are going to pitch to the Manager and Assistant Manager of Fred Olsen’s Travel Agents in Colchester in order to try and win the prize. The challenge is to develop the ‘most perfect New Zealand experience.’ The winning team’s work this term is being prominently displayed in Fred Olsen’s window in Sir Isaac’s walk. Each team will face stiff competition from the rest of their class as well as Classes 3 and 4. Good luck everybody!

Class 5 is also going to try and learn enough guitar chords to accompany the school during the Easter Service – another enjoyable challenge!

We do have a heavy half term preparing for our Sats which are only a few weeks after Easter. You have all worked extremely hard and I know that you will continue to produce your best work.

P.E will be Tuesday mornings and Wednesday afternoons from this week and homework is still given out Mondays and due in on Fridays. This blog contains the weekly homework and is updated on Mondays.

Homework  24/02/15 

   Due in on Friday as homework will be given out on Mondays.

English

You have a challenge this week of a crossword of words containing silent letters. Good luck!

I am still expecting a book review each week on the blog when you have finished a Bug Club book or an actual book. If it is a Bug Club book, please say so.  L6 books may take a fortnight to complete. This is not differentiated as you are all challenged by sneaky silent letters and the Sats spelling test is bound to contain a few!

Maths - Neolithic and Bronze Groups

You have been allocated online homework involving mental calculations finding change in money transactions. This will speed up your number bond knowledge and it is a skill that you will repeat all your life. You also have an online video to watch to remind you how to complete short division with word problems using this method to complete.  You have Test C of Test 3 mental Thinking Things Through challenges.  Keep practicing your weakest tables to increase your total in the weekly times table challenge. Ask to be tested at home.

Iron Group

Log on to mymaths, selecting secondary and click on number. Select money and finance and scroll down to the bottom, budgeting. Follow the lessons and complete the homework. You click on the option that allows you to complete it for fun without a password and it will mark it for you too. Write in your homework book how you got on when it has marked it and record your answer to lesson 3 and 4. Did you calculate them correctly? TTT!

Please ensure that you have completed any backlog of online maths challenges.  

Maths this week was probability
- oh the excitement of working out the probability of Christmas hat colours!

Will it be red, blue, orange or yellow? You had worked on probability
challenges all week  - you deserved a bit of fun but with a serious mathematical challenge too. 

Pancake Races - brilliant!

Here they come!

It's not as easy as it looks.

The last week before Half term Class 5 – nearly there! You have worked extremely hard and deserve a rest but we have a busy week before us first.

Your teams have started to plan and design your invention that will ensure an enhanced New Zealand Experience this week. You now only have 3 weeks to complete your prototype and create a delicious New Zealand dish for the judges too.

We have a grammar week in Literacy, you have remembered many rules so far, a few more to go and you will be experts. We will be continuing our guitar tuition, High 5 netball skills, becoming adept at calculating the probability of challenges in maths (Thinking Things Through) and organising our groups to create a professional pitch to travel agents for our theme competition.

 Well done in scoring as many goals as you could to raise money for NSPCC goal challenge during your outdoor P.E. session last week - very impressive.

Homework  09/02/15

   Due in on Friday as homework will be given out on Mondays.

English

Words with silent letters p90 and p91 - everyone. Neolithic and Bronze groups, apostrophes, Iron Group – Test 1 of Grammar Practice.

I am still expecting a book review each week on the blog when you have finished a Bug Club book or an actual book. If it is a Bug Club book, please say so.  L6 books may take a fortnight to complete.

Maths

Neolithic and Bronze Groups

You have been allocated an online video to watch. This is revision of how to calculate the area of a triangle. After watching it, please complete the worksheet in your homework books. I have also given you Test C of Test 2 mental Thinking Things Through challenges. These are not too taxing and you will grow accustomed to these types of questions.  Keep practicing your weakest tables to increase your total in the weekly times table challenge. Ask to be tested at home.

Iron Group

Log on to mymaths and click on shape, the 7^th option down is plans and elevations. Follow the lessons and complete the homework. You click on the option that allows you to complete it for fun without a password and it will mark it for you too. Write in your homework book how you got on when it has marked it.

Please ensure that you have completed any backlog of online maths challenges.

Learning the names of the strings

Bringing their Kiwi myth to life!

How many vertices, edges and faces?

A goal?

Determination and concentration! NSPCC - sponsored football and netball goals.

How does the speed camera work?

What is it? Their speed? Any distractions?

Keeping a tally of the types of vehicles.

We do work hard in our gym lessons!

Well, it is our 5^th week of the Spring Term and we have a considerable amount of work to get through! We are continuing with our team efforts this week towards our New Zealand competition, creating a ‘perfect New Zealand experience.’ I was extremely pleased with how you all read the census data for Fordham independently and you need to create your data graph this week before comparing Fordham with Horotiu using their census data too.

Your teams need to plan and design an invention that will ensure an enhanced New Zealand Experience this week. You only have 4 weeks to complete your prototype and create a delicious New Zealand dish for the judges too.

 Well done on your digestive system models created last week – extremely realistic. Maths will be the properties and nets of 3D shape this week. You are completing your Maori play scripts to a high standard too, as well as performing them. It was fascinating creating a data bank of Fordham traffic with a speed camera last week. You were all highly professional.

I’m looking forward to the NSPCC goal challenge during your outdoor P.E. session this week. Good luck!

The Class 5 blog is updated on Mondays and homework is always on the blog, going out on Mondays, due back on Fridays. If you ever have trouble with internet access at home for your homework or Bug Club, use the ICT suite at school, just let me know that you require it.

   Homework  02/02/15

   Due in on Friday as homework will be given out on Mondays.

English

Your English homework is to read and listen to the Horotiu blog about the water pollution project that they carried out. You will find it under the television part, the Headteacher was very proud. You will need to know about this for the competition.

You also have pages 86 and 87 of ei and ie words to complete.

I am still expecting a book review each week on the blog when you have finished a Bug Club book or an actual book. If it is a Bug Club book, please say so.  L6 books may take a fortnight to complete.

Maths

You have been allocated online percentages to calculate under time pressure. I have also given you Test C of Test 2 mental Thinking Things Through challenges. These are not too taxing and you will grow accustomed to these types of questions.  Keep practicing your weakest tables to increase your total in the weekly times table challenge. Ask to be tested at home. Well done to those who increased their score last week.

Class 5 analysing Fordham village data to compare with an equivalent village in New Zealand.