Half-term historical challenge!

THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER

This is an investigation which requires you to be historical detectives!

Who were the 'Princes in the Tower'?
What happened  to them?
Why do you think it happened?
Who do you think was behind it?

I can't wait to read your theories!

Victorian Week

We all had a great time during Victorian Week. The children had some lessons in the Victorian style and had to use traditional dip pens and ink pots to practise copperplate handwriting. I was impressed by 5MD's ability to stand up straight throughout the posture lesson. A remarkable amount of pupils were able to walk whilst balancing a book on their head! 

We also researched Victorian inventions such as the telephone, typewriter, electric lightbulb, bicycle, camera, sewing machine and radio. Did you know that the Victorians also invented ice cream? Do you know of any other Victorian inventions? Which Victorian invention means the most to you?

We attempted to memorise a poem by reciting it as a class and individually. The last line proved tricky to master! Who can remember the correct ending to the poem?

Good, better, best
Never let it rest
Until your good is better.....

Spellings for this week.

A

disagree                              

discover

disprove

disapprove

disallow

disabled

disappoint

disappear

discomfort

disorder

B

autograph

autobiography

automobile

automated

automatic

disadvantage

disappointment

disappearance

dissatisfaction

discussion

C

autographs

autobiography

autobiographies

autobiographical

automatic

automatically

automated

autopilot

automobile

autopsy

Outdoor Learning

We all had fun learning outside today. The children worked with Miss Joseph, Mr Bishenden and myself to design and make shelters out of sticks, leaves, string, bricks and plastic covers.  We tested how effective the shelters were by using a watering can to tip water over them....with the children inside! So, who got wet and who stayed dry?

Amazing artists at work....

It is a delight to be joined by pupils from 5AC, 6JT and 6HH this week. I have been really pleased by how well the children have been working together. They baked some incredible vegetable pasties yesterday and have been using shading techniques to create some fantastic portraits today. I have attached some examples below from some of our amazing artists. For those who weren't in the lesson today, can you guess who we were drawing?

Chicken, grain and fox problem. Can you solve it?

CHICKEN, GRAIN AND FOX!

This is a classic problem that has amused and baffled people for centuries!

 

A farmer wants to cross a river in his rowing boat. He can only fit one item in his small boat at a time.

 

However…

 

If he leaves the fox alone with the chicken, wily Mr fox will eat it!

 

If he leaves the chicken alone with the bag of grain, the greedy chicken will gobble it up!

 

Devise a way for the farmer to safely cross the river with all 3 items.

 

Good luck and enjoy this age old problem!

 

 

Bon voyage!

Bon voyage to all Chatsworth students who will be setting sail for France next week. I'm sure you will all have a fantastic time and will benefit enormously from the experience. I can't wait to hear all about it when you get back.

For those staying at school, we will be taking part in lots of fun and interesting learning activities, including outdoor learning and cookery. We will also be welcoming students into 5MD from other Year 5 and Year 6 classes. It should be a great week for all next week!

Hampton Court Palace

We are all looking forward to our trip to Hampton Court Palace!

Please may I remind you that the permission slips and trip money need to be in by Friday, 11th October.

5MD's ICT challenge!

5MD are reporting live from the ICT suite at Chatsworth Primary School!

In ICT we have been learning about staying safe when using the internet, and how to research using the internet. We have been doing research about the Tudors and about keeping healthy.

Challenge: Use the internet to research your favourite Tudor king or queen. Write an interesting fact about your chosen monarch on the blog.

Remember our internet safety rules and blogging rules!

5MD's tremendous trip to the British Library!

5MD went on an exciting trip to the British Library. When we went into the Treasures Gallery we saw lots of interesting artefacts, such as the oldest version of the Old Testament and a letter written by Henry VIII.

I would like to say a big thank you to all who helped on the trip, including staff and parents. We couldn't have done it without you!

My favourite part of the day was seeing the children working creatively with nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs collected from the library.

Homework: Tell me three things that you enjoyed about the trip and give reasons why. Try to use some interesting adjectives.