Year 5HC: Blog items

Wellbeing Session

Date: 26th Feb 2020 @ 1:18pm

We had a brilliant time taking part in a special wellbeing session today! We were given 10 challenges to attempt, some of which were quite easy, some of which seemed impossible! Here's a taster of some of our challenges:

* Rolling a ball into a specific area

* Keeping two balloons in the air for 30 seconds

* Testing the speed of our hands by swapping coloured balls from one box to another in as short a time as possible

* Passing a ball to each other with our eyes closed

* Memory test to see if we could remember where particular picture cards were when turned over

During the activities, we were encouraged to think about how we felt - we were pleased and proud when we completed a challenge, but it could feel quite frustrating when we had to keep on trying and not always succeed. We talked about the importance of perseverence and resilience, especially when we try new things, and thought of strategies we could use to help us develop these skills. What an important message!

 

¿Tu ciudad tiene un banco?

Date: 14th Feb 2020 @ 2:49pm

In Spanish, 5HW have been learning how to ask how to find different places in a town (ciudad). In order to help us remember the names of different places, we designed our own town maps!

Can you find una playa? Una iglesia? Una piscina?

If you want to practice your Spanish over the half term holidays, remember our important phrases - 

¿Tu ciudad tiene un banco?   -   Does your town have a bank?

¿Hay un supermercado aqui?   -   Is there a supermarket here?

 

Mini Olympics Experience

Date: 12th Feb 2020 @ 3:22pm

We completed a mini Olympics this morning as our experience to complete our Ancient Greeks study. We had such fun throwing a javelin, shot put and discus, and did our best leap for the long jump!

We're analysying our results tomorrow to see who won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place...but safe to say, it was a close competition!

Can 5HW find their anchor?

Date: 7th Feb 2020 @ 3:56pm

Mrs Ganner held an assembly this morning, where she set a challenge for children to 'find their anchor'. This involved learning some mindfulness strategies for breathing - which will help us focus and remain calm. 

Have a go at home and see if you can find your anchor!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw_Wfr7cAig

 

 

Magnificent Myths!

Date: 6th Feb 2020 @ 11:14am

We have spent some time writing a new labour for Heracles this half term - the children each invented a mythical creature, and created a story around Heracles and their fearsome monster. The final versions of their myths were absolutely wonderful to read, and each and every child worked incredibly hard to write with imagination and detail. 

Jigsaw: Healthy Body & Healthy Mind

Date: 3rd Feb 2020 @ 8:17am

As part of our new Jigsaw topic, 5HW have been looking at the dangers of smoking on the human body. Have a look at the amazing diagram drawn by Taissia, Lilly-Anne and Alissia.

Freeze Frames

Date: 25th Jan 2020 @ 8:26am

Miss Wendt challenged 5HW to create a group 'freeze frame' to depict a different stage of a human life. Each group had to keep their stage secret, MIss Gallery and the rest of the class had to guess each one!

Can you guess?! The different stages are newborn, toddler, child, adolescent, adult and senior. Which image matches each stage?

Greek Workshop

Date: 22nd Jan 2020 @ 12:19pm

We are having the BEST day finding out all about the Ancient Greeks with a hands-on workshop led by Penelope and Andros. Penelope is trying to convince us that the city-state of Athens is the best place to live in the Ancient Greek world, whereas Andros is adament that Sparta is far better! 

We've found out that while the city-states all have a couple of things in common (like their belief in the gods, or their language), they're actually very different places. Sparta was famous for its soldiers, whilst Athens led the way in developing democracy and studying. 

Can you remember any other facts about each of the city-states? Where would you have rather lived?

Have a look at our photos to see the fabulous role-play and exploration we're doing!

Life Cycles!

Date: 17th Jan 2020 @ 12:51pm

Have a look at the amazing Science & IT work 5HW have been doing. We designed a poster using PicCollage to help us remember the different stages of a human's life.

Have a look at our 'life cycles' below!

CC Launch

Date: 16th Jan 2020 @ 10:15am

Our new question for this half term is, "Why is Dina Asher-Smith famous?"

This might seem like a strange question to be asking, but it opens the door into considering sport - the Olympics in particular - and why this competition exists. We'll discover that it goes all the way back to the time of the Ancient Greeks, although it was very different back then to how it happens today! 

To launch our new area of learning, we watched "Team GB Golden Moments" from the London 2012 Olympics (anyone remember "Super Saturday"?!), thinking about what we could see and how it made us feel watching it. We felt proud, emotional, inspired and amazed. Look it up on YouTube - do you feel the same as we did as you watch it?

We can't wait to explore the Ancient Greeks more, and have so many exciting opportunities for the children planned!

Is a balloon alive?

Date: 10th Jan 2020 @ 8:11am

Have a look at the science problem below that 5HW are currently discussing. What do you think? How do you know if something is alive?

Designing and building bridges!

Date: 17th Dec 2019 @ 10:12pm

We had an incredible morning putting all our D&T knowledge into practice as we designed and made a bridge, as part of our "Inventions" unit this half term. With Mark, from The Learning Partnership, as our guide, we worked in role as engineers who were comissioned to invent a prototype for a bridge over the canal - the design had to have a span of at least 1 metre and be able to move so that it opened for boats to still be able to travel along the canal. We used hinges, pivot points, counter balances, triangular beams, cantilevers...the language and skills applied were fabulous! We also really used our learning powers - lots of co-operation and resilience were needed!

Check out our photos (and a little video!) to see!

Anti-Bullying Workshop

Date: 22nd Nov 2019 @ 5:03pm

As part of anti-bullying week all children in KS2 had the chance to take part in a drama workshop. Today, 5HW acted out the different types of bullying, and what we can do to 'make a change'.

We made a promise that in 5HW we will be brave and act with kindness and wisdom at all times. 

Have a look at some of our drama activities. 

Trying new things...

Date: 22nd Nov 2019 @ 4:45pm

Last week, the teachers at Ravensbury had an amazing training session. They talked about lots of different ideas which will help our learning.

Mrs Hodges and Miss Wendt have been trying out some new strategies with us. Have a look below at our new way of choosing learning partners!

Building Bridges

Date: 13th Nov 2019 @ 8:59am

We had so much fun yesterday morning building a bridge which would hold the weight of a toy car...out of marshmallows and spaghetti! After lots of teamwork (and mess!), we created some very successful designs! 

We're really excited for this new half term's topic - "Why does the world need great inventions?" - and will be finding out about lots of different inventions and the impact they have had!

Digital Wallpaper! (Part 2)

Date: 24th Oct 2019 @ 12:19pm

...so many beautiful photos they couldn't all be loaded into one blog!

Can you find yours here?

Digital Wallpaper! (Part 1)

Date: 24th Oct 2019 @ 12:15pm

We have LOVED creating our digital wallpaper as our experience to complete this half term's Connected Curriculum unit of work, inspired by William Morris. Check out our designs - aren't they beautiful?

We used oil pastel and then felt to create our tile, then chose our favourite medium to use as the base of our wallpaper. We then used PicCollage on the iPads to duplicate and crop our images (many times over!) to create the repeated pattern. We think they're pretty wonderful!

Can you find yours? (if it's not here, check the next blog!)

Quarry Bank Mill

Date: 16th Oct 2019 @ 3:15pm

We have had SUCH a brilliant time learning about the Victorians this half term! We've learnt so many fascinating facts about what it was like working in mills and factories, and have been shocked at how poor the working conditions were for many...including children as young as five! 

We're currently busy completing our D&T project, where we are using textiles to design a repeated pattern in the style of the famous Victorian artist, poet, designer and manufactuer - William Morris. Keep your eyes peeled on our class page to see our fantastic designs!

In the meantime, check out the photos to get a peek into the wonderful time we had at Quarry Bank Mill this half term. 

Spanish Cooking!

Date: 3rd Jun 2019 @ 1:29pm

To launch our new topic for this half term, "Why is Spain such a popular tourist destination?", we have been busy cooking a classic Spanish dish - patatas bravas! 

We all helped make the sauce to go alongside the potatoes, and (almost) all of us thought it was absolutely delicious!

Check out the photos to see what we got up to!

Trying Japanese Sweets!

Date: 3rd May 2019 @ 2:24pm

Miss wendt spent some of the Easter holidays in her favourite place - Japan! As a treat for 5HC she brought back some 'unusual flavoured Kit Kats' to try. 

Would you eat a green tea Kit Kat? Or a strawberry cheesecake one? What about a tomato flavoured one?!

Is there anything inside a flower?

Date: 3rd May 2019 @ 2:13pm

How many times have you wondered what the inside of a flower looks like? 5HC have! They've been looking very closely at the parts of plants and flowers, and were amazed to learn that plants can be male, female or both!

Have a look at the images below to see our investigations!

Amazing Maths Games!

Date: 3rd May 2019 @ 2:01pm

Year 5 were set a challenge - they had to invent a game to help other children develop their knowledge of shapes. As you can see from the images there were lots of brilliant examples!

4NS came in to test the games - and they thought they were fabulous!

Space Virtual Reality

Date: 1st May 2019 @ 3:24pm

We had an amazing time today exploring The Solar System using Virtual Reality! 

Using our own individual headsets, we went on a tour of our Solar System, finding out fascinating facts about the different planets and their moons. It was such a fantastic way of learning about space!

Raising money for Refugee Action!

Date: 4th Apr 2019 @ 9:51am

On Tuesday, we held an Art Exhibition to raise money for Refugee Action by selling framed prints of our Greek landscapes artwork, inspired by Nikolas Georgoudakis. As part of our study of Greece, we found out that many refugees go to Greece in order to find safety from their own countries where they may experience war or religious persecution. We watched some CBBC Newsround interviews with two boys who are refugees in Greece and found out a bit about their story. We thought it would be a brilliant idea to try and help refugees who are finding safety in Manchester by raising money for this charity.

We managed to raise a grand total of...

*** £231.12 ***

At the beginning of the Summer Term, we will have a representative from Refugee Action visit the school to meet the children and collect the donation.

Thank you SO MUCH for your support in helping us raise money for this brilliant charity.

 

Greek Food Tasting!

Date: 1st Mar 2019 @ 9:53am

To launch our study of Greece, we had an epic food tasting session!

We tasted 14 different food items which are made or produced in Greece - some we loved, some weren't to our taste!

Have a look at the plates - can you name the different foods we tried?

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