5MO have loved the beginning of their poetry unit! We started by reading poetry for pleasure and discussing which poems we liked the most and why. We then delved into personification, writing some super sentences which gave objects or animals human characteristics. Linking to our Finland & UK comparison topic, we looked at photographs and videos of Finnish landscapes and wildlife to inspire our personification poetry. We have planned our ideas this week, and will write and perform then next!

We’ve also loved having sessions with Rob from the Rep theatre! He is helping us to learn about Finland and the UK by using drama activities.

5MO have settled really well already and showed so much enthusiasm for this year! We have had out first swimming trip which was great (although very tiring!), and have started learning about the Ancient Greeks. We looked at some photos of Ancient Greek artefacts from the British Museum and inferred what they tell us about life in Greece at that time. We know who Alexander the Great is and that he expanded his empire all the way to parts of India!

In Science, we have begun to learn about forces, and have investigated the effects of air resistance by making 2 parachutes, changing only one variable (the surface area of the material). We found that the larger parachute created more air resistance, which slowed it down. Next week, we are learning about water resistance!