We are very excited for the term ahead and are looking forward to lots of exciting activities. Please keep checking our folders below for information and photographs of our learning journey through the year.
We are very excited for the term ahead and can't wait to start our learning. Keep checking our folders below to see all the exciting things we have been up to.
Here are the latest pieces of work sent in. Priya has written a poem, done some painting, drawn her holiday suitcase and written about a favourite holiday destination in the UK. Isaac has also shared his poem and Lucas sent an email to Mrs Proctor.
Tues 14th
Here is Lucas' dream holiday view - keep dreaming Lucas!
Sat 27th
Lexie used the word NUMBERS for her acrostic poem.
Wed 24th
Dougie's colour by numbers is ready to colour in. Look at the detail he has put into his drawing - well done, Dougie!
Wed 24th
Here's George's Maths poem.
Wed 24th
Georgehas a lot growing in his garden. He is particularly proud of his lettuce.
Long raised planter
Lettuce
The planters George helped to make!
Wed 24th
Dhilonalso decided on an acrostic poem. Read his document below:
Lucas has been busy. Here is his acrostic Maths poem and a colour by numbers, which he has turned into a competition for his family!
Tues 23rd
If you planted any seeds earlier in lockdown, I hope they’ve been growing well. Here are my beans - they’re at the top of the sticks now and we’ve got the first flowers. Also, the first tomatoes have appeared.
Bean plants
Bean flowers
First tomatoes
Mon 22nd
Here is Danni's Maths Poem - she went for an acrostic.
Sat 20th
Vlad has been busy this week - here are his alphabet sentences, some words beginning with unusual letters and some great 3D lettering - Well done, Vlad!
Thurs 18th
Here is Hannah's alphabet sentence - 26 words all in alphabetical order.
More obstacle course fun. Here are some photos of Tilly's and a video of Matthieu's.
Setting a course record
Mon 18th
Here is a video of Issac completing his assault course. He has been very creative with his choice of obstacles.
Obstacle Course
Fri 15th
Bertie has baked a cake especially for all his friends in Year 5. He hopes you are all keeping well. Eat a piece 'virtually' today and think of the Christ Church school family. Think particularly of poor Jude, who has managed to break his arm during the lockdown! We're all sending you our best wishes, Jude.
To my friends in Year 5
The proud baker
Yum!
Wed 13th
FOODARTFUN!
Being creative
A tropical fruit salad (Matthieu)
Fruit snake (Matthieu)
Watermelon frog (George)
Veg face (Hugo)
Parsnip hedgehog (Lucas)
Salad tree (Priya)
Wed 13th
An update on Dougie's fund-raising. He has managed to raise an amazing £1450 for his chosen charity CLAPA. That's a brilliant effort - well done, Dougie!
Wed 13th
A great example of a diagram about seed germination - well done, George. And Dougie planted sunflowers before Easter - they're growing well.
George's Germination diagram
Dougie's sunflowers
Mon 11th
A few unusual sights on my walk today. I was lucky enough to spot two woodpeckers visiting their nest-hole, the egret was back at the pond and that egg is enormous (the size of a small car!) - I'll let you know what hatches out of it in the next few weeks!
Today's exercise took me to a different pond. It was full of life and I managed to take some photos of what we saw.
Male broad bodied chaser
Tadpoles
Dragonfly nymph
Large red damselfly
Common blue damselfly
Palmate newt
Female broad bodied chaser
Friday 8th
Another successful upcycling project!
Upcycling part 1
Upcycling part 2
Upcycling part 3
Friday 8th
VE-Day 75 Commemoration
I hope you did something special.
VE Day artwork
Wartime cookery
Afternoon tea in the sun
Dressing up for VE Day
Thursday 7th
Here are two great examples of an endangered species slideshow.
Hugo's slideshow
Matthieu's slideshow
Wednesday 6th
Dougie has been Fund-raising
Well done to Dougie, who has had his head shaved for a charity that is very close to his heart (CLAPA). He has raised £450 so far - a brilliant effort. I have included a link to his Justgiving page below.
You might like to keep track of your running/walking/cycling over the next few weeks. It would be interesting to see how far you move. Below is a document with details of a MOVE MORE challenge, which starts today!
I hope you enjoyed yesterday's upcycling task. Below is a photo of Priya's pencil pots - a very practical idea and a document from George with a series of photos showing how he made a new planter for his garden - truly impressive work!
The animal photos are still coming in - well done Freddie, Vlad and Hannah!
Freddie: Just chewing the cud
Vlad: Pigeon neighbour
Hanah: Cheeky squirrel
Friday 1st May
Animal Photographs
Thanks for sending me your great animal photos. I'm impressed with your photography skills - all the subjects are central, the photos are well framed and the focus is spot on. Hugo did well to capture a squirrel on the move and Lucas was lucky to spot a small common frog on the ground on his walk. Isaac's alpaca is very cute and lambs don't stay still for long, so Dhilon did well to capture those two. Lexie's swan is very elegant and the pet pics capture their characters very well: Mario looks playful, Andrew's dog looks energetic and Priya's budgie looks super intelligent.
Andrew: Drinking and Chilling
George: Captured Cat
Hugo: Squirrel's Lunch
Isaac: Awesome Alpaca
Lexie: Single Swan
Priya: My Budgie
Dhilon: Salt and Pepper
Lucas: Hopping Along
Wednesday 29th April
Lucas also took part in yesterday's quiz - he did really well too, but used an odd username, which I didn't recognise. Thanks, Lucas.
Lucas' other news is that he has now raised £500 from his head shave - brilliant effort Lucas!
Tuesday 28th April
Today's Kahoot Quiz
Only 8 members of the class took part in the quiz about Shakespeare's Wooden Leg today - that's a bit disappointing. Where are the rest of the class?
Top 5:
Hannah 27,230 points
George
Danni
Hugo
Isaac
Well done also to Dhilon, Matthieu and Dougie.
Saturday 25th
Finally spotted an egret at my favourite pond today. Didn't have my camera with me, but had good views of this beautiful bird through the binoculars.
Species added to the lisst today:
Little Egret House Martin
Little Egret
Had a goldfinch visiting in the garden today, too. He/she was right at the end of the garden, so I needed full zoom.
Goldfinch on seed-feeder.
Well Done Lucas!
Lucas has had all his hair shaved off for charity - he's raising money for the NHS.
If you would like to donate, there is a link to his page below:
(That's William Shakespeare, not Shakespeare Smith!)
As a bit of fun, have a go at my little quiz below (you might also want to give it to an adult at home to see if they do better than you! I suggest you get them to correct the quotes that are wrong.)
Remember that the questions on the Maths worksheets get harder as you move on - just like our DoIt - Twist It - Deepen It in class, so don't be surprised if the last one or two prove challenging.
Question 7 on Tuesday's worksheet was a good example. My solution is below if you are still puzzling over it!
Mr Searle's solution to Tues Qu 7 using bar modelling
Tuesday 21st April
I managed to remember to take my camera on today's walk to Horsbere Brook, so have included some of my photos for you.
New species to add to the list:
Grey Heron Little Grebe Pied Wagtail Rook Coal Tit Green Woodpecker (heard, but not seen)
I haven't seen the Easter Bunny this morning, but spotted this cheeky Easter Squirrel in the garden - I hope he hasn't found my eggs!
The Easter Squirrel?
Egg juggling - 3 eggs!
Egg juggling - 2 eggs
Monday 6th April
Another local walk to Horsbere Brook today - it's becoming my favourite destination for my daily exercise.
Six new birds to add to the list:
Jay Reed bunting Kestrel Swallow Wren Blackbird
I was particularly pleased to spot a reed bunting - I haven't seen one for quite a while. They are not garden birds, but you may be lucky enough to spot one amongst reeds by a pond or lake.
Also, 3 different butterfly species today:
Peacock Comma Orange Tip
Easter Activities for the next two weeks - some fun things for you to try over the Easter break.
On Friday afternoon I went for a local walk in Gloucester to a small nature reserve called Horsbere Brook. I took my binoculars with me and managed to spot 20 different species: