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Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre

Year 5 Elm

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Elm Class Autumn Term Newsletter 2018

Elm Class Spring Term Newsletter 2019

Elm Class Summer Term Newsletter 2019

Curriculum Overviews

Elm Class - Curriculum Overview - Autumn Term 2018

Elm Class - Curriculum Overview - Spring Term 2019

Elm Class - Curriculum Overview - Summer Term 2019

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My Maths

We revised what we knew about angles in our Maths lesson today.

Achievements outside of school.

Charlie competed in a National Majorettes Competition at the weekend and was placed 5th.

He is taking part in the European Championships in Italy later on in the year.

Imogen took part in the Glitter Run at Taunton Racecourse to raise money for St. Margaret's Hospice.

Art

We had fun making our bowls using papier mache.

Year 5 Cake Sale

Last Friday we held a very successful cake sale to raise money for our Enterprise project.

Gymnastics

The children finished the unit of work by showing their routines to each other. Some children chose to work together. They have enjoyed creating their routines and had lots of fun in the process.

Chilton Trinity Taster Day

Year 5 enjoyed a day of activities at Chilton Trinity School.

Paignton Zoo (25.6.19)

We had a fantastic day out at Paignton Zoo.

Strike and Field festival at Haygrove School.

We took part in a range of activities that was run by Haygrove students. It was such a fun morning.

Dance

Last week we took part in a Musical Theatre workshop. We created a dance to 'This is me' from The Greatest Showman'.

P.E. Summer term

We have been learning skills for tennis.

Knowle Hall

Our children went to Knowle Hall (Somerset Cultural Centre) to work with visiting students from China.

Sports Day

'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King

Inspired by the book the children created their version of Stig's den.

Pyjamarama Day

We had fun by dressing up in our pyjamas for the day so that we could raise money for the Book Trust.

Science

In science we learned about the parts of a flower.

PE

This week we have been making good use of our new playground markings.

Gymnastics

In Gymnastics this week we were thinking about balances and shapes.

Our Year 5 Inspired Playground Leaders.

Easter Competition.

The children in Elm class were very proud of their entries.

Elm class news.

Welcome to Mr. Foyle who started in March as a Teaching Assistant.

Music

In Music this week we learned to play ukuleles.

Bikeability

Some children had the opportunity to learn how to ride their bikes safely.

Art

In art we used folding and cutting techniques to create designs that incorporated shapes and pattern.

PE - Gymnastics

We were learning how to do log rolls, tuck rolls and teddy rolls.

World Book Day

In our last week of swimming we had a fun session.

In creativity week we learned an aboriginal dance.

In hockey this week we played competitive games.

This week in hockey we learned how to tackle by using our sticks to 'jab' and 'block'.

We had a visitor that came to talk to our class about Fire Safety.

We went into the ICT suite to do research and practise our number facts.

Having Fun in Golden Time!

In art this week we have been learning about collage.

Ancient Egyptians- in our last lesson we learned about mummification and we mummified a tomato.

This week we learned to do 4 different passes in hockey- push, drive, swipe and flick.

This term we are learning lots of new hockey skills with Mr Hammond

Showing our Fabulous Friday scenes.

Swimming 4.12.18

6.12.18 We attended a gym festival at Haygrove School. Fantastic activities and effort!

We used iPads to create our own garage band sounds.

Year 5 have started swimming lessons!

22nd November 2018 - We had a fantastic day! A visitor came to teach us about Ancient Egypt. We took part in activities which included bread making, archeology and scarab beetle painting.

As part of our topic on Ancient Greeks we had a special day where we dressed up in costumes and held a mock Greek banquet.

During a maths lesson we were looking at negative numbers. We ordered them, looking at which was biggest and which was smallest.

During a PE lesson we made good use of the sunny day and played tennis. We worked well in pairs.

During creativity week we made eco-friendly houses from recycled material.

During our science lesson we were experimenting with muddy water. We used filter paper and a funnel to separate the mud from the water.