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A message from Winston July 2024

Our inspirational My Voice Matters project is about to draw to a close this week and whilst this makes me rather sad I have some good news...

Over this term (and programme twelve of the programme) teaching year six classes at all ten of the Elland cluster schools I have been beavering away working on an inter-schools project. Something that I hope will represent everyone in the cluster who is moving on to secondary education next year. Something that I hope will be a little finale to our project.

This was an exercise I devised for transition. One where we celebrated the things that made us all unique and different but yet, at the same time, the things we all share which unite us.

I hope you like this film. Apologies if it's a bit shaky.

https://youtu.be/XYKpFtg6-Cs

Thank you all for letting me work with your pupils.

Best Wishes

Win

What we’ve been doing…

The Heart Of the matter

Year 5/6 had a visit from the Science department at Brooksbank.

Mr Mcphail came to deliver a lesson about the circulatory system and how the heart works. He even brought a heart which he dissected. The children thoroughly enjoy the experience and even got to touch the heart at the end once they had put gloves on. Both staff and pupils had found the lesson extremely interesting.

Science

As part of their Science topic this half term Year 5/6 have been researching blood and the different components it contains , the children have created a fact file about the different job each component plays and collected ingredients to make blood soup . They all had lots of fun and some fantastic fact files were completed.

Homework

Our homework this half term was set around our Geography topic of Natural Disasters. They children were asked to choose one Natural Disaster and create a project around this. We have received some amazing pieces of work: models, PowerPoints and even baking. Each child that handed in a piece of work was given a certificate and a dip in the prize box.

A big well done to all concerned.

veggie burgers

In Design Technology, Year 5/6 have been designing and creating veggie burgers. The children have looked at healthy eating to help them decide what vegetables to include in their burgers. We have also looked at hygiene and safety and why these are important. The children were shown how to use a knife safely and the correct way how each individual vegetable needed to be chopped. We feel they may be some future chefs in the making!

Roger Davies

Roger Davies, a local artist, came intoYear 5/6 this week. Roger showed the children a collection of his work and gave them tips on how to draw certain things. The children were given the topic of All Saints Church. They were given a photograph and asked to draw and paint it as they saw it. Both staff and children had a fun morning and some great pieces of art were produced.

The Sound Of Science!

Our topic in Science this half term is sound . Year 5/6 have been looking at how sound travels, how we hear sound and how instruments vibrate to create sound . This week year 5/6 have been looking at high and low pitched sounds, the children demonstrated this by making their own Pan Pipes. Lots of fun was had playing tunes on their instruments.

SCARF

Scarf is a programme that we use in school to deliver our PSHCE to the children . Lucy came to year 5/6 to deliver a scarf workshop about decisions and what decisions they will be making over the next 10 years. The children worked in groups and had lots of fun completing all the different activities. At the end of the session the children got to see Harold again.

Sock Snowmen

Yesterday, on our snow day, I set the children a task to make a 'Sock Snowman.'

Here are some of their creations. Well done Year 5/6.

Looking Up

As part of our light topic Year 5/6 have been looking at how light travels and how we see things. The children had great fun making their own periscopes and then recorded how they work in their books.

...and all that jazz!

Our theme in music this half term is Classroom Jazz. Year 5/6 have been using the glockenspiels to create and follow the music. We have some very talented musicians.

Funky Foods

Year 5/6 have been voting for their Funky Foods ambassadors. They children have filled out a voting slip and placed them into a ballot box , the slips will be counted and the new ambassadors will be announced.

See The Light

n science Year 5/6 have been looking at how light travels and how we see things . They have used wool to demonstrate how light travels from a light source to the object then reflects off the object to our eyes so we can see things.

We had a visitor in Year 5/6

Kira, from Healthy Minds, taught the children all about Kindness, Friendships and Social Media.

The children had to think about what makes a positive friend and what can be negative about friendships. The children, and staff, enjoyed the workshop.

Design Technology

Our DT topic in Year5/6 this half term is textiles, the children have been designing Day of the Dead masks and have created theses using over stitch running stitch and cross stitch to bring their designs to life. We have some very talented children in the class.

English

In English year5/6 are reading the book Wonder , in the book the English Teacher Mr Browne writes a precept ,( rules about really important things) every month. The children were asked to write their own precept and design a portrait in the style of the book cover. The class then voted for the ones they liked the best and these have been displayed in upper key stage two corridor for everyone to see.

Under Pressure

Following on from making circuits Year 5/6 have used this knowledge to create a pressure switch with a full working circuit to light their bulb. Again the children showed great team work and had lots of fun to ensure the challenge was achieved.

PCSO Visit

The PCSOs paid year5/6 to talk to the children about the dangers of vaping and smoking . The children listened carefully and took on board what they were being told . At the end of the session they asked some sensible relevant questions which were answered by the PCSOs

Making CONNECTIONS

Our topic this half term in science is electricity. We have been looking at circuits and how they work , the children worked in groups to make a working circuit to light a bulb with just the components given. They showed great team work and each group succeeded in lighting their bulb.

Wonder

Year5/6 have started the book Wonder. As part of their lesson they have worked in pairs to record an argument between mum and dad about whether Auggie should go to school or not. Some of the children then performed their arguments to the rest of the class.

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Elland C of E Junior, Infant & Nursery School (VA)

Year 5 & 6