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  • Swift Class are Terrible Tudors!

    Published 20/03/25, by Mel Harris

    We have had an amazing day with Mr Adby from Partake History.

    We began our day with Mr Adby showing us lots of Tudor artifacts. The children were able to handle these and discuss what each could be. The children came up with lots of suggestions and were amazed and shocked (and sometimes mildly disgusted) by what they actually were used for. We then sketched some of the artefacts which allowed the children to look at them in even more detail.

    Mr Adby then taught us how to dance like they did in Tudor times. We created long lines by holding hands and following the leader. We then learned how to bow and curtsey like ladies and gentlemen at the Tudor court, hearing some gruesome facts about lice in the gentlemen's hats! (That's why they didn't show the inside of them when removing them when bowing!)

    It turns out that, as a class, we are very talented at Tudor dancing!

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  • SciTech Week

    Published 17/03/25, by Mel Harris

    This week has been SciTech Week for all the schools in the Trust.

    In Years 5 and 6, the children were set the task of designing and making a straw plane that would stay in the air for the furthest distance.

    Together, we explored the design criteria and the variables that we could change.

    The children had one sheet of A4 and one or more art straws. The variable they could change was:

    • add a wing
    • shorten or lengthen the straw
    • add more straws

                

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  • World Book Day 2025

    Published 06/03/25, by Mel Harris

    We've had a fantastic day today, celebrating World Book Day.

    We began with an assembly led by MC Grammar and Paddington Bear (aka Mr Cresswell and Mrs King). Mrs King shared our whole school story with everyone - a beautiful book by Oliver Jeffers called What We'll Build.

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  • A Great First Week Back!

    Published 02/03/25, by Mel Harris

    Swift class have had a wonderful first week back, settling straight back into their learning and showing great focus and application.

    We have begun our new Talk for Writing Unit - Rocketeer Rescue - and explored a poem by Pie Corbett entitled Seven Ways of Looking at the Moon. (Scan the QR codes below to see our performance of this lovely poem).

          

       

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  • Spring Two - Key Information

    Published 27/02/25, by Mel Harris

    Key information for this half term.

    Welcome to Spring 2!

    In maths we are continuing work on fractions and then moving onto decimals and percentages. In Talk 4 Writing we are beginning a new text which is a news report called Rocketeer Rescue  whilst in science, we will be learning about forces.

    We are continuing with our history topic on the Terrible Tudors where we will be exploring Henry VIII and his wives, the reasons why he fell out with The Pope, and what happened to his wives. See below for information about an exciting enrichment day that we have planned for later in the term!

    Please have a look at the curriculum map attached below to find out what we will be learning in all subjects.

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  • Swift Class go to the WonderDome

    Published 08/02/25, by Mel Harris

    Swift Class had a wonderful afternoon with Ben in the WonderDome mobile planetarium.

    We watched a film which was all about the joint Space Agencies (NASA and the European Space Agency) project to put men (and women) back on the moon. 

       

       

       

    We watched footage of the Artemis spacecraft which is currently under construction at the huge NASA building at Cape Kennedy, Florida. 

    Next we watched simulations of the launch and subsequent landing on the moon.    

          

    We then took a trip through a nebula and watched the birth of a protostar and its development into a supergiant then its explosion.

       

       

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  • WonderDome Mobile Planetarium

    Published 23/01/25, by Mel Harris

    Linked to our science topic on The Earth in Space, Year Five are to have an exciting enrichment afternoon in two weeks' time.

    The WonderDome mobile planetarium has been booked for the afternoon of Friday the7th February.

    WonderDome provides an inspiring learning experience, which captivates all ages. An inflatable planetarium will be brought into school, where the knowledgeable presenter will set up in the Hall and provide an amazing planetarium show.

    A WonderDome mobile planetarium is like a large domed tent, without a base. It is blown up with a large fan and everyone enters through the simple zip entrance. When it’s inflated, the equipment inside projects 360 degrees to reveal the wonders of the Universe.

       

       

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  • Swift Class Perform Poetry (and learn the names of the Tudor Monarchs!)

    Published 10/01/25, by Mel Harris

    We have had a busy start to our new term, beginning a new Talk 4 Writing Unit, starting new topics in Science and History, and learning about cryptology in computing. We have also worked really hard to remember everything we learnt before Christmas about fractions and equivalence in order to add and subtract fractions with different denominators. 

    In English, our new Talk 4 Writing unit is called Ice Forest and we have begun our work with a cold write and then learned a new poem called The House that Became a Forest. We worked in small groups, deciding who would read which section, practising performing the poem as a group, then performing the poem to the rest of the class. Click on the QR codes below to see us performing. Notice how different each performance is!

             

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  • Spring 1 - Key Information

    Published 04/01/25, by Mel Harris

    Welcome to 2025.

    I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and a well-earned rest.

    Our topic this term focuses on the Terrible Tudors, alongside a science focus on the Earth in Space. This half-term’s curriculum information and knowledge organisers can be found as  attachments at the bottom of this blog.

    What is our class text for this term?

    We are going to be reading a wonderful book called Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen. Whilst, it doesn’t link directly to our history topic, it is nevertheless a beautifully written book that captures the reader from the very first chapter.

    A reminder of school Homework expectations for your child

    * Read at least 3 times a week at home (or alternatively, come to Reading Lair from 8.30 every morning!)

    * Check and sign your child’s home-school diary every week.

    * Remain in the green zone on Doodlemaths and Doodlespell (this totals approximately 40 minutes every week). I will be checking this every Tuesday and children who are in the Red Zone will be expected to go to Doodle Club until they are in the Green Zone.

    * Work on achieving the Silver Reading challenges (these can be found at the back of your child’s home-school diary). If your child hasn't achieved their Bronze, they can still work on this.

    Also, please check the class blog regularly to keep up to date with what we’re doing in school.

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  • Merry Christmas

    Published 21/12/24, by Mel Harris

    It's been a busy last few days and Swift Class have worked really hard to finish off work. 

    Key among this has been finishing our art project linked to our Biomes Topic. The children have studied different shading techniques and learned how to scale an image. We also used Picollage to create a mood board.

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  • Swift Class Perform Poetry

    Published 13/12/24, by Mel Harris

    To round off our Talk 4 Writing this term, we have started a mini poetry unit based on the images below.

          

    To start the unit, we shared a poem by Pie Corbett called The Dragon:

    The Dragon

    The dragon pauses

    still as granite.

    Its empty eyes stare,

    dark as space diamonds.

    A tense tail curls

    round glittering gems.

    Its rusted scales scrape together

    as it slithers towards you.

    It opens stale jaws

    and a row of jagged teeth

    clack and click.

    The dragon’s claws dig

    into plates of gold

    and rustle silver coins.

    Leathery wings stretch,

    catching the wind’s uplift,

    swirling into the sky.

    Leaving behind,

    a glimmer of fiery breath,

    a shimmer of fear.

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  • Swift Class do Christmas!

    Published 08/12/24, by Mel Harris

    Whilst the teachers were busy planning for next term, Swift class did Massive Christmas Maths with Mrs Lees and Miss Wales.

    In the afternoon, they worked really hard to create a decoration for the school Christmas tree. The theme this year was "Nativity" so they created Angel Robins.

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