We have been busy in Chaipel, this week, preparing for our performance at the Polperro Festival next Tuesday. Our humorous Tudor play captures what we have learnt about the life of Henry VIII and I am sure that the audience will been thoroughly entertained!

ENGLISH
We have completed our balanced argument best copy write-up. It outlines the growing concern and the need to raise awareness on how to do more to fight Climate Change; Chaipel have written some poignant, thought-provoking arguments. Next week, we will be focusing on perfomance poetry, studying the Cornish poet Charles Causley - in line with our Cornish mining enquiry.

MATHS
Y6s are working on a travel project, incorporating a range of skills which are needed to plan a holiday. Y5s have been revisitng multiplying by 10,100,1000 and will be moving onto dividing next week. We are ensuring that core areas of mental maths fluency are embedded in the run-up to their final primary-school year.

WIDER CURRICULUM
Our play perfomances have taken up most of our afternoons, however, we have investigated air resistance in Science. We made paper aeroplanes and then flew them to see which design reduced air resistance the most. We pooled all our skills together in PE for a dodgeball tournament and investigated the history of Cornish mining - creating time line to show the rise a fall of mining in Cornwall.

TRIP
Just a reminder that our class trip to The Box is on Friday (20th). It is in normal school hours but children will need to bring a packed lunch, snack and water bottle.

I have attached our Knowledge Web and homework grid for this half term. Our KIRFs are to practise our times table fluency and children have a range of websites which they can practise on.

That's all for this week so have a lovely weekend.

Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Miss Colton and Mrs Hodge 

We have had a short first week back and we are busily practising for our performance for the Polperro Festival on the 17th June. We are very much in character and I feel sure it will be our best performance yet!

We have launched our new enquiry into 'HOW HAS MINING SHAPED CORNWALL?' We will be looking into the history of Cornish mining, the rise and fall of the industry and the key figures who played a part in its successes. We will look at the future of mining and any current national projects which involve our great county.

We have been writing descriptive sentences as part of our Orwell project, which will be added to our artwork to create a finished product that we can be proud of.

In English, we have completed the draft of our balanced argument regarding our fight to slow down Climate Change and next week we will edit, improve and produce our final version. We are practising for Sports Day in PE, developing our skills in athletics - hopefully the weather will improve so that we can get back in the swimming pool as well. In Science, this week, we have been looking into the force of gravity, conducting a fair test into whether the mass or size of an object determines the rate it falls. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
A letter went home today regarding our class trip to THE BOX on June 20th. If we could have you consent in by next Friday, we can confirm numbers. Also, Y6s have a letter about the Residential - a kit list attached. It provides details of the parent meeting to discuss the trip which will happen later on this month.

That's all for this week so have a lovely extended weekend and see you on Monday.

Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Miss Hodge and Miss Colton

Our final week of this Summer 1 term has flown by and Chaipel have been learning about Darwin's Theory of Evolution. We began by investigating his findings on finch adaptation, how their beaks have adapted to suit the food they have available. We then conducted an experiment into what this would look like, using a range of tools to replicate the size and shape of the beaks.

ENGLISH
We have completed our best copy write-up for our Tudor narratives. Everyone has done an incredible job and have written a story to be proud of. We are moving onto constructing a balanced argument on whether we are doing enough to fight the effects of Climate Change.

WIDER CURRICULUM
We have been practising our dolphin technique in swimming this week. In RE we have been looking into how Christians put their belief in Jesus into practice and in Geography, we have been charting Darwin's journey on HMS Beagle.

Congratulations to Lily and Isaac for being our People of the Week, demonstrating our school values and being exceptional role models.

Enjoy your half term break and see you all back for the final part of our term on Monday 2nd June!

Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Miss Hodge and Miss Colton.

Chaipel Y6s have made it through their SATS week and still have smiles on their faces! The bacon sandwiches for breakfast helped to start each day off well and they all embraced the tests, giving it 100%. We celebrated in style by a well-deserved ice-cream at Noah's dad's cafe and a trip to Talland beach. Thank you, Year 5s, for your patience and consideration this week - you really supported your classmates.

ENGLISH
We have edited and improved our Tudor narratives and written up our best copies. Some of the plots are full of twists and turns and I can't wait to read each and every one.

MATHS
Y5s have been investigating decimals and are beginning to add and subtract. Their place value knowledge is improving by the week and next week, we will be multiplying and dividing by 10/100/1000.

WIDER CURRICULUM
We have been exploring push and pull factors for migration in Geography this week. We will move onto comparing air/noise pollution in different areas as part of our fieldwork, in the coming weeks. In Science, we have been looking into natural selection as part of our Evolution enquiry and in RE, we have been thinking about what Jesus' kingdom might be like, picking apart the hymn, Lord of the Dance.

Congratulations to Joel and Phoebe for being our People of the Week, demonstrating our school values and being role models to the rest of the school.

That's all from me so have a lovely weekend and see you on Monday for the start of a 4-day last week of half term.

Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Miss Hodge and Miss Colton.

Creative Chaipelers

It has been a lovely week in Chaipel, this week.

Sean came in to continue with our Orwell art project. We focused on space and depth before moving onto 'drawing with colour'. Joel's art was incredible and Martha really worked hard to blend her colours to create a lifelike impression.

The fine weather meant that our pool was ready and we wasted no time in getting in! We have some fine swimmers in Chaipel and are eager to develop their skills so please ensure that swimming kits are in every day so that we can make the most of the weeks we have left.

In Computing, we have been investigating the history of computers, learning about the incredible impact Bletchley Park had on our victory in WWII. We played a rather 'nostalgic' game of Frogger (one of the first arcade games, first launched in 1981) before researching an influential person in computing history, creating a presentation of our findings.

It's all about shape in maths: we have been estimating, drawing, calculating and finding missing angles. I can confidently say that Chaipel are mastering the art of using a protractor! We are well into our Tudor narrative in English, which we will continue next week.

Congratulations to our Person of the Week, Max S, who is an excellent example of a positive peer Learning Partner. 

That's all from me, so enjoy the extended weekend and see you all next Tuesday!

Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Miss Colton and Mrs Hodge. 

Happy First Week Back!

It's been a lovely week, with Chaipel creating come amazing artwork with Sean on Wednesday. Our foci was scaling and collaboration: children working together to create an image which connected seamlessly when their art work was combined. Everyone worked extremely diligently but a shout-out to Nuala and Imogen whose work not only covered the remit but had depth, texture and perspective. Well done, girls!

We have been planning our Tudor narrative in English, bringing our protagonist to life and then deciding their fate as they race to free Anne Boleyn from her impending execution.

In Maths we have been learning about units of measure and had a really productive lesson in reading timetables today. Next week, it's shape and angles - our protractors are at the ready!!

Our new enquiry is... Is Change Inevitable?
We are looking at population change, climate change and evolution and inheritance, charting the journey of Darwin on HMS Beagle. We will look at his discoveries and see for ourselves how living things can adapt to their environment in order to survive.

Congratulations to our People of the Week: Nuala, Imogen and Sienna for demonstrating our school values and being role models for the rest of the school.

That's all from us, so have a lovely weekend!

Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Mrs Hodge and Miss Colton.

HAPPY EASTER!

What a lovely last week of Spring 2 it has been!

Sean has been in for another fabulous Art lesson: this time, focusing on memory, drawing with our alternative hand and then sketching an image upside down! The skills we are learning is clear to see, week by week.

On Monday, we learnt how to give CPR and put casulaties into the Recovery Position - a vital skill to have!

In DT, we have completed our coin purses. Chaipel have learnt how to stitch, sew on buttons and use backstitch to sew initials. Everyone has done an amazing job and Harry has really worked hard - going from 'Zero to Hero', thanks to his resilience and determination to succeed!

We looked back on our half term Wider Curriculum learning, writing about all that we have learnt about the Tudors. It's amazing what we have found out about them and everyone agreed that it has been a really interesting enquiry.

The Easter Bunny made an appearance today, as the whole school took part in an Easter Eggstravaganza Hunt!

That's all from me so have a WONDERFUL, RELAXING EASTER BREAK!

Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Mrs Hodge and Miss Colton.

Another week has flown by and we have been learning so much.

ENGLISH
We have been creating our protagonist for our Tudor adventure narratives, researching and designing appropriate title, dress and appearance. We will write a character profile next week, prior to planning our epic rescue of Anne Boleyn from the Tower of London.

MATHS
Year 5s have been learning about equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages whilst Year 6s are learning about equations and formulas in Algebra.

WIDER CURRICULUM
We have been learning abour emergency first aide in PSHE. We are beginning to understand the Recovery Position and we will move on to learning CPR next week. In Art, we have been learning about line and texture, using circles to create dark and light. In History, we investigated the differences between poor and wealthy life at home and after comparing the lives of two children, we selected one and wrote a diary entry, outlining a typical day in their life.

Congratulations to Isaac and Elsie for demonstrating our school values as Person of the Week. 

Have a lovely weekend and see you all on Monday!

Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Mrs Hodge and Miss Colton.

Another week has flown by and so has the learning.

Most of us have completed our Anne Boleyn diary entries, using colloquial language and the subjunctive verb form. The diaries are amazing and I very much look forward to reading them.

MATHS
Y5s have begun to understand percentages, finding their fraction equivalences and their relationship with tenths and hundredths. They will progress to decimals next week. Y6s have been immersing themselves in algebraic formulas, function machines and expressions. 

In DT, our sewing skills have progressed to sewing buttons, mastering the back stitch and using the stitch to create our initials. Next week, we will begin to design our coin purses. Our skills in rounders progressed to fielding techniques and we enjoyed another art session with Sean - drawing butterflies - and using shading to give the picture an 'antique-effect'. 

Our greenhouse is all prepped ready for the Summer. We have been up there today getting the seeds ready for germinating. We have beans, chives, carrots, strawberries, peas, lettuce, cucumber just to name but a few! Thanks to FOPS, we will be ordering a fruit cage to help us grow raspberries and gooseberries in the next few weeks. Very exciting times!

Below, I have the KIRFS for this half term and the homework grid. Please feel free to work on anything over the Easter half term - I know that it is late attaching these.

Anyway, that's all from us so have a lovely weekend.

Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Mrs Hodge and Miss Colton.