The children thoroughly enjoyed visiting the Royal Armouries Museum today. They had the chance to see weaponary from centuries ago, to scale sizes of animals used in battle, a clash between a Celt and Roman soldier and lots of fun becoming Spartan Warriors. The trip complemented our unit this half term, Ancient Greece, beautifully. The children acted out the story of Perseus and Medusa in an immersive and comical workshop. Have a look at some pictures we took of the day!
For Anti-bullying week the children learned about how bullying can take place online/offline, in school and out of school. We learned about who we can go to if we feel like we or someone we know is being bullied. We watched two stories; one of a bully and their story of redemption and another about a journey of a boy who was bullied and how managed the situation. The children then designed posters for our UKS2 picket where we marched around the playground denouncing bullying. Our chants to support our message were ‘Be a buddy and not a bully’ and ‘Bullying is whack, get on the right track’.
To commemorate Remembrance day (with the help of year 6) we set off on a trail looking at different pieces of artwork and literature about WWI. There were beautiful poems, amazing artwork and moving letters. The children watched the story of how the poppy became the symbol for remembrance and some key facts about the war. In the afternoon, we created some artwork inspired by the poppy.
We have had a fabulous second week in 5S. The children have really settled well and showed so much dedication and excitement towards their learning but most particularly towards our class production of Macbeth. As we have been practising our scenes, the children have read with such fluency, expression and joy – they look forward to the point in the day where we get our scripts out and become the characters of Macbeth.
Today was our first library visit as 5S. As always the children enjoyed the variety of books on offer and the calming spaces to read them in. Below is a picture of just that.
The children were praised many times by passing staff members about their amazing behaviour and how beautifully they were reading.
5A has an amazing last day where they got to learn and pet some amazing animals. Here are just some of the pictures we took today.
The ACE Talent Show was a great success and we thank all the parents who attended and the Year 6 team who made it happen. The children thoroughly enjoyed watching and being a part of it. They have definitely risen the bar high for next year.
