Welcome to Unit 3 - Owls' Class!
Year 5/6 Owl Team:
Mrs Reynolds, Mrs Million-Hicks, Miss Broadley and Miss Manning
Owls Trip to Forest School was a muddy success! The children had a chance to explore the biome we live in, light fires, make dens and take part in archery tag, along with free time to just "be" in nature.
Remembrance Walk 11.11.2024. We were lucky enough to be joined by local historian, Andy Wade, from Men of Worth who took us on a guided walk to the plane crash memorial site above our school. He retold the events of the fatal flight, shared some eye witness accounts and were shown the trees which are still damaged because of where the plane crashed into the quarry. We paused for a minute of reflection at the memorial after Molly and Melina read some poems. Lest We Forget.
We were visited by the Keighley Fire Brigade this afternoon who spoke to Owls Class about the importance of staying safe at bonfires and firework displays at this time of year. We were lucky enough to be able to see their fire engine and try on some equipment.
Autumn Term 2 has arrived already! It's a very busy term so please keep an eye out for information about important dates, trips and other details about special days and activities which we are taking part in this half term!
Our focus for this half term is Biomes around the world. We will learn what biomes are, where they are in the world and how plants, animals and humans have adapted to the biomes they live in. Our English texts are linked to the topic with our first being "Around the World in 80 Days" based on the story of Phileas Fogg. The children will learn how to write a newspaper report using a variety of sentence structures for effect. They will also write letters to our local MP during Parliament week questioning him about some of his voting choices and asking him to promote certain issues for our local area in Parliament. The children will then write a balanced argument about how to protect the biome we live in and the importance of looking after the world we live in. Science is about classifying animals and micro organisms. We will conduct experiments, learn about Carl Linnaeus and find out about helpful and harmful bacteria.
The children are working hard rehearsing for the Worth Valley Music concert- we hope you can all attend the concert on Wednesday 20th November at Oakbank School. They are learning a group dance in PE and will continue to learn Samba drumming.
We had a visit from Robbie Moore, our local MP. Year 6 found out about The Houses of Parliament, The House of Commons and asked some questions about how Robbie Moore supports our local community.
Owls are rehearsing for a Worth Valley Concert next half term (dates to follow). Please help them to rehearse the songs listed below. There are links to backing tracks which have been recommended by our singing teacher. They had their first rehearsal this morning and we have a fabulous group of singers! Some of the lyrics are different to the original songs! Thank you for your continued support.
The Ancient Egyptian workshop at Cliffe Castle was a great success. The children took part in the mummification process and created a map of Egypt showing the importance of the River Nile.
Bradford Council Recycling Team came to give a talk about what litter is and what we can recycle. This will be followed up in school during National Recycling Week when we will be electing a committee of Eco-Warriors to promote and develop recycling in school.
Making prototype models of the head of our canopic jars using clay.
We have been investigating factors which affect dissolving substances in water to to make solutions. We decided to change the temperature of the water to see if that affected how quickly the sugar dissolved.
Samba has returned to Owls Class!
A busy first day back sharing knowledge of Roman numerals, playing some games to get to know each other better and rekindling friendships and learning to write their names in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Welcome back to Owls Class 2024! We are looking forward to getting on with lots of incredible learning experiences and adventures this half term. Maths will focus on place value knowledge and the 4 operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), recapping previously learnt skills to ensure they are embedded before building on that knowledge. Our topic is the Ancient Egyptians; look out for information about upcoming trips! Our class text, Secrets of a Sunking, links to our topic and will provide opportunities for the children to develop their narrative writing skills. In Science we are investigating materials; how to sort, separate and mix them. In RE we will be studying Judaism and PSHCE will focus on understanding ourselves better.
Keep an eye out for more information on the following important activities:
- Year 5 swimming
- Owls Residential
Useful websites:
Please encourage your children to go on SUMDOG regularly!
https://www.coolmathgames.com/
https://www.satspapers.org.uk/Page.aspx?TId=5
