This week in Maths, we have been learning all about doubling. We practiced doubling numbers and explored how it can be used in various real-life situations. It was fun seeing how doubling simple numbers can lead to larger numbers and then we looked at doubling plus one!

In English, we worked on innovating the story of The Tiger Who Came to Tea. We got to be creative and change parts of the story, adding our own characters. Some of us even came up with new endings for the tiger’s visit! It was exciting to see how different everyone's stories turned out, and we shared our ideas with the class.

In History, we took part in a learning forum to discuss everything we had learned about schools in the past. We looked at how classrooms, teachers, and learning materials have changed over time. After that, we had a Victorian school morning, where we experienced what it was like to attend school in Victorian times. It was so interesting to see how different the rules and lessons were back then!

In Science, we explored the seasons and the changes that happen in nature throughout the year. One of the things we focused on was how trees respond to the different seasons. We learned about how they grow, change their leaves, and prepare for winter. It was great to observe how nature adapts and evolves throughout the year.

Thank you to Mr Lewis for leading our assemblies this week. We were set challenges across the day to explore who our trusted adults are, our top tips for staying safe online and what to do if we are playing a game and we receive messages/click bait. We also thoroughly enjoyed 3/4A's rap - 'Stay Safe, Safe'! The children in KS2 in particular were very knowledgeable of what they can do to keep themselves safe online and all of KS1 and EYFS were able to share who their trusted adults are and how they help them stay safe. An email has gone out to parents with more information about online safety to help at home too. 

In PSHE, we have been learning about dreams and goals and how important it is to set stepping stones to achieve success. We've discussed how setting smaller, manageable goals can help us work towards bigger dreams and how persistence is key to overcoming challenges. We've also explored different strategies that can help us stay motivated along the way.

In Maths, we've recently started learning about addition. We've been practicing using number lines to help us understand how numbers increase and how to solve addition problems more easily. It's been really helpful because the number line allows us to visualise the process and double-check our answers.

In PE, we've been working with the gymnastics frame and practicing our jumping skills. The gymnastics frame has allowed us to explore different movements, and we've been learning how to balance, climb, and jump safely. It's been fun to challenge ourselves and see how our skills improve.

In History, we explored classrooms now and in the past. We compared how classrooms have changed over time, looking at old-fashioned desks and how lessons were taught many years ago. It's fascinating to think about the differences in technology, teaching methods, and even the layout of the rooms. We also discussed how these changes affect how we learn today.

In English, we've been working on sequencing the story of The Tiger Who Came to Tea. We've focused on understanding the order of events in the story and practicing how to retell it clearly. 

This week in Religious Education (RE), the children have been exploring the culture and beliefs of Muslims. They had the opportunity to learn about the Arabic language and its significance in the Muslim world. The students also studied the work of the renowned Muslim artist Ali Caligraff, discovering how he uses calligraphy and art to express his faith. This helped broaden the children's understanding of Islamic art and culture.

In Mathematics, the children focused on plotting numbers on a number line, specifically ranging from 10 to 20. They practiced identifying the position of numbers on the line and explored how numbers increase and decrease. 

In English, the class have been researching dolphins. The children gathered information and created a list of interesting facts, writing bullet points to summarise their findings. 

In Design and Technology (DT), the children have been working on developing their own pouch designs. They have explored different materials and considered what would be best for creating a functional and stylish pouch. The child have been putting their creativity to the test as they plan and sketch their ideas.

In Music, the class is learning a vibrant song about rainbows. The children have been practicing the melody and lyrics, enjoying the cheerful tune. Additionally, in their singing assembly, the children have been introduced to Cornish songs, allowing them to experience and appreciate a different regional musical tradition.

Finally, in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the children have been learning how to format text, including making fonts bold and italic. This skill will help them when creating presentations and documents in the future, giving them a better understanding of how to present information clearly and effectively.

It's been a week full of learning, creativity, and fun across a variety of subjects!

Our topic this half-term is ' A Healthy me'

Welcome back everyone. This half term our topic is 'A Healthy me'! 

We are very excited as this week  we will making smoothies, we have all spoken about different fruits we'd like to try.  So far we have also spoken about the importance of eating five fruits and vegetables a day.  The children the have said ....

"If I eat lots of strawberries, blue ones, bananas. and grapes, and I like apples that makes me healthy and I grow!' - L

R said ' Eating broccoli is very good for you and sweet corn, but I like fruit on my breakfast'.

We have been really enjoying, our Kixx sessions with Coach James every Monday afternoon. We have had snowball's that we counted and also buckets!!

In maths, we are learning to recognise number 1-10 and counting objects out to 5! The children are really enjoying adding this into their play. They have found 5 pencils, 5 pieces of play fruit, 3 books, 2 buckets and 4 dinosaurs!  Maybe you could try this at home? If you do please pop a picture on Seesaw for us to share.

In singing with Mrs Harris on a Wednesday we are learning the song 'Cornwall my home' - I have sent a seesaw message out about this! 

Our nursery rhyme of the week is - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/zvt8gwx - Five little apples. 

If you have any fizzy bottles you no longer need we would love a few for our junk modelling area please!  Come back next week to see how our smoothies turn out.  Also, please don't forget we LOVE to see what you get up to over the week. Please pop pictures on seesaw for your child to share with their friend. This helps develop memory, confidence and speaking skills! 

Miss Whitty, Miss Ronald and Miss Selby :)

What a busy week it has been so far! We've had lots of exciting and interesting lessons.

In PSHE, we have been focusing on how to reach our goals. As part of this, we had a fun activity where we made jam sandwiches. The process wasn’t as simple as just putting jam between two slices of bread – we had to think about the 'stepping stones' to success, breaking down the task into smaller, manageable steps. This helped us understand how we can achieve our goals, whether they're big or small.

In Maths, we are continuing our work on place value. This week, we've been using bead strings and rekenreks to explore the concepts of tens and ones. We focused particularly on the numbers between 10 and 20, practicing how to represent these numbers using the tools. This hands-on approach has really helped us understand how the value of digits changes depending on their place in a number.

In English, we have been thinking about whales and how we can learn more about them. We’ve come up with some great questions that we’d like to ask Greenpeace. We’ve also been exploring what we would like to know about whales, which has sparked some very interesting discussions.

Finally, in PE, we have been practicing our balancing skills. Everyone had a turn walking along a bench to see how well we could maintain our balance. It was both fun and challenging, and we all improved as the lesson went on. 

Maths

This half term we will be focusing on multiplication and division and fractions. If your children would like some extra practise/activities to do at home please see the links below.

Multiplication & Division (we will be covering all these topics at school so any extra practise at home will be very beneficial) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqbg87h 

Fractions (we will be covering all these topics at school so any extra practise at home will be very beneficial) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3rbg82

Topmarks Daily 10 (mental maths quiz) - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Times Table Rock Stars - https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student

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Fun in the snow!

This week in our PE lesson the children LOVED this invasion game called Pirate's treasure. The aim of the game is for the islanders to steal the treasure which is in a box behind the pirates. The pirates could freeze the islanders to stop them from stealing the treasure and fellow islanders could crawl under them to unfreeze them.

I think we had to play this at least 6 times they enjoyed it so much!

Science

This half term we have been looking at everything to do with life cycles in our science lessons. We started off by exploring the human life cycle by naming and describing the 5 major stages. 

Then we moved onto learning about the life cycles of different animals such as a butterfly, chicken and a frog. We found out that these animals go through metamorphosis in their life cycles! The children then worked in groups to make a butterfly's life cycle out of play dough. 

English

This half term in our English lessons we were learning to write a story based on the famous children's text, Where the Wild Things are. The children absolutely loved this story and their creativity was unmatched! They made changes to the original story by changing the characters and what they did to make it their own. It was great to see the children using their imagination!

Geography

This half term we have been exploring our local area in our geography lessons. The children started off by learning about aerial photographs and we used Google Earth regularly to view St Cleer from above. The children were intrigued by Google Earth and we did spend some time exploring other places too.

We then started to understand what maps were and how they are use. The children got to use resources from all around the classroom to make messy maps of the room whilst working in groups.

Elf Day 2024!

Thank you for all your generous donations towards the Alzheimer's Society. The children looked fantastic and really got stuck in with all the activities! They also had a mysterious video from Mistletoe the Elf who was be very cheeky with the school photocopier!

Information for a new half term

Spring 1 in 5/6H

It has been an icy start back to the new term but the children have settled back into their learning with enthusiasm.

CURRICULUM

Our topics for this half term can be found in the overview that I have attached below. In addition to this you will find this half term’s Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFs) to practice with your child. I have also included the Year 5 and Year 6 recommended reads and statutory spelling lists.

PE

Our PE day has had to change to a THURSDAY – please remember that children should come into school in full PE kit.

CLASS BLOG

We will endeavour to regularly update this blog to give you a flavour of what we have covered in class, and also pass on any important information. To help us with this, please make sure that all permissions are up to date on Arbor so that we can share images as soon as possible.

SUPPORTING LEARNING AT HOME

In Upper Key Stage 2, it is important to support the children’s learning at home as much as possible. A reminder that our home learning expectations are:

Daily Reading (15 minutes) – recorded reading record to contribute to a Reading Karate reward

Times-tables and KIRF practice (20 minutes weekly) using TTRS and the KIRF sheets below

Spellings (20 minutes weekly)

Online learning – set on Atom Prime (logins will be stuck into children’s reading record)

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please do get in touch.

All the very best, Mr H and the Year 5/6 team

Welcome to Spring 1 2025 - we have loved welcoming everyone back this week. We weren't quite expecting the snow and ice that have challenged our transport routes this week but well done to all for travelling safely and working with us to keep everything going! We were treated to a beautiful blanket of white and a stunning view of the moors this morning so it was all worth it. Here's to a healthy and successful term again at St Cleer. 

Welcome back, we hope you had a wonderful holiday and are ready for an action packed Spring 1!
I've attached the plan below so you can all see the coverage for the term.
More updates and pictures will be added as we go through the term!
Mrs Alberts and Mrs Nute

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Spring Term; What a snowy start!

Year 3/4A have started their unit on Multiplication and Division in Math, talking about efficiency in methods and practising recall of related facts as well.
With the Year 4 MTC approaching in June, we've stepped up our daily activities and challenged ourselves to improve our scores each week, aiming for 25/25.

Please find attached your KIRFS and Timetable for the Spring Term. We're looking forward to our Ukulele lessons starting next Friday.

Well done everyone for a really successful Autumn term! Jam-packed with learning, trips and adventures. It was lovely to celebrate our values champions in assembly today and we were surprised by a musical rendition to ring in the Christmas break. Thank you again to mole Valley Farmers for our lovely Christmas tree. Have a peaceful Christmas and see you in 2025 for the Spring term.

WOW! What an amazing term we have had in 5/6MG!

Thank you to all of those who were able to join us for our class assembly last half term and our parent afternoon this half term. It has been wonderful to see the pupils sharing their work and excitement for learning with all of you. This half term the pupils have developing their dance skills in PE, advancing their descriptive writing in English, overcoming their fear of fractions in Maths, creating portraits in Art and learning about natural resources in Geography - it's been a busy term and the pupils have displayed their determination 

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy the school holidays. We're looking forward to seeing you again on Tuesday 7th January.

Best wishes and a Happy New Year,

The 5/6MG Team 

As always, it was lovely to spend time with the community together in St Cleer church. Thank you to Mrs Harris for leading the singing for us. The 12 days of Christmas and the beautiful singing from our choir were definite highlights. Thank you to the student leaders and team captains for sharing their Christmas reflections and to you - our parents, family and friends - for making it a special time together.