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Our last Fit for Life session, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 12th Feb 2016 @ 11:28am

Today, Q5 had their last session with the Fit for Life team. They were tested on all the knowledge they have gained over the last few weeks. The children used the iPads to access the quiz and were rewarded with fruit and goody bags.

Q5 have learned so much about living a healthy lifestyle over these sessions. We would like to say a big thank you to the team who have delivered these sessions.

Let's hope that the children can use this knowledge to make sensible life choices over the coming years.

Chinese New Year, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 10th Feb 2016 @ 8:30pm

Year 5 discovered how the animals were ordered in the Chinese zodiac. As it is the year of the monkey, we listened to the story of how the Monkey King was born from a stone egg, we also discovered some of the mischief he was involved in until Buddha trapped him under a mountain.

Year 5 made lanterns and dragons to celebrate the occasion.

A big thank you to Mrs Connor and Miss Bates, who have transformed our corridor using the children's crafts.

Take a look and see what you think, we love it.🐒

Emma's dance around the world session., by Mrs Atherton

Date: 10th Feb 2016 @ 8:20pm

Q5 enjoyed their last dance session with Emma, they were taught a dance and had to guess which country it originated in. They performed:

Irish jig
Eygyptian
Spanish
Greek (Zorba)
Indian
Brazilian
Jamacian

It really was a world dance tour!

The children have learned so much and really been engaged in these sessions, thank you Emma.

Fit for Life session 3, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 4th Feb 2016 @ 9:31pm

Q5 enjoyed their third Fit for Life session. Today they prepared and ate a healthy cheese salad wrap. Some of the children tried healthy foods and enjoyed the new tastes.

Next week will be their final session, they will be tested on their Fit for Life knowledge with a quiz on the iPads.

Chinese dragon dance session. , by Mrs Atherton

Date: 2nd Feb 2016 @ 7:59pm

Once again, Emma has delivered another super dance session for Q5, today it was a Chinese dragon dance. The dance moves of the children were excellent and delivered with precision. The children choreographed parts of the own routines. I love the way the children engage in these sessions and work together to improve their routines.

🐉Thank you Emma, Q5 love your dance sessions. 🐲

Library Visit, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 2nd Feb 2016 @ 7:26pm

A big thank you to Mandy and Catherine, at St.Helens Central Library, for hosting the Holocaust session for Year 5 today. The children were given a brief overview of the Holocaust and the impact of this on the Jewish population. They learned about Dr Janus Korczak, who tried to save the Jewish orphans, and how he went to the concentration camp with them. He believed in the rights of children and was the founder of the Convention for the Rights of the Child, which has since been adopted by many countries worldwide.

In the second half of our session, Mandi shared some pages from The Unforgotten Coat, which was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, about two boys from Mongolia.

We will be reading this book after half term, please feel free to read this together at home.

Mrs Atherton and Miss Stubbs were very impressed with the children's questions and answers during the session.

Well done Year 5, you were a credit to Queen's Park School.

Fit for Life session 2, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 28th Jan 2016 @ 4:22pm

In session two of Fit for Life, the children learned all about the amount of sugars that could be in their diet, they were amazed at the amounts of sugars that could be found in different food items. They learned about natural and refined sugar made from sugar beat. The children also had an exercise session in the hall.

Please ask you child tonight which food item they looked at had the highest amounts of sugar.

Dance with Emma, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 28th Jan 2016 @ 4:13pm

The children are learning new dance techniques from around the world with Emma, they are loving these sessions. Last week they did the Australian haka and this week they did a Hoedown.

Fit 4 Life, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 21st Jan 2016 @ 2:34pm

Q5 took part in their first Fit 4 Life session, they participated in a physical activity in the hall and discussed healthy foods in the class based session. The children will be learning how to be Fit 4 Life every Thursday afternoon this half term.

NSPCC, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 21st Jan 2016 @ 1:54pm

A big thank you to the ladies who came to Year 5 and taught the children how to stay safe and all about Child Line. Buddy,the NSPCC mascot, came to teach the children who to talk to if they had a problem and what behaviour is acceptable from other children and adults.

Year 5 are now aware how to stay safe in a variety of areas of life.

Enterprise , by Mrs Atherton

Date: 20th Jan 2016 @ 5:06pm

The Chamber of Commerce came into Year 5 to explain how a business works. The children played a board game which demonstrated how a business would be organised. They learned about profit and loss and really enjoyed playing the game.

Well done to the group winners; Aanu, Robert,Jack, Joshua C and Melissa, who will attend the final and the Chamber of Commerce.

A special mention for Cymon who made the most profit in the whole class. A Richard Branson in the making!

Dance with Emma, by Miss Stubbs

Date: 20th Jan 2016 @ 4:54pm

Year 5 enjoyed learning the Hakka dance as part of Arts fortnight.

Emma demonstrated some fantastic moves, then the children worked together to create their own dance routines.

Take a look at their moves.

NSPCC Assembly, by Miss Ellis

Date: 19th Jan 2016 @ 9:41am

This morning, years five and six enjoyed a really super assembly delivered by the NSPCC experts Anne and Angela. They came to talk to us about Childline, keeping safe, who we can talk to if we have a problem and what types of problems we may face. Later in the week, we will be having workshops with Anne and Angela.👍🏻🙂

Dance with Emma, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 15th Jan 2016 @ 2:19pm

On Friday morning, Emma had a dance session teaching the children some wonderful moves. Her enthusiasm really inspired some creative moves. Q5 will be having Dance sessions every afternoon for this half term.

Aboriginal Art with Andi the artist., by Mrs Atherton

Date: 15th Jan 2016 @ 2:11pm

Q5 did aboriginal art work with Andi, they looked at the symbols that they used in their art work. Andi taught them what the colours meant too.

Please ask your child what they discovered today.

Skype call to Australia. , by Mrs Atherton

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 4:06pm

Mrs Taylor organised a special event for Year 5 as part of their Arts Fortnight focus on Australia, she arranged for a teacher in Australia to receive a Skype call from us. After a couple of technical hiccups and issues with their 11 hour time difference, the connection was finally established, then the children were able to ask questions about Australia and the Stolen Generation. Mr Jackson was a very informative and entertaining visitor to our class. The children loved it, as did the staff.

The Stolen Generation is a topic that has amazed and shocked the classes, ask them at home to tell you about this part of Australian History.

I would like to personally thank Mrs Taylor for her enthusiasm setting this event up and Miss Hughes for organising the Skype account (teamwork is a wonderful thing).

Rock Kidz, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 3:44pm

The whole school have had rocking afternoons, singing and dancing with the Rock Kidz. They have recorded a CD which is available to buy, I might even buy one myself!

Australian History, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 6th Jan 2016 @ 4:47pm

Q5 discovered that England transported convicts to Australia, they were horrified to find out that women and children were transported after being promised a better life, when actually they were made to work in convict settlements. It resulted in lots of heated discussion in the classroom.

Aboriginal Art part 1., by Mrs Atherton

Date: 6th Jan 2016 @ 4:35pm

This week the children will be learning about Aboriginal Art, as a focus in our Arts fortnight and our Australia topic. In our first sessions the children were taught about the Aboriginal Dreamtime and how it was depicted. They looked at traditional paintings and bark designs. The children created a collage and then recreated an Aboriginal design. The concentration during this session was lovely to see. A special mention to Owen and Katie who really focused on their art skills.

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