Year 5 – 20/10/23 | One World Week

What a week we have had in Year 5! For One World Week, we have immersed ourselves in Zimbabwean culture, and have learnt so much about the southern African country. Here’s a summary of what we have done this week. Please enjoy the video at the end.

Monday

• Learning about the geography and history of Zimbabwe
• Learning basic greetings in Shona (the most widely spoken language in Zimbabwe)
• Learning the symbolism within the Zimbabwean flag

Tuesday

• Cooking chimodho (Zimbabwean cornbread)
• Researching and presenting in groups about famous sites in Zimbabwe, including Victoria Falls, Nyanga National Park, Hwange National Park, Matopo Hills and Great Zimbabwe

Wednesday

• Having a go at Mbakumba dancing
• Making rock art to replicate the paintings found on granite boulders in the Matopo Hills dating back 13,000 years ago
• Hearing Mya talk about Zimbabwe and telling us about her favourite Zimbabwean foods (and giving us a taster too!) – thank you Mya!

Thursday

• Learning about Great Zimbabwe and creating paper replica models of the stone ruins there
• Hearing Mrs Heymoz talk about when she lived in Zimbabwe for a few years
• Doing some more Zimbabwean dancing
• Learning a Zimbabwean song – Our Zimbabwe

Friday

• Recreating the famous soapstone bird sculptures out of clay
• Tasting some more Zimbabwean food
• Presenting our week’s learning to the other classes

Well done for this week and indeed the whole half term. Have a wonderful break, and I’ll see you on Monday 30th.

Miss D 🎃