In computing today we are using SCRATCH to create a counting machine. To write a quick and effective program we need to start using variables.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z89w7ty
The BBC website has some great information to find out more about variables. Be cyber smart and find out a little more out home. You may be able to teach your teachers a thing or too about programming – become the experts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zw3dwmn
We are so impressed with some children’s homework, so much effort has gone into their work! Well done to Satnam, Ariba and Seher! You have truly earned some BEST points!
Children have applied their art skills this afternoon in order to design their moving toy. The designs look fantastic! Which of your designs was your best and why?
This week we started a unit of persuasive writing, to improve our writing from the last time we did this unit. We worked together to plan PEE in order to write our persuasive paragraphs. What different persuasive techniques did you use in your writing?
Here is a link to the Year 5 recital of the poem Our Special Planet by Carol Weston that we have learnt in English that links with our Space topic.
The children are blending colours to create tones and textures. Eqra is proud of her work because she thinks she has blended the colours well.
Today in literacy we leaning to recite a poem called ‘Our special Earth ‘ . This poem is by ‘ Carol Weston ‘ . To help us learn it we had to learn each verse at time . We created a WILF for reciting a poem :
Know the poem – detail
Facial expression
Actions
Confidence
Eye-contact
Enthusiasm
Clear and loud voice
Can you recite the poem off by heart?
Year 5 HolbrookPS 