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In Literacy we studied The Jumblies by Edward Lear. We enjoyed adding extra verses to his poem, but had fun creating our own poems in the same style. Here is Ella's poem:

The Jublies

They sailed away on some skis they did,
On some skis they sailed the sea.
Even though their friends said “Don’t go”
But the Jublies said “NO NO NO”
On some skis they went to sea.
They didn’t turn round,
And they wouldn’t be drowned.
They shouted aloud to the crowd
“You are wrong
Because we are strong”

Through the rain, through the rain,
Is the place where the Jublies live,
They are very strong but their feet do pong,
And they went to sea on some skis.

They sailed to sea on some skis, they did,
On some skis they sailed so quick.
With only a silky dark blue sail
Exactly the same as the dark blue whale,
Tied to a small ginger-bread mast,
“No!” said the daughter
“You will end up in the water.”
“For it might rain
But we have clever brains!”
On some skis they sailed so quick.

Through the rain, through the rain,
Is the place where the Jublies live,
They are very strong but their feet do pong,
And they went to sea on some skis.water soon came flooding in, it did,
The water flooded in.
To keep them dry, they got a coat,
They walked up and down the little white boat,
The waves went as high as the sky.
And they spent the night in a bottle from the bar,
And was as strong as a very fast car.
“For it might rain,
But we’ve got the brains.”
“While off we go and have some fantastic fun!”

Through the rain, through the rain,
Is the place where the Jublies live,
They are very strong but their feet do pong,
And went to sea on some skis.

By Ella Whytock

R. E.

In RE we are particularly focussing on Judaism and learning about the similarities and differences between Judaism and Christianity. We read and discussed the 10 Commandments and then came up with five new commandments of our own.

We have been discussing light, particularly its use by Christians at Christmas time. We looked at images of the Angel Gabriel, the angels who visited the shepherds, the star that the wise men followed and baby Jesus depicted as a source of light. We wrote poems to include our response to our learning and made angels for our display.

Bread

Year 5 have been learning about bread, the different types, making bread and conducting an experiment with yeast...

The first thing we did was try three different types of bread from different countries. The first one, Italian, was more salty and dry than the other breads but we learnt that Italians dip it into olive oil before eating. It was really nice apart from that and most of my group said it was their favourite.
Next, we tried the English bread, (Warburton's) and it tasted so different and fresh after the Italian. My group did like it but said it was a little boring because most of us have it every day.
Lastly we tried part of a French stick. In a way it tasted like the english bread a little, but much nicer. (I think.) Only one or two people from my group liked it, including me.

After tasting the bread, we learnt about the ingredients in wholemeal bread and why they are put in there. There were main ingredients like flour and yeast, but also some other ingredients you wouldn't think of putting in bread, like sugar.

We used our information to conduct an experiment with yeast.
First, we poured some yeast into an empty, and dry, plastic bottle. Secondly, we mixed some warm water and sugar together and poured it into the bottle with the yeast. We put a balloon over the top and shook the mixture. After a few minutes, the balloon started to fill with with a gas, carbon dioxide, from the mixture. At the end of the day the balloon was as big as a large grapefruit. The next day, we came into school and the balloon had shrivelled up but when we shook the bottle again it started to get a little boost.
We learnt that the yeast lets off carbon dioxide which helps the bread rise in warm conditions.

Year 5 enjoyed an extremely informative trip to Radlett and Bushey Reform Synagogue. We had an opportunity to see the Torah close up and try on Kippot and Prayer Shawls. We are now looking forward to writing our names in Hebrew!

Year 5 have linked their History topic of The Greeks, with their literacy skills and started writing openings for their myths. Here are Jack and Toni’s:

One dusty and dark night, a warrior called Shadow
stood in a forest nearly dead from war, battered,
scraped and badly injured. His grey big-toothed wolf
stood next to him as he ran his fingers across the
cuts on his poisoned hand.He got on his wolf and rode
back to Ogrimer, his plate of armour clanging as he
went. As he entered Ogrimer a god called him over to
send him on a quest.
“What do you want?”
“I need you to kill a terrifying beast down at the wailing
caverns.”
“Why?”
“Because he is going to build up an army to invade Ogrimer!”

By Jack McCartney

She stepped into a blanket of pink blossoms. As her feet smoothed against silky blossoms, the air tasted of spices and warm apples. She could smell roses and strawberries. The suns rays clung to her tanned skin like a magnet. Exotic plants and magic-looking trees surrounded this beautiful clearing. Birds tweeted their soft song gracefully. Dew drops covered the grass which was greener than green.

With a twinkle in her eyes, she looked up at the baby blue sky, when a warm breeze boomed against her face. A rushing stream led her to gaze to something, something as peaceful as sleep.

By Toni Kelly

Science

Human skeleton

In science this term Year 5 are studying Healthy
Living. After learning the names of bones and the function of the skeleton, the children constructed
their own skeletons remembering which bone goes
where and trying to get the correct proportions.
They used split pins for the joints.

Literacy

Year 5 used the ‘conscience ally’ technique to identify a characters motivation. Isaac was given the lead role and the rest of the class persuaded him for and against the decision of making a dam or not. They then wrote a diary entry of their experience that day.

October 15th 1954 6.30pm

I wish I hadn’t done it, I wanted to do it so badly, so I did.
But now I frantically wish I hadn’t. I’ve only just finished clearing up the squelchy mud and water from Great Aunt
Phyl’s flood, caused by me and Birdy. (It was Birdy’s fault!)
I really thought as it’s my birthday, I wouldn’t get into
trouble. Even though it was my birthday Birdy did less,
but I kindly forgave him.

I will never forget ‘Dambusters’ I want to see it again. I
started to wonder unsurely if it was Aunt Phyl’s fault
because she took us to Dambusters, but I plainly knew it wasn’t.

Chloe Payne

Dear Diary

Today me and my best friend Birdy made a terrific dam and Aunt Phyl was furious at us for flooding her downstairs. She made us scrub her floors. They were covered in mud and the carpets were completely soaked. Later Aunt Phyl was laughing hysterically about us and the Dam Busters.

I was still thinking about the Dam Busters film and how they made that bouncing bomb. I’ll never know just how it bounced across the water.

By James Harris

History

Year 5 have been researching Greek Vases and pots. They have discovered why Greek artwork is important today; how the ancient Greeks lived and the evidence we have about Greek soldiers.
Some children painted their own scenes depicting Greek myths.

"We aim high and work hard in all we do."