5th class have really enjoyed learning about Mythical Creatures over the last few weeks. We read poems about mythical creatures in English, made Google Slides presentations on mythical creatures in History and then decided to make art based on mythical creatures! When making our egg creations below we thought about mythical creatures and what their eyes might look like. We drew the eyes and the eggs and stuck them on backing paper and then ripped the egg to reveal the eye!

In early October, Ms.Brooks and Mr.V asked me to be a part of a garden project. When I said yes
they asked me to be the project manager. The idea is to grow plants in the garden outside of 5th
Class.

I dug a trench around the big tree and planted some snakes head fritillary, daffodils and some cool
black and white tulips. The strawberry bed was cleared and some alium were planted. ‘’The alium
could be pretty spectacular’’ said Mr.V.

Some of the bulbs are already coming up and in 2024 we have plans to put a table in the garden so
pupils can work outside when the weather is nice.

I hope that in the new year there will be lots of colour and I will keep you informed on progress!

Ewan.

5th class had a real treat and got to make pizza in the classroom last week! They had completed some procedural writing on how to make the perfect pizza and four were chosen to use to actually make the pizza! Everyone’s writing was fantastic and it was very hard to choose. Everyone worked together in their groups to make their pizza and when they, finally, were cooked we all enjoyed a slice!

We recently had our Marathon Kids final day in the church grounds. We ran 2km to finally bring us up to 42km altogether over the 8 weeks! Everyone made a great effort running the 6 laps around the grounds and we really enjoyed all the support from the parents who came down to cheer us on! 🙂

5th class enjoyed a trip to St. Anne’s to take part in The Big Dig. We learned about ancient artifacts and how archaeologists do their work. We got to use trowels and shovels to dig up some ancient artifacts from viking times. These artifacts helped us to figure out things about how those people lived. For example, we found swords which meant they could have been warriors or hunters. We also found animal bones which told us what animals they kept and ate. We learned a lot and also got to visit a real excavation site where they are digging up the old house in St. Anne’s Park. It was a great day out 🙂

5th class have been lucky enough to start the year off with a cycling workshop. So far, they have learned some safety information about weather conditions, clothing and helmets. They have learned how to do the ‘M Check’ on their bike too. They got to cycling this week and focused on left turns and looking over their shoulder to check for any danger. We are all really enjoying it!