Class of 2026 (Y5)

Today we explored ‘The Hand Jive’, a popular dance in the rock ‘n’ roll genre.

We broke the dance down into its different moves before putting it all together as a class.

In this lesson we continued to look at locations along the Tropic of Cancer.

We focused on Tamanrasset in Algeria and explored what it must be like to live there and some of the challenges the people might face.

Also, we made comparisons between Dhaka and Tamanrasset.

Today we have applied weaving techniques using raffia to create a natural piece of artwork.

This term we have been exploring lines of longitude and latitude.

In this lesson, we focused on a location on the Tropic of Cancer.’

In groups, we explored where Dhaka was located and what the landscape is like.

We also discussed the issues of living there in particular the impact of…

In this lesson we explored the hardness of materials.

In groups, we used different types of rocks and tried to scratch them using: plastic, nails, coins, split pins and our fingernail.

We discovered than chalk was the easiest of the rocks to scratch.

We have been focusing on linear drawings and collage.

After drawing a section of tree bark and parts of a tree, we used a range of strip cuts to create a collage. 
 

We thought carefully about the choice of colours and placement of each part of the collage.

In this lesson, we considered how each action could be performed.

We continued to use counts to help stay in time with one another.

We used our list of elements found in Norse Myths to create a poem titled, ‘Inside my Norse Myth.’

The poem included expanded noun phrases, similes, metaphors and powerful verb phrases.

We worked in pairs to generate and share our ideas.

As part of a bit of Christmas fun, the children enjoyed a board game day.
 

It was lovely to see the children sharing their games and smiling all day.

Today we have been using foam printing blocks to create prints.

We used ink rollers to apply red first to our blocks and then after letting it dry added green to our Christmas style prints.

Today we looked at how friction is a resistant force between two surfaces.

We investigated which surface is best to place on the floor to prevent people slipping.

We have been exploring road safety and ways to make ourselves more visible when we are outside.

In groups, we selected a design based on a brief provided and then used fluorescent and reflective materials to build our designs.

After creating our designs, we evaluated them against the brief…