Year 5 are currently reading the book 'Friend or Foe' by Micheal Murpogo for English. The story is about two boys, David and Tucky, who are evacuated from London during World War II and settle into life on a farm in Devon.
Pupils have been fascinated by the title and the theme of the book. Here are some of their thoughts about the story so far and how they felt trying on an actual WW2 Air Raid Wardens' hat!
'In English, we are learning about a book called Friend or Foe. This book is about two boys who have to evacuate their country (London) because the WWII war is going on. From our brief introduction, this makes me feel heartbroken and upset. For our stunning start in English, we created WWII silhouettes. This was super exciting! I am looking forward to learning more about WWII'. - Amirah ES
'This term we have been focusing on our carbon footprint and how to reduce it as much as we can. We made posters to promote this, creating colourful illustrations and pictures. For example, using public transport and buying seasonal and local food. It was an amazing experience!' - Hannah A
'This week, on Tuesday, we did some fitness exercises to help strengthen our bodies in Goodmayes Park with Coach Constantee. We did some burpes, skipping, star jumps and more. This helped our body experience a lot of exercise.' - Ayah A
Throughout this term, we have been examining and assessing various existing frame structures. Children used suitable equipment and employed a variety of techniques to create a prototype of a frame structure.
'This week we explored the spectacular, immeasurable, greenery at Greenwich Park, and climbed enormous trees. We also visited the Maritime Museum and explored the exhibition about Shackleton who we have been learning about in English. It was so peaceful to see everyone get along.
Also, that week, the girls dived deep into the waters of the crystal clear swimming pool. The coaches put us all into three groups. I love swimming and can't wait to keep going swimming!' - Aaminah K
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'Something I loved about this week is that we are writing a letter to Ernest Shackelton. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton is best known as a polar explorer who was associated with four expeditions exploring Antarctica. Our letter to him was to persuade him to accompany him on his magnificent mission to the frozen heart, Antarctica. We had to use descriptive language, emotive language and lots of persuasive writing.' - Ayyadh N
We bid farewell to the sacred, blessed month and the festive day of Eid...
'This week we went to the park to help the environment by litter picking! It is important to help the environment because Allah has made the Earth for us and if we keep polluting, everything will wither out and the Earth will not be sustainable for us. When I was litter picking, I felt peaceful, like I was at one with nature' - Yusuf C & Mustafa R
Islamic Awareness Week is an event celebrated across the globe. Its purpose is to raise awareness about Islam and provide a platform for members of the Muslim community to share their experiences and perspectives.
'We had such a crazy week filled with so much fun!
On Tuesday we had pyjama day. It made me feel uncomfortable wearing them to school, but seeing everyone else also in their pyjamas made it super fun!
On Thursday we had World Book Day. I was dressed as a solider from Micheal Morpurgos's book. Everyone dressed up super colourful and in different costumes! I really enjoyed this day because we got to discuss different characters and I learnt a lot!' - Muhammed P
I'm excited about expanding my knowledge and getting to know more! What do you already know?
'This week we went to the Science Museum. It was all very exciting! We all wondered around the museum with our group and our group leaders. There were so many new things that I learnt.
Did you know that some people are born with limbs and replace them with fake ones?' - Safwaan U