Dance – The children have been exploring expressive dance using the poem The Highwayman as a stimulus. As usual they have worked with enthusiasm and enjoyment to produce good quality performance pieces. They have also learned a whole class dance, which we hope to share in our upcoming assembly. Art – Our theme of dragon …
Rugby Session – The children completed a rugby training session where they took part in some drills, 1 v 1 games and finished with some mini house team practice games. In the afternoon, they had a mini house team competition, putting into practice the skills taught earlier in the day. It was great fun and …
PHSE/Zones of Regulations – As part of our PSHE Jigsaw work we started to look at our dreams and goals for the future. The children created their own dream / goals jars and wrote their thoughts for the future. They are all very unique and special. Also in one of our Zones of Regulation sessions, …
Basketball Tournament – The children took part in a basketball coaching session followed by an intra-school tournament between the different houses in year 5. During the morning session, the children learnt the key vocabulary, skills and tactics of basketball before playing the mini games in the afternoon. It was thrilling to watch. Congratulations to Blue …
The children really enjoyed their DT unit exploring savoury crackers. This included a taste test of shop bought crackers, a class survey to inform our decisions on what type of cracker to make, baking our own versions culminating in a class competition (won by William, The Star Baker!). We finished the topic by looking at …