Good afternoon

Another week complete in P4/5. We have been very busy in all curricular areas.

In Literacy we created fantastic poems about The Titanic and  added various poetic techniques.

“My poem was a timeline about the events about the Titanic”. (Harry).

“I used personification in my poem” (Harrison).

“I used personification – Titanic ran through the waves”.  (Calum)

“I used onomatopoeia in my poem – it helped describe the sounds of the iceberg.” (Achinyta).

In Social Studies we began our  research on  survivors of the Titanic and we are going to present our findings in our groups.

We also created our own  imaginative survivors story and added factual information about the Titanic.  A great way to showcase our learning!

We were also very lucky that a member of our class brought in with them a model of the Titanic. It was wonderful to see it and we were all very excited to have a good look  at it! We were very careful not to damage it. Thank you for bringing it in!

In PE we are continuing to develop our gymnastic skills. This week we attempted several different types of balances. Some were more challenging than others. We had lots of fun attempting them.

 

Another wonderful week with a wonderful class. have a super weekend!

Mrs McKim and P4/5

Good afternoon all

 

We have had another busy week in P4/5 and have been working very hard.

This term our science focus is on chemical reactions. This week we were learning about reversible and irreversible reactions and thought of some great every day examples. Working in groups, we mixed a variety of solid materials together and then had to try to separate them again. Some were a lot easier to separate than others!

At Woodlands this week we were connecting with nature and looking around our area and taking notes on what our Woodland looked like during the month of January. We are also  tracking the changes in trees and plants throughout the year.  We even found a little bird nest!

We also enjoyed a House Spirit afternoon.  It was fun to work with other children that are in our houses.

 

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs McKim and p4/5

Happy New Year and welcome to our first blog of 2024.

Back to school with a BANG!! We have been learning  about poetry and onomatopoeia this week in class. We created our own poems and we are learning how to interpret the meaning of poems.

In PE we are now learning to develop our skills in gymnastics and tennis.

Our Social Studies topic this term is Titanic. One of the things we are learning   about is  life and social class in 1912 Britain and how it differs from society today.  The children have been fully engaged in their learning and we have had some excellent discussions based on equality and fairness.

We also took part in some Titanic themed drama. We have all been given a fictional character from the titanic and we are developing their backstory, personality and their experiences of  on Titanic.  Some of the children are first class, second class, third class or crew. The children have been researching what this would have meant for them on board the ship. This week we used role play to demonstrate our reaction to seeing the ship for the first time.

 

A super week back.

 

Mrs McKim and P4/5

 

Gymnastics

 

Drama – Role play.

 

Developing our skills in tennis (sometimes the ball got stuck in the fence)