Welcome to Class 5 Class Activities
Autumn Term 1
World Smile Day – 1.10.21 – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
What a lovely surprise we had from Mrs. Morton today to celebrate World Smile Day. We all enjoyed pizza that definitely put a smile on our faces!
Music – Keep the Home Fires Burning
UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Listen and Appraise – What do you think of this Wartime piece of music?
“Keep the Home-Fires Burning (Till the Boys Come Home)” is a British patriotic First World War song composed in 1914 by Ivor Novello with words by Lena Guilbert Ford (whose middle name was sometimes printed as “Gilbert”). A new edition was printed in 1915 with the name “Keep the Home-Fires Burning”.
Hoopstarz – UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
What a fabulous day we all had today – Hoopstarz were in town!
We all were transfixed on the challenge of hoola-hooping to the beat and managed to work up a sweat!
Well done everyone.
Gymnastics – Durham City – UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
Another fabulous day today in Class 5 when we visited Durham City Academy to participate in the gymnastics festival. We managed to do rolls and balances individually and in pairs. Truly outstanding Rights Respecting Gold children again.
Well done Class 5.
Engagement – Cornerstones Curriculum – UNCRC Article 38 (war and armed conflicts)
What an unbelievable day we have all had in Class 5: we were lucky enough to experience first hand the Prisoner of War Camp (PoW), Eden Camp. We explored each hut and researched what it was like during wartime in Britain. Eden Camp not only covers our Cornerstones Curriculum ‘Fallen Fields’, but all conflicts to present date. It was a truly moving day and our children showed just why we believe they are Rights Respecting Gold – a brilliant day by all. Well done Class 5.
Walk n Talk – Recovery and Adjustment to Change
UNCRC Article 23 (children with a disability)
Today in our first week on the Walk n Talk program, we met Alex Dewar: he was in the army when he suffered a brain injury. We learnt that Alex has had to bravely re-build his life after his injury and a big part of this was physical fitness. What a truly inspirational individual Alex was in school. He even shared his Invictus Games medals that he won. We just loved having you in and can’t wait to share your inspiration with others. Thank you Alex.
Literacy – Roald Dahl Day – UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
Another fabulous day in Class 5 today when we all celebrated the inspirational author Roald Dahl. We all got dressed up as a character from our favourite book and shared our stories with each other.
Well done Class 5.
Memorable Experience – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
We have just experienced a truly excellent session with the inspirational illustrator and artist – Liz Million. She taught us how to draw characters from wartime scenes and linked her artwork to our Cornerstones Curriculum Fallen Fields.
Another example of Rights Respecting Gold from our brilliant children.
UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
Literacy – The Railway Children
UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
In Literacy next week, we will be learning how to write a precis on a piece of text we have read in class. That text is Chapter 2 of The Railway Children.
Can you listen / read Chapter 2 in preparation for next week.
Remember to enjoy.
Mr. Graham
Literacy – The Railway Children
UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
This term’s Literacy will be based on the novel The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit. During this week (wb: 6.9.21), we shall be answering comprehension questions based on Chapter 1. Can you read / listen to the audio book below to help prepare you for your tasks in school.
Remember to enjoy.
Welcome to Class 5
Dear Parent / Carer,
I hope that you have all had a wonderful, relaxing summer holiday and are ready for the year ahead; welcome to Class 5 – Year 5 and 6.
In Class 5, we are looking forward to learning about our new topic – Fallen Fields…
The Sun sets on the battlefields of France and solitary bugle sounds the Last Post.
Known as ‘the war to end all wars’ the First World War was a conflict that had a devastating effect on millions of people across the world.
What started this global tragedy? What was life like for families on the home front as they waited for news of loved ones who were ‘missing in action’? How did the soldiers endure the terrible conditions in the trenches? How was a fragile peace finally achieved?
We will always remember the fallen.
As well as our topic, the children will develop their gymnastics in PE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills. Our Year 6 children are excited to start their preparations for the upcoming SATs, and an extra-curricular club has been organised to start on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from week beginning (wb: 20th September 2021). All children in Class 5 will be encouraged to join in the fun on these After-School Clubs.
Homework will be issued weekly. Spellings and Times Tables will be issued on Wednesday and returned ready for a test on Mondays. Either Literacy, Numeracy or Science will be issued on Mondays, to be returned on Fridays. To continue all our hard work to develop our Remote Learning, we are encouraging our children to access their homework via DB Primary and upload their homework onto the MY WORK section by the Friday deadline – paper copies will still be distributed if necessary. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child returns their reading book to school daily.
Class 5 will have PE on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please ensure your child has their PE kits in school on Monday morning and leave it in school for the whole week. We will send PE kits home on Fridays.
I am really looking forward to working with your child and getting to know them throughout the year. Please feel free to contact me with any queries; I genuinely believe that a happy child is the result of outstanding home / school links, and I am looking forward to meeting you.
Kind Regards
Mr. Graham
Deputy Head Teacher
c.graham201@nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk
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