Well done to Corey and Kyle for some great expedition work about coal.Keep going boys – it is great to see you on the live learning sessions too.
Category : Y5: Mrs Keegan’s Blog
Today, years 5&6 had an exciting zoom call with the author of our anchor text ‘The Skry pit kids’ -Jacqueline Bellew.
Jacqueline discussed the inspiration behind writing the book and the children had lots of opportunities to ask questions about the text. They really are enjoying the text so much and it was amazing to have the opportunity to talk to the author!
Well done to all the children in 5/6 who are completing, or have already completed the sponsored walk to raise money to add a plaque to the Armthorpe miners memorial. Any donations no matter how big or small are greatly appreciated and will help us leave a lasting legacy from Plover children at the memorial.
You still have time to join in if you haven’t already and there will be a prize for the child in each class who raises the most money.
Thank you to everyone for their support in this event. We really appreciate it. Please remember to send pictures/videos of your walks to [email protected] so we can celebrate your achievements of this Expedition.
-Miss Blackham
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World Book Day will be celebrated in school and at home on Friday 5th March. We would love all children to get involved in the fun. This year, the theme of World Book Day will be ‘Books That Make You LOL’. We would like to invite all children to dress up as a character from a book that makes them laugh. There will be prizes up for grabs for the most creative efforts put into a costume.
There will be a ‘decorate a potato challenge’ which we invite everyone to have a go at. You can decorate a potato as a character from any book or even decorate several potatoes if you are making a scene from a book. We also will have a competition just for fun based on the TV show, ‘The Masked Singer’. Staff have hidden their identities behind books and you will be using the clues to discover who is behind the mask!
Vouchers will be emailed to all parents and carers for the World Book Day £1 books. These will take the place of the normal paper vouchers. Some shops are requesting paper copies of the vouchers so please check before spending the voucher. If you find you need a paper copy but do not have access to a printer, please let your child’s teacher know and they will print you a copy.
We can’t wait to see your costumes and celebrate with you!
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Starting Thursday 25th February, I will be holding a TT Rockstars club via hangout for years 5/6 3-4pm. I know the children are enjoying TT as my account is filled with battle requests! (I will get to the top of that leader board)! I have seen a great improvement of times table knowledge and I really want everyone to keep it up.
This virtual club will be a great opportunity for the children to play with their friends whilst developing their recall of times tables.
I’m really looking forward to starting this club and even more excited to beat you all to the top of that leader board! Game on 5/6! 🤩
-Miss Blackham
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Years 5&6 children were given an amazing opportunity to have a virtual visit of parliament. We engaged with two experts who talked us through the roles of MP’s and the houses of commons and they answered lots of our questions! The children were amazing and have taken lots away of knowledge!
Well done you lovely lot!
-Miss Blackham
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Don’t forget this Friday, we will be announcing the winners of our reading competition. Every time you pass an Accelerated Reader Quiz you will be entered into the prize draw to win a lovely box of doughnuts. So the more that you read and the more quizzes you pass, the more chances you will have to win!
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I am so proud of all of the children who contributed to the Santander ‘thank key workers’ valentines display. This is the display so far and I am sure you will all agree, it looks beautiful! Keep an eye out for the video of all the contributions, which will be coming very soon! Well done everyone!
-Miss Blackham
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We had lots of fun in 5/6 creating our pancake wraps and the children deserve it after a busy half-term! They loved making them and enjoyed eating them even more. When the children at home return to school, they too will get the same opportunity to make the pancake wraps.
Please send in any pictures of your pancakes that you have had at home over half-term and we’ll share them on our blog (I’ll make them into a short video).
Have a well deserved break 5/6, stay safe and remember we are so proud of you!
-Miss Blackham
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In Year 5 and throughout school some of our children spend time with Mrs Thomson so I just wanted to share she very bravely tackled a shop lifter she saw last night! She stopped him and alerted the shop staff who rewarded her with a bunch of flowers. She doesn’t know I’m telling Year 5 this but I was amazed at how brave she was. Don’t be naughty near Mrs T as she will call you out on it!!