It has been another busy week in Year 5. A highlight was our visit from Harry from the Arsenal Training Academy. Each Wednesday, he will join us to teach us new skills in not only football but in communication and teamwork. Harry wasn’t our only visitor this week. We were also joined by representatives form […]
In English, we have begun our poetry unit. We thought about our vocabulary and it’s effect on the reader to create fearful landscapes and describe a prey’s escape from its predator. In maths, we have continued to build on our place value knowledge to understand numbers up to one million. We have used this knowledge […]
It has been wonderful to welcome the children back to school and hear about their exciting summers. We have been busy in our first few days, learning about the values in our mission prayer, understanding place value of large numbers, introducing ourselves to spreadsheets and finding out about the relative sizes and distances of planets. […]
https://popepaul.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0405.jpg15362048Margaret Joycehttp://popepaul.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ppnewlogo.pngMargaret Joyce2019-09-06 16:16:002019-09-06 16:16:14Welcome to Year 5
This week Year 5 have been focusing on creating their CAM toys. They have been using technical vocabulary to discuss the different parts and the movements they make. It was wonderful to see such great problem solving as they worked to overcome some manufacturing difficulties. In RE we have been learning about the cardinal virtues. […]
Sports Day Well done to all of Year 5 for their great effort on sports day. They gave every event all they had and supported their classmates brilliantly. It was a great day and it was wonderful to see so many of you at the picnic. Thank you to Mr Lyons for going in […]
It has been a very busy week in Year 5! The main highlight had to be our Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory. On arrival, we were given a tour by a Carmelite Friar where we saw beautiful chapels and peaceful surroundings. Fr Francis spoke about the history of the friary and pointed out a stone that […]
Year 5 were given an important task this week. Along with the rest of the school, they had to investigate a crime that had taken place at Pope Paul school. As I was a suspect, I was relying on the children to clear my name! They were taught how to take fingerprints and how to […]
In Year 5 this week, we have been learning about percentages in maths and looking at the illustrations of Shaun Tan in English. We also did some computing where we focused on reducing the number of commands to make an algorithm more efficient. A real highlight of the week was our Trip to Nicholas Breakspear […]
During the first week back, we have learnt how to calculate area. We began with recliner shapes and even managed to find a break in the rain on Tuesday afternoon to measure some of the playground. We were then able to calculate the area of places like the peace garden and the netball court. In […]
In our final week of the half term, we took part in Spirituality Week with the theme ‘Meeting Jesus’. With Year 6 away, Year 5 were asked to run the prayer stations on Tuesday. This was an important part of our week and I received many complements from staff about their behaviour. They led the […]
Autumn 1 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceIt has been another busy week in Year 5. A highlight was our visit from Harry from the Arsenal Training Academy. Each Wednesday, he will join us to teach us new skills in not only football but in communication and teamwork. Harry wasn’t our only visitor this week. We were also joined by representatives form […]
Autumn 1 Week 2
/2 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceIn English, we have begun our poetry unit. We thought about our vocabulary and it’s effect on the reader to create fearful landscapes and describe a prey’s escape from its predator. In maths, we have continued to build on our place value knowledge to understand numbers up to one million. We have used this knowledge […]
Welcome to Year 5
/1 Comment/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceIt has been wonderful to welcome the children back to school and hear about their exciting summers. We have been busy in our first few days, learning about the values in our mission prayer, understanding place value of large numbers, introducing ourselves to spreadsheets and finding out about the relative sizes and distances of planets. […]
Summer 2 Week 7
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis week Year 5 have been focusing on creating their CAM toys. They have been using technical vocabulary to discuss the different parts and the movements they make. It was wonderful to see such great problem solving as they worked to overcome some manufacturing difficulties. In RE we have been learning about the cardinal virtues. […]
Summer 2 Week 6
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceSports Day Well done to all of Year 5 for their great effort on sports day. They gave every event all they had and supported their classmates brilliantly. It was a great day and it was wonderful to see so many of you at the picnic. Thank you to Mr Lyons for going in […]
Summer 2 Week 5
/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceIt has been a very busy week in Year 5! The main highlight had to be our Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory. On arrival, we were given a tour by a Carmelite Friar where we saw beautiful chapels and peaceful surroundings. Fr Francis spoke about the history of the friary and pointed out a stone that […]
Forensic Science Day
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceYear 5 were given an important task this week. Along with the rest of the school, they had to investigate a crime that had taken place at Pope Paul school. As I was a suspect, I was relying on the children to clear my name! They were taught how to take fingerprints and how to […]
Summer 2 Week 3
/1 Comment/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceIn Year 5 this week, we have been learning about percentages in maths and looking at the illustrations of Shaun Tan in English. We also did some computing where we focused on reducing the number of commands to make an algorithm more efficient. A real highlight of the week was our Trip to Nicholas Breakspear […]
Summer 2 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceDuring the first week back, we have learnt how to calculate area. We began with recliner shapes and even managed to find a break in the rain on Tuesday afternoon to measure some of the playground. We were then able to calculate the area of places like the peace garden and the netball court. In […]
Summer 1 Week 5
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceIn our final week of the half term, we took part in Spirituality Week with the theme ‘Meeting Jesus’. With Year 6 away, Year 5 were asked to run the prayer stations on Tuesday. This was an important part of our week and I received many complements from staff about their behaviour. They led the […]