Classes

Class 5

Summer Term 2021

The Tudors

This term we have been learning about the Tudors. In particular we really enjoyed learning about the life of Henry VIII and his many wives.

: We researched Tudor fashion and created these self-portraits using designs inspired by our research.

: We also created Tudor roses which were an emblem of peace introduced by Henry VII. The rose symbolised the end of the War of the Roses between the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

: Here is some of our wonderful Tudor inspired artwork which is displayed in the classroom.

Activity Week

At the end of May we had a fantastic time during our annual Activity Week. Normally the week consists of visits to many local attractions, but due to the changing lockdown restrictions, Mrs Bedford and Mrs Tovey arranged for a selection of special visitors to attend the school to enhance our learning.

Monday – Book Publishing

The Monday began with a visit from a local artist to help us transform the wonderful Charlie Mackesy inspired stories we have been writing, into bound books.

: We used ink and watercolours to create our front covers.

: The designs for our covers were in the style of Charlie Macksey.

: Pictures were added throughout our books, to reflect the many themes including Love, Friendship, Courage and Teamwork.

: We needed to use the hand drill to create the holes in our covers.

: It was tricky to drill through the book covers and all of the pages whilst keeping them in line.

: Finally we used linen thread to sew our books together.

: The sewing required a lot of concentration.

: Bookbinding was a new skill for some of us, but we were very proud of the results!

Tuesday – Good King Hal

Tuesday was our Tudor themed day. We had a very special visitor in school for the day – Good King Hal! Good King Hal planned a range of hilarious talks and fun-filled activities as well as a quiz, he kept us busy and entertained day. We all had a great time and learnt so much about life as a Tudor. We even ended the fun-filled day with a jousting tournament!

Wednesday – Sporty Stars

On Wednesday we had a wonderful day with the Sporty Stars team! It was a glorious sunny day filled with a huge range of sporty activities.

: The day started with a Nerf war!

: We were split into two teams and used the large bubbles to use as shields to hide from our opponents.

: We used a range of Nerf guns…

: … and even bows and arrows.

: It was a fun start to the day.

: Everybody enjoyed the activity.

: It was a new experience for many of us.

: What a great way to develop our teamwork skills.

: We then played bubble football.

: This was such a fun experience.

In the afternoon we were taught how to play volleyball and then finished the day with a fun game of dodgeball.

Thursday – Print Workshop

On Thursday we were visited by Rosie from Elephant Print, she taught us how to use the printing press and we created wonderful prints based on the Peter and the Wolf musical.

: Here we are preparing the cardboard shapes to form the base of our design.

: We needed to layer our designs to create texture to our final print.

: Here is an example of a painted, layered plate ready to put through the printing press.

: We enjoyed working the printing press.It was interesting to see how our final design looked after going through the press.

: This is how the design transferred on to the paper after going through the press.

: We created a wide range of designs and all enjoyed exploring different ideas.

Thursday – Sculptures

In addition to the printing, on Thursday we also made sculptures out of clay. The sculptures we created were actually characters from the books we wrote on Monday. We are very proud of the finished products!

: We started with a metal frame to help to support our clay sculptures.

: We gradually built up the clay around the metal frame.

: The clay was very malleable and was great fun to work with..

: It was very important to get the base shape right to ensure our final sculptures were strong.

: We used a range of clay tools, as well as our hands, to help us to model the sculptures.

: Here we are sculpting a boy, the main character from the stories we wrote on Monday..

: Some children chose to sculpt the animals from their books.

: Here are some of our finished sculptures.

: A horse carrying the mole, the boy and the fox.

: The completed boy.

Friday – Forest School

What a great way to end our activity week! On Friday morning we all arrived at Exmouth Forest School for an action-packed day in the great outdoors!

We learned such a wide range of skills and had an absolutely fantastic day!

: We were split into different teams and each team were tasked with building a den which would shelter the whole team in the event of adverse weather.

: This required excellent cooperation and teamwork.

: All of our dens successfully sheltered the team members.

: We got to use a wide variety of tools including…

: the bow saw,

: the axe

: and the hand drill.

: We learnt how to light a fire using a flint and steel.

: This was great fun!

: We were very proud of ourselves when we got the fire going.

: We created mascots for our teams.

: We used natural resources found in the forest.

: We had time for free playing …

: and also time to rest!

Spring Term 2021

We were all so pleased to finally be able to return to school on 8th March after several weeks of home learning.

Although we haven’t been in school, we have all been working really hard at home. Have a look at some of the wonderful work we created during Lockdown 3.0!

Lockdown Writing

: We produced a wide range of writing during our home learning.

: Mrs Bedford and Mrs Tovey challenged us to complete these 100 word stories. We worked really hard to select powerful vocabulary.

: We had to think very hard about how we structured our sentences to try and tell the whole story in only 100 words!

: We created leaflets for visitors to Athens.

: We also produced writing to support our history topic.

Environmental Art During Lockdown

: We used a range of natural materials to produce self portraits.

: We had great fun collecting resources and designing our faces.

: When we uploaded these pictures to google classroom, our friends enjoyed trying to guess who we had created.

: They make a lovely display in the classroom now we are back in school!

: Inspired by our gardens and the local habitats, we used natural materials to create murals of mini beasts and woodland creatures which may live in or visit our gardens.

: Some of us created some lovely mandala patterns using natural resources we found around our homes and gardens.

: We enjoyed discovering the interesting reflections created by mirrors when placed in the garden or amongst greenery.

Oxo Box Challenge

Every week our teachers organised for us to get together on Google Meet, this gave us the opportunity to stay in touch with our classmates and share our experiences. As part of our weekly meetings we took part in a weekly Oxo Box Challenge.

Our final challenge was to use our Oxo box to create a junk model of our choice. Here are some of our designs, which are now displayed back in school.

Autumn Term 2020

We spent time discussing and agreeing our class rules. If we all follow these rules we hope to have a happy and successful year in year 5.

Welcome to Class 5

: We wrote postcards to Mrs Tovey using descriptive language to tell her about an activity we enjoyed over the summer holidays.

: We added illustrations to our postcards to make a colourful display.

Vincent van Gogh

: Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch artist who is famous for using bright colours and bold brush strokes in his work. He painted in a style that became known as ‘Post Impressionism’.