Week Commencing: 07.10.24

It has been a lovely week in Cl 5/6! We have started a new unit in English focusing on creating a travel guide for Ancient Greece. In PE, we looked at counterbalance and counter-tension. The children enjoyed working with their partners in order to produce a short sequence of balances. We have been learning about the Olympics in history this week and making comparisons to the Ancient Greek games and those of the modern-day. 

Week Commencing: 30.09.24

It has been a very busy and varied week in Class 5/6. Between cookery classes, a brief visit from the Fire Service and a Let's Go Sing workshop, the children have been incredibly busy! In history, they have been learning all about the Ancient Greek system of democracy and how this differs to the UK today. In PE, the children produced some brilliant gymnastic routines on Monday where they focused on matching and mirroring their partner. In maths, Year 5 have been focusing on mental addition and subtraction, whilst Year 6 have continue to explore prime numbers, squared numbers and cubed numbers.  All in all, another fun-filled week at St Joseph's!

Week Commencing: 23.09.24

We've been incredibly productive in Class 5/6 this week. In English, the children have completed their independent version of our Greek myth and have done an AMAZING job! We went into Forest School for science this week as we wanted to use our classification keys to classify the animals we found in our immediate environment. Maths wise, Year 5 have been rounding, rounding and more rounding whilst Year 6 have been exploring factors, multiples and prime numbers. 

Week Commencing; 16.09.24

We've had a wonderful week in Class 5/6! In English, the children have started to write their own version of Theseus and the Minotaur with a grammar focus of sentence openers (-ed and -ing). In history, we compared our childhood to that of a child growing up in Ancient Greece which was incredibly interesting as there were some similarities e.g. playing board games for entertainment. On Friday afternoon, the children ended the week with a handball session - a lot of fun was had by all! All in all, another busy and productive week where the children have worked incredibly hard.