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.
'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
Biomes: Help or Hinder?
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:
Show & Tell
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 look forward to continuing to building our relationship over the next few months!