Topic homework

Our next topic is the Anglo Saxons. They invaded Britain. What can you find out about them?  You may want to ‘Google’ about all/some of the following:

•     WHO - Who they were and where they came from. Why did they come to Britain? What did they do? What was their biggest achievement?

•     RELIGION - Which religion did they follow? What did they then become?

What is a monastery? Where were the most famous ones? Anglo Saxon Saints – St Augustine, St Aidan, St Bede and St Cuthbert.

•     ART / BUILDINGS – What kind of art and buildings did they leave behind?

Chick Diary!

What an exciting start to the term! Our new Science topic is 'Life Cycles' and we had a special delivery on Monday: 10 eggs almost ready to hatch. We have studied the life cycle of birds and explored the inside and outside of unfertilised eggs so that we understand how they can help a chick to grow and develop.

Today we discussed how most chicken eggs hatch 21 days after fertilisation. We received them on day 19 and they looked like this:

We looked at them this morning (Day 20) and could see a few small cracks in some of the eggs. We could even hear the odd chirp from inside the eggs!

By the end of the day one of the cracks had got bigger. I don't think it will be long before we have some hatchlings! 

Day 21: We have some hatchlings! When we arrived at school this morning, seven out of the ten eggs had hatched and we were lucky enough to watch the eighth hatch just before lunch.

The chicks are getting bigger!

Art Week and Book Fortnight

We are really enjoying Art Week and Book Fortnight in Year 5! We have been reading Roald Dahl's 'Matilda' and have been sketching in the style of Quentin Blake. I am amazed by some of the astounding artwork I've seen.

Today we started creating characters and scenes for our animations based on 'Matilda'. I can't wait to see the finished products. What are you enjoying the most about Art Week and Book Fortnight?

First Aid

Here is the link to the First Aid website. We will be doing the quizzes again after half term so hopefully you can all obtain your First Aid badges!

http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Teaching-resources/Teaching-packages/Microsite/Life-Live-it-first-aid-education-for-children

Topic homework

Topic:

The Mayans were famous for being one of the first civilizations with written symbols for language. What do you think this might mean?