In Year 5 we have been very fortunate to have David from Junior Sharks Sports Coaching, who has been teaching us boxing through different methods. We did exercises and drills through the hall, played Connect 4 using cones and used the gloves and pads. As well as boxing, we have also had Andy from Savage Martial Arts teach us, Martial Arts! We learnt how to jab, cross and hook. He told us about the importance of listening to the sensei (teacher). We played a game to test our listening called ‘Here, There and Everywhere’. This involved listening to instructions rather than following where he pointed.

In Science, we started our new unit about Materials. We first had to sort different materials that had been mixed up by making a sieve to separate the items from each other. In our second lesson, we investigated which of the solids dissolved in water using some everyday objects: salt, sugar, bicarbonate soda, and sand.

In Art, we have been learning about portraits. We have been creating our own portraits of ourselves using poems as outlines.

Written by Poppy E!