Autumn 1

This term in Year 5 our topic is 'Blue Planet'. Take a look at some of the things we have been up too this term so far; 

In English we have been rewriting a narrative from the picture book "Flotsam". As an introductory task, the children were introduced to beachcombing and what flotsam is. They were given a lesson to beachcomb through some flotsam trays and asked to try to match the flotsam tray to a suspect in the line up. They had to conclude as a group why they chose that suspect based on their findings and clues. 

In computing, we are learning all about databases. The children were asked to create paper animal databases and tick the correct fields that applied to their chosen animal, for example; has 6 legs, can fly, lives in large group. Then the children were asked to sort them out alphabetically, reverse alphabetically and into fields. The children then merged their databases in groups and got rid of any duplicates and repeated the sorting exercises to see which group could get the fastest time!

Our Year 5 Mini-Police have been chosen! Keep a look out for Chopwell's Mini-Police out patrolling the streets in the community! Over the year they will have exciting experiences to encounter such as; meeting the K-9's, a visit to the Marine Centre, litter-picking and evening zapping some speeding cars.