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This week, our crew has taken part in a times table carousel, taking part in four different activities: times table stick, TT Rock Stars Battle, heat map challenge with a friend (testing their friends knowledge on any times tables that are not green) and a times table worksheet. We began in one group and then moved around the room to take part in each challenge.
This week, Year 5 have begun their DT slice in order to learn about healthy, balanced diets, seasonality and how to prepare a savoury meal. They began by looking at example menus and deciding in mini crews whether or not they were healthy, balanced meals. We then ranked the menus in order from most to least healthy. Following this, each person created their own healthy meal, ensuring it had the correct amount of carbohydrates, vegetables, fats etc.
Once we had done this, we then moved on to look at seasonality and we found out where different ingredients are sourced from when it is not the correct time of year in the UK to grow things. We then used our knowledge of this to find seasonal meals for July that we would be able to make. We then used iPads to have a look on Asda’s website to create a list of ingredients and a price list, so Miss knew what ingredients to buy and how much money she would need. Finally, we put our DT skills to the test: chopping, mixing, stirring, boiling and grating. We cannot wait to see how our vegetable crustless quiche turns out!
In year 6 we have been constructing and representing simple circuits in a diagram using recognised symbols. We have been fully engaged in experimenting with our physics learning, so much so we have even stayed in at breaks to construct circuits with different components. It has been great to watch us as scientists researching how cells affect the brightness of bulbs and the sound of buzzers.
Today I couldn’t have been prouder of our KS1 children. Rounders isn’t a sport we usually play, so a quick turn around of learning the basics, Miss Holdsworth shadowing 2nd base with her life and most importantly working as a crew… we did it! Something we have never done before, we came first place in the Rounders tournament. We won every game, got noticed for our hard work, resilience and sportsmanship. Holding up the trophy even made one child say “This is the best day of my life” what an absolute honour it has been to attend todays competition!
Such a great start to the day! We loved our challenge crew this morning 🙂
In expedition, we carried out 6 mini experiments to investigate how the pitch of the sound can vary with different sound sources. We found out that the pitch of the sound can change. For example, when a container has more water in it, the pitch was lower and when it has less water the pitch was higher.
Crew Haddock are loving our new provision area. This also helps them to work on their fine motor skills.
Last week our crew walked to the school library to enjoy reading and exploring different types of books. There was so many to choose from!
In expedition, we conducted an experiment to investigate how the volume of sound made is affected by the distance a rubber band is pulled back. We placed a rubber band around the carboard box and pulled it back different distances. We measured the sound it made using a sound meter. We then recorded these results in a table. We concluded that when the rubber band was pulled back further, it was louder. This was because the vibrations were larger. When the distance was shorter, it made a quieter sound. This was because the vibrations were smaller. We then used the results to draw a line graph. We used our recent maths knowledge (statistics) to help us figure out the scales for the axis. We were really resilient doing this and had some great line graphs!
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.
XP FESTIVAL TICKETS @ XP Trust
A visit from Donny Dog and Doncaster Rovers @ Norton Juniors
E28 Shine at Bradford Literary Festival @ XP East
