In French, year 5 have had a busy week revising key vocabulary about school, including opinions about ‘les matières scolaires’ and items of food they can eat ‘à la cantine’. Year 6 have also been reviewing prior expressions about television programmes, films, books, computers and hobbies in order to be able to talk about their favourite activities in different weather.
In PSHE, 5N have been ‘connecting’ with each other (our flourish focus for this term) by sharing talents, and even teaching each other something new! So far we have had a wonderful taekwondo demonstration, loom band making, paper craft and even recorder and cornet lessons! We have thoroughly enjoyed learning from each other and reflecting on our experiences - it was great to see them being the teachers for a change!
In textiles, year 5 have been learning how to do Batik. Batik is an ancient craft that uses hot wax to draw with. When the hot wax is dry, fabric paint is applied to finish the design. Children have been studying sea life for design ideas.
In Geography, year 6 have started a new topic: Global Trade. We have been exploring how some logos are known around the world and therefore how products are traded around the world. The children created a timeline to show how trade has developed through the ages and this week our focus is on food trade. They have been asked to bring in food packaging that shows the country of origin for that food item.