Monthly Archives: November 2021
Poetry







Pi
Amaya and Lexi have learnt a song that teaches them the numbers of Pi.
No spelling mistake….I did mean Pi and not Pie…Hee hee.
But what is Pi?
Succinctly, pi — which is written as the Greek letter for p, or π—is the ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of that circle.
It is a very long number indeed as you can see. Not a big number, but a very long number as it is a decimal number.
And what is the point of pi?
So there you have it. Pi.
Have a look at Amaya and Lexi singing Pi.
Amazing girls, well done!
Air Resistance Experiment
Investigating Gravity
Square Numbers
Square Numbers
Today Year 5 investigated square numbers. They arranged arrays to see what shapes they made. When they tried 3 x 3 it made a square shape.
We could see that because all the sides were the same.
The children then made more square numbers and saw that each side needed to be the same: a number multiplied by itself is a square number.
Have a look at what they did.
Anti-Bullying Week
Today Year 5 looked at another question:
What does school already do to help stop bullying and ensure all pupils are happy and safe?
There were a lot of excellent responses!
It was clear the children know how we stay safe and that everyone is responsible for our safety, which is so important.
We then went on to look at another question:
Who are the people in school who can help us reduce and respond to bullying?
Again, the children responded with very similar answers and eventually agreed that actually, the answers all amounted to one thing- EVERYONE was responsible for reducing and responding to bullying.
Very impressed Year 5! You have a clear understanding of what we do as a school, how it is done and why we do it.
Anti-Bullying Week
Today the class looked at:
What kind words have been said to you this week?
There were some lovely responses to this today and a couple of surprises! It was so heart-warming to see that we are a class of children who complement each other, look out for each other and are generally kind.
Tanatswa surprised Mrs Calbreath and Mrs Sabir with lovely notes that created huge smiles, a few ahhhhs and a lot of appreciation. Thank you Tanatswa. What was even nicer was that she gave the notes BEFORE she realised the question on the board!
Kestrels are a very kind class and show it every day.
Anti-Bullying Week
Today Year 5 began looking at acts of kindness for Anti- bullying week.
The question was asked:
What acts of kindness can I do today?
The children wrote their responses on post-it notes and put them up on the board.
There were lots of similar responses:
I will help someone today, especially if they are stuck.
I will ask someone to play with me if they are alone.
I will smile at someone.
I will open a door for a teacher.
Share my things.
Help my partner.
Try to be kind to my brother.
Help my mum because she has a cold.
Stand up for someone if they are being bullied.
These sound like great ideas – well done Kestrels.