We have learned a little bit about the musical genre of Jazz this term and we discovered that the very first piece of music to be played in space during the Apollo 10 mission was a song from the Big Band and Swing era called ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ by Frank Sinatra.

We learned that  jazz music actually evolved from folk music which is traditional songs passed down from generation to generation.

One traditional folk song we have learned recently is ‘Obwisana’ from Ghana, in Africa. It is traditionally sung by children in a circle passing rocks in time with the pulse of the music. We adapted this by using drum sticks to keep the pulse and we also composed our own four beat patterns. Our performance takes the form of (A) the song, (B) stick pattern 1, (A) song, (C) stick pattern 2,(A) song, (D) own stick pattern,)A) song and the ‘coda’ which we have learned is an Italian term used to describe the ending in a musical piece.

Week 2 of the equipment saw a different set up for the pupils to explore.  The main differences were we had the ropes out, included a change of direction, the wide box was slightly higher and the bench up to the long box was flat and lower.

Here are some pictures of us working.

P7 pupils put their enterprise skills in action, setting up stalls offering games to raise money for Children in Need. P5A thoroughly enjoyed the burpee challenge. The pupils even got to meet Pudsey himself. Well done to everyone who took part and raised money for Children in Need.

We are doing gymnastics at the moment in PE.  So far we have had 2 weeks on the mats focusing on prioritising and 1 week on the equipment where our focus is on respect and tolerance.

P5A met with their P3A reading buddies and enjoyed reading stories together in our school library. This is a great opportunity for pupils to learn from each other and gain more confidence in their reading whilst supporting a fellow pupil.

Our topic this term is Space, where we have been learning about the Sun, Moon, constellations and planets. Pupils did a great job creating these solar system pictures, placing the planets in the correct order from the Sun.

Welcome back everybody after our October break. We’ve had a great couple of weeks back at school learning about our Space topic and catching up on everybody’s news. Please see attached the curriculum information for this term, containing our planned learning.

Term 2 Curriculum Information

Please see below, the optional home learning grid which includes literacy, numeracy and topic work.

Please email pictures of any work to gw21leaskcaroline@glow.sch.uk

P5A Home Learning Grid 2

In PE we are on Fitness.  This is a very energetic block, but also has a lot of factual information.  Here are some of the things we learn and focus on –

• What is fitness – we discussed how fitness can mean our overall state of health and the exercises we can do to keep active.
• Components of fitness – we learnt about the ‘S’ Factor – stamina, suppleness, speed, strength, sustenance, spirit, sleep and skill.
• Participating in different activities to demonstrate a few of the practical ways we can work our fitness, including skipping, running, games, circuits and we even had a shot on the scooter boards to show not all fitness has to be serious, fun is a huge part of it.

We have been learning about the properties of 2D and 3D shape in maths this term. After learning to draw 3D shapes, pupils tried making 3D models using wooden sticks and blue-tack. Pupils really enjoyed making cubes, triangular prisms and squared-based pyramids. Some pupils even started to build houses with the resources.