Victorian Tea Party!

We've spent a fraction of this week baking!   We used our knowledge of multiplying fractions to scale up a Victoria Sponge Cake recipe and we learnt all about where Victoria Sponge came from, before pulling our sleeves up and baking!  

What did you learn about Victoria Sponge Cake?   How did it help you with your understanding of fractions?

Tricky Tarsia Puzzles

We were using our knowledge of multiplying fractions to try and solve tarsia puzzles.  

"The final puzzle was really hard because we had to write the questions down first, so that we didn't get confused!" said Amisha, 5 Blue. 

What did you think of the challenge? Would you have any tips or tricks for someone trying to complete the same problem? 

City Building!

By Sapphire B, 5 Blue

Thirty children from Year 5 had the opportunity to visit the Connected Learning Centre (CLC). We were introduced to Rowan and Anna, who helped us through the steps of building our own city in Minecraft.

Firstly, we had pieces of paper that had a building/place on it and we had to place it on website called City Plan. Then we had to explain why are building would fit perfectly in that spot. The next activity was when we could design our own mood board with an app called Comic Life. We could put pictures, change our writing, change the background and personalize it, but first we had to go on the internet and find what buildings you like and how you could make your building look like that one. While we were doing that, we went up to a whiteboard and placed our piece of paper in a coordinate, which is how mine craft is set in building mode.

Secondly, we had a chance to explore a world a next class had built in Year 5 and get to see how mine craft really works. Also we got to look inside buildings, but my favourite part was that we could fly. We had different controls but the game was still super fun.

Thirdly, we got to personalize our building in our own world. Rowan made us an assignment that we have to place a sign as soon as we got onto the world. Some of us had trouble making our building but in the end we got there. One of our friends had the best computer because you could freeze them if they made someone upset or angry. We could fly into people’s houses and we could play with them or swim with them. If we wanted materials, we had to press the letter E to get all the varieties of blocks, doors and water. Over all, we had a fantastic time with Rowan and Anna and we all enjoyed ourselves.

The Planets

We've been learning all about the planets, and even coming up with our own mnemonic to remember them by.  What is your mnemonic for remembering the order of the planets? What interesting facts have you found out about the planets in our solar system?

500 Words

Year 5 have been given the challenge of writing a short story to submit into the BBC's 500 words competition. The creative juices have begun flowing, and we have planned our stories. Today we move onto writing them! It's going to require a lot of delving into our writer's tool kits - that the children have spent most of their school days assembling - but I think the results are going to be worth it!  

What is your story about? Does it have a twist or a turn? How are you going to hook the judges of the competition, and make sure they don't want to put your tale down?

Meet The Minotaur

This week we've been writing in role as The Minotaur.  

Choose your favourite paragraph from your work and post it in the comments section so that we can all read one another's writing. 

Once you've posted your work have a look at other pupils' writing and let them know what you think. 

Entering The Ancient Olympics!

If you could enter the Olympics in Ancient Greece, what sport would you enter for and why? Are there any that you wouldn't want to participate in? Why not?