Ball Throw Task

Recently, some children created 'sequenced videos'. Their task was to "Film a ball being thrown from one location and into another, so that the transition looks realistic, but the viewer knows it is not." Below are two examples of their work.

A Look into Our Learning

Making the most of the fantastic library.

Writing letters to our future selves.

Solving the Mad Hatter's problems with his seating plan.

Investigating multiples and common factors.

Answering questions about a newspaper report. 

Exploring place value using base ten blocks.

First Week in Year Five

This week in Year Five we've had loads of fun!  We sketched birds as pretty as a picture and had a competition to see which group could build the highest self-standing tower out of colourful Lego.  All the classes had fun trying out cup stacking, and we learnt how to make a curve out of straight lines.  We've also had fun reading Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.  Lastly, we did some GoNoodle, and that got us up and moving.  The first week in Year Five has been absolutely amazing!

The Year Five Bloggers

 

Backwards Videos

At the start of this year, we have been working hard on our teamwork skills. One of the tasks we undertook in teams was to 'Film something that, when watched in reverse, looks impressive'.

Here is what two groups from 5SF came up with:

We think you'll agree, they're impressive!

Calculating Perimeter

Today's maths challenge was to find the perimeter of shapes with missing lengths.  Pupils worked together in groups with peer experts leading the discussion, first colour-coding the sides and then using the bar model to help work out the missing lengths.  Some quick column addition and, hey presto, perimeter calculated!