Year 5
Chinese New Year Celebrations
As part of our MFL Curriculum, we were able to immerse ourselves in Chinese traditions by celebrating Chinese New Year. As usual, we welcomed our friends from the Confucius Institute, who put on a magnificent show for us. In addition to learning about the Chinese New Year in our Mandarin lessons, some year groups were able to take part in workshops for dance, calligraphy and martial arts.
Q2: How is Christmas celebrated?
As part of an RE unit focusing on Christmas, year 5 learnt about Christmas across the world, exploring different traditions that happen across the world during this Christmas period. To demonstrate their learning in this area, the children utilised their computing skills to create Google Slide presentations about different celebrations over Christmas.
Q3: Why is Brazil brilliant?
In this quarter, year 5 have been learning all about Brazil and the rainforest. Within this, they study types of biomes and how their features correspond to different parts of the world. It is also an opportunity to explore the culture in Brazil as well as touch on the challenges faced by indigineous people living in the rainforest, particularly deforestation. It allows our children to make direct comparisons to a region in the UK, and makes links about their similarities and differences.
Q4: Are humans helping or harming our planet?
Year 5 took an investigative approach to explore how we are helping or harming our local area, and the world beyond. They did a local walk to find factors that are damaging Beckton, and then used this research, as well as being inspired by Greta Thunberg to write powerful speeches to inspire people to start taking care of our planet.
Previous projects
Biomes: Help or Hinder? (2024)
Across Quarter 3, Year 5 have been studied biomes in geography, with a particular focus on Brazil. They created Google Sites that encompass their learning on the unit, as well as making a presentation as a homework project. See some brilliant examples of work below:
See the culmination of learning below
Show & Tell (2024)
Across Quarter 3 & 4, Year 5 have been partaking in the Hands Up Project, which has connected us with the Bir Quza Mixed Basic School in Palestine. Through weekly interactive sessions, both communities are able to share their learning, giving our pupils a chance to find out about other parts of the world as well as communicating their knowledge. The children from Bir Quza are given the opportunity to practice their English. The first few sessions have been really successful - Dolphin & Stingray were able to show off their Brazilian Dance from International Week as well as hear about the aspirations and lives of some of their pen pals in Palestine. We were also able to see some traditional Palestinian clothing and one of the students shared a piece of artwork that was created by his family!
We look forward to continuing to building our relationship over the next few months! Below we have shared some screenshots of the introduction session, but have since had a few more that included games that test our communication skills and allow our friends from Palestine to work alongside us to develop their language.
Christmas around the world (2024)
'I learnt that Australia celebrate Christmas in the summer!' -Ruby, Stingray class
'In Peru, they don't use a Christmas tree; you use a manger.' -Jessica, Stingray Class