Safer Internet Day
LO: I can critically consider sources of online information
During this lesson, we learnt some new vocabulary associated with staying safe online:
- Disinformation – false information shared on purpose
- Misinformation – false information shared by accident
- Hoax – false information made to deliberately deceive
(to help us remember, we linked disinformation with being dishonest and misinformation with mistake).
We read four news articles and shared a WhatsApp message with information about one of more of the stories. The articles were false. I knew the information was false (disinformation) whereas the children were unaware that the articles were hoaxes (misinformation). We highlighted how easy it was to be deceived and share something that was ‘fake news’.
We enjoyed watching the following clip which was released as an April Fools in 2009:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfWzp7rYR4
LO: I know why it’s important to check with a trusted adult before sharing personal information online
During this lesson, we spoke about personal data being information about us or our activities (name, location, age/date of birth, phone contacts, photographs, likes/dislikes and/or habits)
The apps and websites we use collect our personal data. This article is worth reading regarding personal information:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zwbq7ty
We also watched this short video about why apps and website want your personal data:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/articles/zpvctcw
Help at home – revisit the links with your child. Can they talk to you about how to stay safe online? Why is it important to speak to a trusted adult? Who are their trusted adults?
Trip to Yorkshire Museum
We had a great time at Yorkshire Museum this week.
Before lunch, we had plenty of time to explore the museum exhibits — the Roman gallery was a clear favourite! We loved dressing up as Romans, spotting Latin words we recognised from our lessons, writing our names using the Latin alphabet and getting up close to swords and helmets discovered by archaeologists. One highlight was examining the impressive Roman mosaic floor and imagining what life might have been like all those years ago.
We also made exciting pit stops in the Viking and Jurassic exhibitions, where there was lots to see and discover.
After lunch, the fun continued with a hands-on Roman workshop. We learned key vocabulary, examined real artefacts and even practised marching like Roman soldiers. The perfect end to the day (for some, at least!) was an action-packed showdown — charging at the defenceless Celt, Mrs Poole, armed with swords and shields!
A brilliant day full of history, discovery and plenty of smiles.
D:Side – Staying Safe Online
This week we enjoyed another visit from D:Side Dave.
It was really interesting to learn how AI can be used to create fake images and why people might choose to do this. We loved spotting the difference between fake images and real images.
We also thought about what happens when you share a photo with someone. We learned that when it has been shared you can’t get it back. This made us think carefully about what photos we might be happy to share and which we wouldn’t want to share.
Finally, we learnt about PEGI ratings and how they are designed to help keep us safe. It was quite surprising to learn about the PEGI ratings of some of our favourite games and to think about why they might have that rating.
Help at home: we will be looking at how to stay safe online next week on Safer Internet Day and next half-term in our computing topic. In the meantime, you could explore this advice for parents https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers
A Visit from the Doctor
This week we have talked about the different People Who Help Us and on Thursday we welcomed a special visitor to our classroom Doctor Katie (Mrs Kendrew’s sister). She is a Paediatric Doctor and she told us she works with children and babies in a hospital.
She brought in a stethoscope and let us all listen to our own or each others hearts beating.
“I liked Doctor Katie, she has doctor clothes on.”
We really enjoyed her visit and continued playing hospitals after she had left. Thank You for visiting us Doctor Katie.
Heavier or Lighter
This week, we have been thinking about weight.
We have been comparing objects in our classroom and using the words ‘heavier’ and ‘lighter’ to describe them.
Sometimes, we were tricked! Some of us thought that the biggest object might be the heaviest. We now know, that’s not always the case!
Help at home: Can you compare some objects that you have? Which feels heavier and lighter when you feel them?
Great Fairies of the World
This week, we read Great Fairies of the World by Stephanie Moss. This rhyming story introduces fairy characters with jobs that help others, including an architect fairy, a doctor fairy and an engineer fairy, to name just a few!
We really enjoyed retelling the using the story map to our grown ups when they came our Stay and Learn session.
Help at home- Use the story map to tell the story to your grown ups. Don’t forget to do the actions and encourage everyone to join in.
Phonics
Spring 1 week 5 focused on reading longer words, using the ‘chunking method’. When we ‘chunk it up’, we blend longer words one syllable at a time. For example: sunset (s-u-n, sun. Then, read s-e-t, set. Finally, join them together. Sun-set. Sunset.)
Help at home- Ask your child to show you how they ‘chunk-it-up’!
Friday Afternoon Book Club
Every Friday afternoon, Year 2 visit the library for Book Club. Children enjoy time to read for pleasure and choose a book to take home for the week.
This weekly visit supports our reading curriculum by building fluency, vocabulary and a love of reading.
We encourage families to read the book together at home and talk about the story.
Please remember to return library books by Friday so your child can choose a new one. Thank you for supporting our young readers.
Maths (area)
In maths, Year 5 are learning all about area.
Perimeter is the distance all the way around the outside of a shape.
Area is the amount of space inside a shape.
We usually measure area in square units, like square centimetres or square metres. The children have started off strongly – they’ve been working out the area of shapes by counting all squares inside each shape. More recently, we have started to notice that the area of rectangles and squares can be calculated by:
length x width
width x length
Multiplication is commutative, so no matter which factor we put first, the product (or area in this case) will be the same result.
Year 5 were tasked with designing a floor plan for a school hall. We pretended that our current PE equipment had been removed and we decided to buy some new stuff! Our job was to fit the equipment in the hall effectively. To do this, we had to think about:
- the area of each piece of equipment
- where to place it in the hall
- where the entrance to the hall would be
- not cramping/squashing equipment together
The children loved this task and did really well! Here are some examples of work from Emily, Emily and Elara.
A Visit from the Doctor
Over the past two weeks we have been using the story Great Fairies of the World as our focus book. We have learned to retell the story using a story map and a simplified version of the story.
We have also talked about the different People Who Help Us in the story and on today we welcomed a special visitor to our classroom Doctor Katie (Mrs Kendrew’s sister). She is a Paediatric Doctor and she told us she works with children and babies in a hospital.
She brought in a stethoscope and let us all listen to our own or each others hearts beating and she answered lots of our questions.
“Do you make people better?”
“Do you give injections?”
“Do you work at night time?”
We really enjoyed her visit and continued playing hospitals after she had left. Thank You for visiting us Doctor Katie.
School Trip!
We had an amazing time on our school trip to the Yorkshire Museum in York, where we learned all about the Roman way of life. We explored fascinating Roman artefacts and discovered that York’s Latin name was Eboracum.
We also got to march like a Roman legion (IMG_2234), learning how Roman soldiers worked together. Things got very exciting when we put our Roman army tactics into action and attacked Miss Gilliland! Luckily, we’re hoping she’ll make a full recovery from her battle wounds and be back teaching tomorrow.
We also walked down to the River Ouse to look at the flood defences, which will be really helpful for our next topic in Geography.
One of the highlights from the day was having lunch with friends, where we had a catch-up and talked about everything we’ve learnt so far.
Check out the photos below!
