What a wonderfully busy penultimate week it has been in Team CB! The class are still running full steam ahead and have made fantastic contributions to their learning all week. Well done Team CB!

Literacy:
In our writing this week we have been looking closely at limericks and have spent time constructing our own. As a class, once we were secure in the layout and language features of this type of poem we worked to create our own. We considered which characters would fit well in terms of being able to rhyme their name and used the rhyming banks we created to make appropriate lines of poetry. We then read each others and improved before publishing these and delivering them to Team NH for their display next year.

Maths:
In our Maths this week we have consolidated the addition of fractions when the denominator is the same, as well as exploring subtracting fractions of the same denominator. We have thought carefully about the inverse relationship between the two of them and how we can use number lines and bar models to document this. We concluded the week by exploring subtracting from 1 whole by first converting to a fraction and then taking away. Next week we will move on in our learning to explore time.

SRE:
As part of our SRE this term we have spent time looking at what we need to know to keep ourselves safe. As a class we have discussed our safety network of trusted adults and who this is made up of, how we can keep ourselves clean and attend to our personal hygiene, as well as better understand our bodies. We have learned the scientific names for body parts and reviewed good touch and bad touch and the importance of the PANTS rule. 

Transition:
This week has also seen Team CB look towards next academic year as they have participated in their annual transition day where they have spent time with their new classes and class teacher. 
I can not believe how time has flown and that my wonderful superstars are almost ready to enter year 4. 

Pop back next week for our final update of the academic year. 

How time is flying in Team CB! With another week complete read below to find out what this week's learning has looked like for us. 

Literacy:
In our literacy this week we have finished publishing our letters to Dumbledore and these have been sent for his consideration. We hope we will hear back soon from him! We have then moved on to starting a new unit of poetry. The class have been tasked with creating their own limericks linked to Harry Potter and some of the character's within it. We have spent time this week reading examples, spotting language and layout features and then performing some of the poems. The class even had a go at constructing their own and quickly noticed how funny this type of writing is intended to be. We will continue to work on this next week also. 

Maths:
In our Maths this week we have explored in detail how to add fractions with the same denominator. We understood that the repeated addition of unit fractions is what creates a non-unit fraction and have moved on to adding fractions through applying a generalised rule that the numerator is added and the denominator remains the same. Next week we will explore how we subtract fractions also when they have the same denominator. 

Spanish:
In our Spanish this week we were able to successfully say which animals we could see or here through using 'soy' meaning 'I am'. The class were so quick at recalling the different animals that we have worked hard on over the course of the Summer and show real understanding of these. 

Special events:
On Tuesday we had a Water Safety assembly for Key Stage 2 to support the children's understanding of how to be safe near open water and the dangers it presents. The class engaged brilliantly and could confidently recall steps to take if they ever found themselves in danger. 
It has also been our Sports Day this week. The class have given their absolute all in each and every race and have shown themselves to be true champions. I am proud of each and every single one of them for their efforts. Well done Team CB!

Pop back next week to find out what more we will cover as we approach the end of the academic year.

This week has been an exceptionally busy week in Team CB. It has been assessment week through school and as such the class have been working incredibly hard to show what they have learned over the course of the year. 

Literacy:
In our Literacy it has been full speed ahead this week as we have written our independent letters to Albus Dumbledore. The class had a choice over whether they wrote a letter asking him to allow magic outside of Hogwarts or to choose their own house instead of the sorting hat. They had great fun coming up with their own persuasive points for why this should be allowed and thought carefully about how they could include rhetorical questions to strengthen their argument. Next week the class will move on to our final unit of limericks where we hope to create some limericks about key characters from the book.

Maths:
In Maths this week we have continued to explore fractions through placing these accurately on a number line between 0 and 1. We were confident in doing this when the intervals were marked and then progressed to working out how to do it with unmarked number lines.  We also spent time comparing and ordering fractions with the same denominator. To round off the week we completed our end of year assessments of reasoning and arithmetic skills to show what we have learned. Next week we will be taking time to explore adding and subtracting fractions. 

Computing:
In our Computing session this week the class have started to create their own quiz using Scratch Jr.  They were able to think about the backgrounds they would need for their quiz and the sprites they would include. The class then constructed an appropriate algorithm to program the quiz questions to run effectively. Next week they will apply what they have learned from changing a design to allow them to construct their own.

Music:
This week in music the class have worked hard to engage with the new song Family that we have been exploring. We listened carefully to the song and considered the tempo, texture and musical style. From this, we worked to sing the song together as a class before composing using our glockenspiels to accompany our performance. 

Check back next week to find out what more we have been learning!

It is the end of another busy week and Team CB have worked their socks off in all aspects of the curriculum. Read below to find out what we have been up to. 

Literacy:
In our writing this week, the class have been busy composing their letter to Professor Dumbledore to argue against his recent ban of Quidditch. The class have thought carefully about the arguments they want to make and have worked hard to use skills such as rhetorical questions, present perfect tense and subordinating conjunctions within their writing to strengthen their argument. This has been really beneficial in developing the children's ability to compose letters and will support them as they work to transfer these skills and write a letter to either request to choose their own house instead of the sorting hat or request to do magic outside of Hogwarts.

Maths:
In our Maths, the class have been busy developing their knowledge of non-unit fractions. We have explored that non-unit fractions are those with a numerator greater than one and have been able to identify these and represent them in different ways. We have used our knowledge of these to be able to solve a series of problems linked to non-unit fractions and have also been able to recognise the equivalent to one whole as being anything where the numerator and denominator are the same.

PE:
In our PE this week we have been busy practicing further for our Sports Day. We spent time working in our teams to compete in a series of races including; sprint, relay, obstacle, bean bag and relay race. We also participated in an egg and spoon race and the javelin in preparation for showing off our skills with parents in the coming weeks. 

RE:
In our RE this week, we have explored the role that faith plays in community cohesion. We spent time discussing what a community was and how we have rules and expectations in place to ensure our community all work together for good. We discussed this further by thinking about the roles and responsibilities we have in school and at home and how this helps others. We then looked at how Muslims take their roles and responsibilities seriously and discussed some of the ways they demonstrate this within the community. We talked about customs such as offering food and drink, praying at the mosque and living with extended family including the elderly. We then thought about our own house and who is within it and the ways we help them.

Next week is assessment week through school where our children will be completing their final assessments of the year. I am certain they will do amazing!

It has been a truly lovely week in Team CB where we have been working incredibly hard in all of our subjects. Despite the rain halting our Sports Day plans, it has been full steam ahead in all other aspects of our learning. 

Literacy:
In our writing this week we have continued to work towards our writing outcome of writing a letter to Dumbledore persuading him to unban Quidditch. We started the week by exploring reasons why Quidditch should not be banned and using subordinate conjunctions such as because, since and as to explain the points we raised. We also spent time looking at providing counter arguments to some of the points raised as reasons for cancelling Quidditch in the original letter we received. The class understood how this can make a compelling argument as it leaves people with little more to say on the issue as you have disproved a point. We then planned out our letter ready to write next week and recapped the components we need to adhere to a letter format. 

Maths:
In our Maths this week we have been busy continuing our learning around fractions. We have constructed a whole when given one part and the fraction that it represents. The class were able to recognise how the denominator indicates the number of parts needed to construct the whole and used braining camp to model this.  We used our knowledge of the relationship between parts and wholes to solve various problems in different contexts. Towards the end of the week we looked at how we could find fractions of an amount using division strategies such as the bus stop method to help us. The class are showing increasing confidence in using this method to divide larger numbers. 

One Life:
Our focus for One Life this half term is on Doing and Being. The class spent time this week learning about the importance of developing a balance between being and doing and the need to allow our brain to rest and relax after working. We listened to the story of the Colour Monster Feelings Doctor and used this as a stimulus for the basis of discussions about things that we enjoy to allow us to just 'be'. We shared lots of ideas in the hope of children maybe trying new ways to relax and reset. 

Spanish:
In our Spanish this week we looked at determiners 'un' and 'una' linked to our learning on animals. The class were able to correctly name and identify animals in Spanish and then use the correct determiner alongside it. We talked about what the determiners mean and why we have them in Spanish. 

Pop back next week to find out what more we have been up to!

Team CB have worked tirelessly this week and I could not be more proud of their first week back after the final half term. We are now full steam ahead into Summer 2 learning and the class have been doing some wonderful things. 

Literacy:
In our Literacy this week, the classroom was covered in posters and a letter had been delivered to Team CB advising that Professor Dumbledore had cancelled quidditch for the remainder of the term. On hearing the letter, the class were furious and as a collective we decided we would respond with a letter of our own trying to persuade Professor Dumbledore to reconsider. As such we spent time exploring how letters sound through text mapping, as well as boxing up letters to learn from their structure. Once we had done this, we spent the latter part of the week looking at the present perfect tense and orally constructing and writing sentences which use have/has and the past tense form of a verb. Next week we will spend time looking at subordinate conjunctions to explain (since, as, because) and conjunctions to counteract views (although). We will then plan our writing before beginning to put pen to paper. ]

Maths:
In Maths this week we have been comparing and ordering unit fractions. We initially began by comparing unit fractions when the whole is the same, before extending our learning to begin to order a number of unit fractions where the whole is equal. The class grasped this concept quickly and were able to show confidence in this. We then looked at what happens when the whole changes and the fact that when the whole is not the same. We discussed what were fair and unfair representations before finishing the week by solving problems related to this. 

Science:
In our Science this week we have explored the Blue Whale in detail. We have carried out an extended study on the largest animal in the world to find out where it lives, how long for and its length and weight. We also looked at what type of animal the whale is, what species it belongs to and the diet it eats. To conclude our learning we observed the way it communicates through whale song and identified some features that help it adapt for life in the water. 

DT:
In our DT this week we spent time designing our product to ensure that children can be safe when out at night in the darker winter months. We thought carfefully about the way that our technology could be made wearable and what type of fastening we would use, as well as how we would make it bright and child friendly. The children sketched their designs thoughtfully. 

Pop back next week to find out what more we have been learning about!

I simply do not know how it is already the last week of half term and upon our return we will be in our final half term of the academic year! This week the class have truly given their absolute all and had a pretty exciting week!

Literacy:
In our Reading this week we have been working on texts linked to our text driver, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. We have spent time reading a poem based on Harry's experience living with the Dursleys and have used text marking to help us read the text with clear pauses and expression where required. We have engaged with the vocabulary in the text, learning new words and explaining them in context. We have also retrieved key information and effectively used skimming and scanning skills to locate this. 

Maths:
In our Maths this week, we have identified equal parts in a whole when they do not look the same. We have done this in both 2D and 3D shapes and the class showed fantastic understanding and were able to reason really effectively. We will continue to further explore fractions after half term as we look at comparing unit fractions. 

The Deep:
This week we took a trip to the Deep in Hull. This was part of our Science topic where children were able to see up close some of the aquatic animals we have been learning about and spot their features. The class were fantastic at recognising which group of animals they belonged to based on the features they could see. They also participated in a workshop based on penguins and learned about how they adapt to survive. The class were absolutely mesmerised the entire trip and so enthusiastic about everything they saw. It was a true privilege to see them enjoy the experience so much!

I hope you all manage to have a lovely, restful half term in the sunshine and look forward to seeing you all in June for our final half term!

This week has been a wonderful week in Team CB! Each and every member of the class has made me so very proud with the way they have conducted themselves whilst the SATs have taken place for our year 6 children. They deserve a huge pat on the back!

Literacy:
In our Literacy this week we have concluded writing our independent pieces of how Harry was invited to Hogwarts. The class have truly immersed themselves in this and have given their all to the piece of writing, focussing on include speech and expanded noun phrases and adverbs for detail. They have then spent time refining their writing through editing their spelling, punctuation and grammar and upleveling their language choices. We have published and presented our writing to our intended audience Team JF. 

Maths: 
In Maths this week, we have continued to work on fractions. At the beginning of the week we introduced how to write fractions using fractional notation. The class picked this up really well and can confidently use and explain the denominator and numerator when interpreting fractions. We have looked at different ways we can show fractions such as using the notation, writing in words and showing as an illustration. We have also explored them in the context of 3D shapes and lines as well as in quantities. Next week we will look at equal parts in a whole when they do not look the same in 2D shapes. 

DT:
In our DT this week we recapped what we already know about block coding. We discussed what some of the blocks do and then reviewed what a microbit was. As a class we then discussed what type of wearable technology we would create for the children so they are visible on darker nights. Using Make Code we created our own microbit programming for button A and B to display an LED sensor that would make the LED panel flash on and off on the children’s outfit. We tested and debugged our program where needed before reviewing what we had learned. 

Spanish:
In our Spanish, we have reviewed what we have learned so far for the 10 different animals we have encountered. We worked to develop our pronunciation further so it was as accurate as could be. From this, we then worked as a team to identify missing animals, speaking only in Spanish to confirm these. Finally, in pairs we played Spanish snap where we had to match the image to the correct Spanish writing for said animal.

Pop back next week to find out what our final week before half term looks like!

This week we have been working our socks off in all aspects of our learning and I am so very proud of all the children for their fantastic attitude towards learning. 

Literacy:
We began the week with our creative writing workshop for parents, where the class worked on writing a setting description of a newly identified world. We focussed on the use of our senses and including expanded noun phrases to describe. Parents loved working alongside children and the class thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Later in the week, we spent time planning our independent piece of writing linked to Harry receiving notification of his acceptance to Hogwarts. The class came up with some fantastic ideas for how Harry could discover this and towards the end of the week began to write their setting and character introduction to the alternative scene. We will continue with these next week. 

Maths:
In our Maths this week we have explored fractions more looking at explaining the size of a part in relation to a whole, and understanding how this can change in different contexts. We also spent time looking at constructing wholes when given a part and the number of these. We explored this practically using post it notes and pentagon shapes and saw how we could create different wholes from the same parts. We concluded the week by looking at how many equal parts a whole had been divided into. Next week we will begin to look at fractional notation in more detail and recording parts of the whole as a fraction.

Computing:
This week we used Chrome Music Lab to continue to explore digital music. We began by recapping what we had looked at so far, including pitch and duration of digital music and how we can create this. We then used the song maker application to create patterns using the rectangles to create a musical song. The pattern initially had to be composed of only 3 colours before adding or removing notes. We also tried different instruments for effect to see how they sounded. We also explored adjusting the tempo to see how the speed the notes played would alter the song.

Check back next week to find out what our learning looks like!

We are already half way through the half term and it is just flying in Team CB. The class have given their upmost to learning each day and I am so proud of their efforts this week.

Literacy:
In Literacy this week, the class have wrote their own version of Harry Potter discovering he was magic. They have explored a magical moment and the realisation Harry has that he possesses powers. The quality of work is truly fab and draws upon all the skills we have previously worked on such as expanded noun phrases, adverbs, speech and more. Next week, we will begin with our creative writing workshop followed by the children creating their own alternative scene in the book, writing about a new and exciting way that Harry discovers he has a place at Hogwarts. 

Maths:
In Maths this week we have moved on to fractions. We have spent time this week understanding that wholes are made up of parts. We have identified different parts of the whole and why parts can only be defined in relation to the whole. We have also explored whether wholes are made up of equal or unequal parts and spotted equal parts when they do not look the same. Next week we will explain the size of a part in relation to the whole and begin to use fraction notation to describe this.

Spanish:
This week in Spanish we have been learning the names of different animals. The class have worked hard to learn 10 different animals and how to pronounce these. We will be consolidating this learning over the next few weeks before beginning to build into speaking sentences about the animals. 

Incredible Us!
For our Incredible Us session this week, the class focus was on managing the feeling of frustration. We explored first of all what frustration was and listened to the story Jack and the Giant Tantrum. After listening to the story of the boy from Monster Town, we coloured and created our own mood monsters and had to tame the frustration fiends that were on the loose. We spoke about how we could tame frustration using different strategies.

Pop back next week to find out what else we are up to!
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