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For the last few weeks Year 5 children have been carefully planning, designing and making photograph frames. They had lots of fun and were really pleased with their finished products. Mrs Latham thought they showed real creativity!

On Thursday Year 5 had a fantastic day at the National Glass Centre at Sunderland. In the morning we were led around the 'Facade' exhibition which explores the use of glass in building design. The children were given shapes which could be found in the exhibition and these became the inspiration for their mosaic glass tiles which were then made in the workshop.

Before lunch we watched a glass blowing demonstration - Jamie had a great go at it!

Year 5 presented their end of year class assembly today. It was an exciting production of drama and music telling the Legend of Callipateira. Mrs Latham was very proud of all the children.

The cast and hero, Peisirodus!

Read on...

During Bridge Week Year 5 were set the challenge of designing a model bridge for Farmer Giles. He had bought a new field on the other side of a river to his farm and needed a bridge to allow the sheep to get to the field to graze. The model had to be 20cm wide, 10cm high and be able to carry 500g ..... just using 10 sheets of sugar paper.

The design that fulfilled all the specifications.

Teamwork was required!

Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed the Easter holiday with all that lovely weather. Here is some information for those who'd like to know what we will be learning in Y5 this term. In Literacy we identify the characteristic features of persuasive writing, we study The Ghost of Thomas Kempe as part of the unit 'Older Literature' and we explore narrative poetry. In Numeracy we use the chunking method to carry out division calculations, we learn about ratio and proportion and also how to use protractors to measure angles. The Science topic, Lifecycles, looks at how plants and animals reproduce and the importance of reproduction to the survival of the species. In D & T we examine photograph frames to find ways in which structures can be made stable, before making a free-standing photograph frame for a particular person. The lives of Victorian children is the focus of our History topic. We research changing attitudes towards children and the people who are remembered for their part in these changes. A visit to the National Glass Centre has been organised for Thursday 7th July where pupils can make a glass fused mosaic which they can take home.

Follow the link to find out more about life as a Victorian.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/

On Thursday Year 5 had a busy day out. In the morning we went to the Shipley Art Gallery to look at and create containers using recycled materials.

These containers are made from cereal boxes and supermarket carrier bags!

We cut a carrier bag into one long strip and wove it around the card from the cereal box.

Then we went to the ISKCON Hindu temple where we had dinner and learnt about aspects of Hindu culture.

We were surprised to find out that the temple was originally a bank.

Thank you to all the children who took part in Year 5's Music and Dance Talent Show and congratulations to Abbie and Emily T who received most votes for their performance. In the half term leading up to Easter we continue to learn about the Ancient Greeks including The Battle of Marathon and the origins of the modern day Olympic Games. During our Literacy lessons we will be looking at myths and legends, including Pandora's Box. For our topic in Art, 'Containers', a visit to the Shipley Art Gallery on the morning of Thursday 24th March has been organised to allow children to experience for themselves containers of different designs*. They will have the opportunity to make their own container. The afternoon of that day is to be spent at the ISKCON Hindu Temple on Westgate Road. A traditional Indian meal will be served before looking around the temple. In Science Mrs Wallis is going to teach the class about the different states of water and the processes of melting, freezing, condensing and evaporating. The cycling proficiency scheme, which is free of charge, begins in the week before Easter and continues during the first half of the Summer term. Year 5 children need to bring their bicycles to school on Thursdays if they wish to take part in this scheme.

*Follow the link to play an interactive game exploring objects from different countries.
http://www.mylearning.org/intermediate-interactive.asp?type=4&journeyid=238

Happy New Year and welcome back! In the first half term of 2011, History lessons in Year 5 look at how people lived in the ancient Greek empire. Greek objects loaned from the Discovery Museum will be available to handle. Just as last term, Mrs Wallis will teach Science each Tuesday and this half term's unit of work develops the children's understanding of gases. They will discover that air is a material and is one of a range of gases which have important uses. In RE pupils learn about the rituals and artefacts used in Hindu worship and they make comparisons with how people worship in other religions. A netball teacher from Whickham School will teach the class once a week for a session each Monday. Trumpet lessons continue to be led by Mr Parnaby on Tuesday mornings. Children have the opportunity to use the specialist IT facilities at the CLCs with two visits scheduled for this half term. The first is at Heworth CLC on Thursday 27th January and the second is to the Watermark CLC on Thursday 10th February.

Follow this link to find out about Ancient Greece:
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/

Year 5 spent this morning at Adventurelands and what a fab time it was! Just as Year 3 did earlier this term, Year 5 took advantage of one of the free sessions which have been offered to schools to promote healthy lifestyles amongst children. The morning included taking part in a variety of fun exercise challenges, making and tasting a healthy snack, and of course using some of the play areas!

Guess which seasonal character this tasty snack looks like!

The children in Year 5 have worked very hard so far. In the weeks leading up to Christmas there is lots more to do! Pupils will be working on their times tables for which there is a weekly test and each pupil should have received a schedule setting out what is to be tested and when. In Literacy the children look at instructional texts before writing their own instructions. After that they will read stories from other cultures and use these to help them create their own. Following on from last half-term's learning in Science about keeping healthy, an educational half-day visit to Adventurelands has been organised for the morning of Wednesday 24th November. For a limited period of time, schools are being offered free visits as part of the Government's Change4Life campaign. This half-term's unit of work in Science focuses on the Earth, Sun and Moon. In RE the children continue to learn about aspects of the Hindu religion, including the festival of Diwali which is celebrated on 5th November this year. Linked to this, in PE the class re-enact the story of Rama and Sita through dance. Our Art topic, Objects and Meanings, involves investigating how artists have used the theme of still life to convey ideas and feelings. The children will have the opportunity to produce their own still-life artwork.

Follow this link if you wish to practise your tables online!
Test your Multiplication - Times Tables From 2 to 15

On Friday 22nd October, Year 5 took part in the Eco-Village Challenge at the Dryden Centre. The class was split into four teams, each with seven children, and there were 10 other teams from different schools. Each team had to imagine that they were a local construction company hoping to win a contract to build an eco-friendly housing estate in Gateshead. All morning the children worked collaboratively, planning, designing and building a model 'Eco-Village', while the judges, who were representatives from businesses, observed and asked questions. To Mrs Latham's and Mrs Hastie's delight, two of Parochial's four teams were announced the winners and the runners up!

Continue to see the other teams' designs.

Welcome back! Autumn term in Year 5 is an exciting time. In History the children learn about changes in Britain since 1948. A visit to the Discovery Museum has been organised on Monday 27th September to explore some of the major events from the last sixty years. In French pupils develop their vocabulary through reading the story of The Hungry Caterpillar and they begin to look at how adjectives change their spellings depending on the nouns they are describing. In DT the class evaluate a selection of biscuits before designing and making a new biscuit. Many children are looking forward to the trumpet lessons which Year 5 are so privileged to receive. These are whole class and take place on a weekly basis. Last year the children had lots of fun!

Last week Year 5 visited Cragside, the Victorian home of Lord Armstrong and the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity.

How do you think Cragside got its name?

Victoria, Alessandro, Rachel and Harry volunteered to be dressed up in clothes that would have been worn by wealthy Victorians.

We made our own butter!

Continue reading to find out how we did it...

Congratulations Year 5! You sang, acted, danced and spoke your parts like professionals yesterday. Mrs Latham would like to thank everyone in Year 5 for the effort that was put in to learning and practising parts. The performance proved it was all worth it!

Daedalus is terrified by the skeletons in the Labyrinth

Icarus flew close to the sun, fell in the sea and drowned

On Wednesday 19th May Year 5 spent the morning at the ISKCON Hindu Temple on Westgate Road in Newcastle. We had a fantastic time extending our knowledge of Hinduism with Kirtida, a Hindu Priestess. The first thing we learnt which surprised us was that not all Hindus are Indian - Kirtida is from Finland!

We dressed up in traditional Indian clothes.

On 1st April Chris Cook, the 2006 Double Commonwealth Champion (50m and 100m Breastroke) gave Year 5 an inspirational talk about what he had to do in order to succeed as a World Class Athlete.

Last week Year 5 spent a day at the Heworth CLC learning how to program robots. We even made them dance! Credits could be earned for completing tasks and by the end of the day, Sophie and Adam had earned the most. They were followed closely by Abi and Amy. Well done!

The robot has been programmed to follow the black line

Sophie and Adam completing another task!

On Thursday morning we visited the Shipley Art Gallery for our current Art topic, Containers. When we arrived we looked at the many different containers displayed in the Designs for Life gallery.

Then we went into the studio where we handled examples of different containers.

After that, Carolyn, a skilled ceramicist, demonstrated how to make a coil pot out of clay before we had a go at making our own.

Be prepared for another busy term in Year 5! We will be endeavouring to improve our quick recall of facts from the times tables for which there will be a weekly test. Other fun activities to look forward to include finding out about the way people lived in the ancient Greek empire and there will be the opportunity to handle Greek artefacts loaned from the Discovery Museum. Our topic in Art is Containers. Children can explore the tradition of making vessels and create their own containers. A visit to the Shipley Art Gallery on the morning of Thursday 4th February will allow the children to experience for themselves containers of different designs and functions. Just as last term, Mrs Wallis is teaching Year 5 Science. The topics for this term enable pupils to develop an understanding of gases as well as of the main processes associated with water when it changes state. Mr Parnaby continues to visit on Tuesday mornings. He was impressed by the speed at which the children progressed on their trumpets last term and he is looking forward to helping them achieve their silver award.

Where can this famous building be found?

Abi T won the 'National Representation' Gateshead Young Sports Achiever trophy at a special awards evening.
Well done Abi, we're proud to celebrate your award with you!
Mr B

Year 5 had a fun packed week before the Autumn half-term break. On Wednesday afternoon we went to the Discovery Museum where we looked at artefacts to find out about how life in Britain has changed since the 1950s. We were good at ordering events according to their decade!

The following afternoon we went to the CLC where we used Photostory to create a presentation about the Planets.

Finally, on Friday, we worked for the entire day with a professional actress, Lisa Moffat. We played theatre games before practising and performing 'Happy Birthday Grandpa' to the rest of the school. Mrs Latham was very impressed by the speed at which the children learnt their parts!

It's an exciting time to be in Year 5. In History the children are learning about how Britain has changed since 1948 for which they have created a fascinating 'museum' of artefacts. There will be the opportunity to take part in a workshop about Popular Culture at the Discovery Museum on Thursday 15th October. On Tuesday afternoons Mrs Wallis teaches the class Science. The current topic, Keeping Healthy, looks at the different aspects of a healthy lifestyle. In PE the children are refining their gymnastic movements and they are being taught basketball skills by a basketball coach, Billy. Our topic in DT is Biscuits during which the class will make and evaluate a new biscuit for a particular occasion. Year 5 children are very fortunate in having each been given a trumpet. They will receive a weekly lesson from Mr Parnaby. This takes place in the classroom every Tuesday morning and lasts one hour. Lessons are fun and the children have learnt a lot just in the two they've had so far!

Last week Year 5 had the privilege of meeting the children's author and illustrator, Shoo Rayner. He told us how he started out as an illustrator of other people's books for children. Inspired by the stories he was illustrating, he decided to start writing his own books for children. He has written a series of books featuring the characters Viking Vik and Ricky Rocket, as well as a collection of spooky stories called Little Horrors. Have you read any of Shoo's books?

Year 5 enjoyed a great day at Beamish, dressed as Flower Sellers, Maids, Chimney Sweeps, Rich Folk, Poor Folk, Trappers and Factory Workers...

Well done to all of Year 5 for a fab performance this morning!

I was very proud of our Y5 basketball team who represented our class and school well at Whickham School last night.
Our team was Anna, Jess, Alex, Sarah, Emily, Jon, Ethan & Callum P.
Results:
6-0 v Parkhead (Emily, Ethan & Alex scored) - wonderful shooting!
0-4 v St Mary's - they won the whole tournament in the end.
0-0 v Brighton Ave - we should have won, our poorest performance.
2-0 v Winlaton West - (Ethan scored a long-shot) - a super match against a good team.
We missed out on the semi-final place for best runners-up by just one point. CLOSE!
An enjoyable experience for the whole team - well done all!
Mr B.

Year 5 had an awesome time at the Gateshead CLC on Friday 7th December.
Our tutor for the morning was very impressed with how we grasped the basic use of Computer Aided Design. By the end of the morning everyone had designed a 3D image of a water bottle, with some inventive results!
We hope to have a follow-up session later in the year....I wonder what we'll be designing then?

Y5 had a very enjoyable and informative morning at the CLC last week. The 3D 'Magic Planet' was a superb way of learning about the planets in our solar system. We had SO many questions about Space!

Download Y5 Magic Planet ppt

Mrs Latham teaches Class Five.
She leads our school choir.

History – Examining how and why aspects of life have changed in Britain since 1948.
R.E. – Comparing key themes from world religions. Beginning to investigate the Hindu religion’s gods and famous tales.