Year 5

Welcome to Year 5 at Wigan St.Andrew's!

This week is ‘Friendship Week’

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Feel Good Comments

In PSHE we have been talking about how to make each other feel good about themselves, here are some of the comments we came up with:

“You are my sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey!”

“You’re great, you are my mate!”

“You’re a brilliant friend!”

“You’re the best!”

“You’re my best friend.”

“Do you want to be my friend and play with me?”

“Grab that frown and turn it upside down!”

“Do your best, forget the rest!”

“Don’t sigh, hold your head up high!”

“DON’T WORRY, BE                 th_smiles.jpgHAPPY!!!!!!!!!”

Traditional Tales

In Literacy Year 5 are studying traditional tales, in particular we are looking at the legend of Robin Hood.

I have added a link to the BBC Robin Hood website where you can learn more about each of the characters and maybe play the game.

Robin Hood: Fact or fiction..... you decide!

Robin Hood: Fact or fiction..... you decide!

Welcome to Year 5

May I take this opportunity to thank Mr.Sharkey for passing on such a lovely class :-)
We have had a great start to the year. The children have enjoyed writing in the style of Roald Dahl and their class story that they wrote about ‘Mr.Evilhorn’ was fantastic!
We are learning about Queen Victoria and the Victorian Period, the children having been researching her family tree on the internet.
We are ‘Keeping Healthy’ in Science and finding out about our heart and lungs.
I am looking forward to a great term ahead,
Mrs Cavanagh

Mrs.Blackburn’s Writing Group

Gaz and the beast 

A long time ago in Pompeii there was a great big volcano.  The fields were covered with flowers .The village was very busy on market day, it should have been a happy place but it wasn’t….

 

Gaz was a brave, muscular, kind and was a bit of a dare devil.  He had brown hair and green eyes.   

Gaz had to go and kill the beast because it keeps exploding the volcano.  He knew he had to kill the beast, no matter what.  He was sure it lived in the volcano, so he knew what he had to do.

 

Gaz had to go on a long journey.  On the second day, he found a dog which showed him the way.  On the way there was a man walking at the side of the road, he asked Gaz where he was going and he told him all about it.  So he gave Gaz and invisible cloak and sword. 

Finally, Gaz reached the volcano and the beast was there.  It was scaly and slimy.  It had massive fangs with blood dripping from them.  It looked at Gaz with blazing fierce eyes.

 

Suddenly, the beast pounced at Gaz, so he plunged at the beast.  It clawed at Gaz, it clawed his ear off.  So Gaz swiped his sword and cut the beasts leg off.   Then beast bit Gaz’s finger off and he plunged his sword into its neck.  The beast was dead.  

Gaz limped out of the volcano.  Once he was out of the volcano, he collapsed in a massive field of poppies.  So he ripped off his sleeve, bandaged his wound and had a rest before he went home.

 

So, Gaz made out for home, he had to go on a long journey back home.  It was very sandy, as soon as he got over the hill, his mum saw him and she ran and threw her arms around him.

 As soon as Gaz got back to the village the villagers had a surprise party waiting for him.  All the villagers were asking him questions about it.  That night there was a big live band.  Everybody was dancing and there was a massive buffet.

 By Brandon

 

                                               Connor and the beast

 

A long time ago on an island in Spain, the grass was bright and shiny, the fields were surrounded by sparkling daffodils. The mountains were covered in snow. It was a beautiful place, the people who lived there were happy but not all of the time.  

Connor was brave and tough, he lived with his 2 sons and his beautiful wife in a village. He was very strong and has green eyes, his hair was blonder than the sun.

 

Connor knew he had to kill the beast before it killed any more animals.  He hurried off to find it in the cave where he was sure it lived 

He went through lots of trees and tall grass.  Suddenly, while he was walking, he saw an old man walking in the distance.  Connor and ran to him and the old man said to him ‘Take this invisible shield and a magic sword’ and asked could he go with him.  Connor told him he could go with him.

 

The beast looked like a big beast, it had fangs with blood dripping off them.  It had loads of eyes staring at Connor.  Its tail was gigantic with spikes, which looked like they could rip you to pieces.  The smell was like rotten eggs and the beast looked like a zombie.    

Connor walked into the cave and saw the beast. Connor woke up the beast and it got up with its muscley arms and long legs. Connor picked up his invisible shield and his magic sword. The beast couldn’t see him. Connor swiped at him with his sword but missed by centimetres. The beast had a big sword Connor went to kill him, but he defended himself. Suddenly, Connor got clawed in his neck, he was in pain. But Connor got up and cut the beasts head off with his magic sword.  Connor felt good and happy. 

 

When Connor got home, in the distance he could see his family and they ran to him.  They went home together and he had the wound on his neck bandaged.  Suddenly, there was a knock at the door; the chief of the village came in with a huge bag off money for Connor. He said it was a reward for killing the beast.  

The next day his family to the market to buy lots of food for the party. Connor said “Looking forward to the celebration”.  They had a big feast that night and it lasted until midnight.

 By Connor

 

Kane battles the beast

A long time ago in the mountains in Spain where it was always sunny. The trees were as green as grass and the mountains were covered in snow. It was meant to be a happy place but it wasn’t. 

Kane was a brave man, he had eyes as blue as the sky, he was tall and muscular. His neighbours thought he was reliable and that they could always depend on him.

 

A beast was killing little girls in the village and Kane knew he had to try to kill it.

It was a quick journey, he was following the beast’s foot prints.  Kane travelled through mountains and open fields until he needed a rest and sat down.  There he met an old man who gave him an invisible shield, an unbreakable sword and a cape that made him invisible. 

Kane was walking to the cave to where the footprints led him.  He saw the beast move and it started to make a sound.  It was a vicious sound and then he began to smell an awful smell, it was a fishy smell.  Kane could see clearly now, the beast had rough skin, which was lumpy and it had big fangs and big ears.  There was dripping blood from his fangs, it had big muscles, and was 7ft tall, with wings and it had pincers on its elbows. Kane was nervous, but he knew he had to do it.

 

The beast was waking up, Kane walked to the beast. It started to get up, Kane put on his invisible cape and went nearer and nearer and got out his sword.  He stabbed it in the elbow, but the beast pushed him back.   The beast thrust out its sharp pincers towards Kane, they caught him and blood started to pour down his leg.  Kane managed to stagger forward with his sword and stab it.  The beast fell to the floor and died. 

Kane came out of the cave.  He had a wounded ear.  He had to get to his home town fast to tell his family, so he ran as fast as the wind.  

 

Kane got home, he was feeling happy, he got a reward of  £200 and he was overjoyed.  Their problems will be over, the beast couldn’t kill little girls any more. 

After that it was peaceful village and no one ever go hurt again.  Kane and is family lived a happy life.

 By Joe    

 

Jonathan and the dipsy blob.

A long time ago, when the world was young, there was an island called Greece, what was smothered in wildflowers.  The beaches had sand as golden as a shining gold trophy.  Although it sounds like a nice place to live, there was a problem that lay over them like a thick grey cloud.

There was a brave young man by the name of Jonathan with eyes as blue as the sky.  He was a helpful muscular man.  His neighbours thought he was reliable and could always depend on him.  His hair was blonde with brown streaks. He lived with his mum and dad, but he had no sister because the beast had killed her.

Jonathan was walking down the road when he saw his friend

Fraser and asked him if he knew anything about the beast. He replied “yes I shall come with you, but first you must take these, my father gave me them and told me to use them to kill the beast.”  He gave him a bow with a flaming arrow and a knife.  So they both set off.  While they were walking Fraser told Jonathan that the beast is through the jungle in a cave, the cave is near the mountains and they could find him inside the cave.

Jonathan had to kill the beast because the beast had killed his sister and Fraser’s dad, the beast had killed sheep and animals, also the villagers were getting hungry and some of them were dying of starvation.  So he had to finish this hunger by killing the beast.

The journey was like Fraser had said through the jungle, in a cave in the misty Blue Mountains.  When they walked in the cave they could smell a rotten smell, they felt bones crunching underneath their feet.  Right at the back of the cave the beasts red eyes gleamed as it stared at Jonathan, it had smelly breath, it had fangs dripping with blood, it was as hairy as a gorilla, it was long and skinny with massive wings and huge goblin ears.  The beast had big claws and a very strong jaw.

Jonathan and Fraser had butterflies as big as dragonflies in their tummies, their faces were white with fear, but they knew that they had to kill the beast.  Fraser ran at the beast with a gleaming silver sword and sliced the beast’s leg, but the beast sliced his face.  Jonathan grabbed his knife.  The beast clawed his side, but he managed to dodge the beast’s fang by an inch. He tries for a second time to stab the beast but this time the beast throws him backwards.  Finally, Fraser sliced the beast on the leg and the cuts the beasts face, and then Jonathan shot the arrow straight into the beast’s head, the arrow of fire and burnt the beast’s to death.

Jonathan and Fraser staggered out of the cave into the jungle and washed there wounds in a nearby stream. They bandaged them with a long leaf and made there way home to spread the good news that they had killed the beast.

When they got home the first people they saw were there mothers and sisters.  They ran up to them and hugged them. “we killed the beast they announced, they went in their houses for a long sleep because they were exhausted from killing the beast.  Their mums organised a party for them the day after. 

The next morning their mothers woke them up saying “Come on get ready for your party. They got up and walked into the Great Hall; as soon as they walked in they saw a massive buffet across the hall from them. In the middle of the hall, all the villagers and neighbours were dancing, plus all the children were playing games. Jonathan and Fraser started dancing, when the song had finished lots of people were asking him about how he had killed the beast. When the party had finished they went home. The king gave them £600 each for killing the beast and their families lived a happy life together.

 By Jonathan

The beast and the hero’s battle 

Long ago an island in Greece it was joyful and everything was nearly perfect. The flowers were beautiful so were the trees and the grass everything was beautiful. It seemed perfect, but there was a sadness over the people on the island.

 

There was a hero in the village called John. He was muscular and brave with blue eyes and brown hair. He was kind and helpful to all the people in the village. He was small and that made him good at dodging when he was fighting. John was a really good fighter and was everyone’s idea of a hero.  

A terrible beast had to be killed because it was destroying all the village and killing all the people in the village. He knew that he had that he had to go and try to kill it.

 

Then the hero john set off to the beasts cave to kill him. It was a short journey. On the way someone gave him some items to kill the beast.  It was metal shiny armour, also he got a fire sword.  Then he eventually got to the cave. 

As he was about to enter the cave he heard a loud noise.  He looked around the cave and at last saw the beast.  He could smell it, it was very smelly, and it was like toxic waste.  There was suddenly a loud noise, the floor was shaking, the noise kept getting louder.  Then the beast came from nowhere, the beast was ugly, it had wings, it could breathe fire out of its mouth.  It also had sharp claws and had blood dripping form it’s fangs.  It was very small, but it looked like it could rip you apart.

 

As John started at the beast he ran at it with his fire sword and sliced its arm off.  The beast got up and wounded John and he lost his fire sword and then John had to use his hands.  John ran back at the beast and punched it in the face.  The beasts face was covered in blood, then the beast hit John.  Just then John found his fire sword and stabbed the beast in the heart.  As he was about to walk away the beast grabbed his leg.  So John stabbed him again and again.  The beast died.

 As John walked out of the cave, he was injured and he had a lot of claw marks and cuts.  Then he saw a river nearby and he had a rest and bathed his injuries.  John was tired after killing the beast, so he decided to close his eyes for a bit.  Then he got up and prepared for the journey home.

 After John had treated his injuries, he started walking back home.  He couldn’t wait to see his family.  Soon he got home and there was a surprise for him.

 

John’s surprise was incredible, there was a party with music and food.  All the village and his family had surprised him.  It was because he had killed the beast.  After the party everything went back to normal.

 By Kane  

 

                   The hero and the beast

 

A long time ago on an island in Greece.  There was a huge mountain surrounded by shimmering, sparkling waves.  It was a brilliant place, but there was a problem. 

Fraser was a brave, strong man with eyes as brown as the earth.  He was muscular and helpful and he has a friend called Joe.  Fraser lived in a village with 2 sons and a wife.

 

Fraser was walking and bumped into his best mate Joe.  He told Fraser there is a beast that has been killing people and Fraser needed to kill it. 

When Fraser had been walking for 20 minutes, he walked through some bushes and suddenly, he came to a cave.  Fraser could smell something, but he didn’t know where it was coming from.  Joe gave Fraser a magic shield and a fire sword.

 

Fraser followed the smell, it smelled like rotten eggs.  He heard a growling

noise, but he didn’t know where it was coming from.  Fraser saw something in the corner of his eye.  It had fangs and big feet, it had sharp wings and it looked like a zombie and it had a slimy body. 

Fraser crept up to the beast with the invisible shield and the fire sword.  Joe followed Fraser to the cave and he had a walking stick.  The beast roared and Joe runs to the beast with the walking stick and tries to fight the beast.

The beast bit Joe and Fraser came running over with his fire sword.  He cut the beast’s head off.  Moments later the beast is dead.

 

Fraser pulled Joe out of the cave, Joe was bleeding because he was wounded.  Two minutes later, the cave collapsed.  Joe and Fraser sat on some comfy grass for a rest before they set off to go home. 

So Fraser and Joe walked home to see their families and it was a long journey.  Joe had loads of stops because he was wounded.

 Fraser, the hero and Joe got back to the villagers and their families were happy. All the villagers had a party with Fraser and his best friend Joe, they all had a great time.

  By Fraser

The Anderton Centre

Year 5 were fantastic at the Anderton Centre. We would like to thank Wigan Education Business Partnership for funding the trip. The aim of the trip was to develop personal capabilties and skills and we certainly did that. Watch the slide show to see what we got up to!

Y5 at the Anderton Centre on PhotoPeach

The Water Cycle

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In Science and Geography we are looking at the water cycle and the processes that are involved.

Click on comments and see if you can list the three main processes involved in the water cycle. Here’s a clue they all end with ‘-ation’.

The Kingdom of Heaven

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In RE today we discussed the parable of ‘The Mustard Seed’. Jesus told this parable in response to the question, “What is the Kingdom of Heaven like?”

We have discussed what we think Jesus was trying to suggest by telling this parable.

Here are some words that we associate with ‘Heaven’, see if you can use them to write a poem.

Relaxing, peace, quiet, love, busy, fresh, no sin, never-ending, fuzziness, happy place, no troubles, exciting, white, pure, spiritual, expanding, clouds, warm, cosy, angels, golden, heavenly, happiness, comforting, safe, beautiful!

Blakeley’s Recycling on PhotoPeach

We had a visit from Blakeley’s Recycling.  We found out all about the different jobs that people do at the depot and the various skills that people need to do their job well.

We worked together to sort different materials and discovered that most of them can be recycled.

Y5′s Giant Tetrahedron

Year 5 were brilliant at working together to make our giant tetrahedron.  It’s hard to believe this 10 foot high pyramid is made simply with dowel, elastic bands and teamwork!!!!

Lisa from Wigan Education Business Partnership visited for the morning to help us learn how to communicate and work as a team.  The children listened and supported eachother to overcome a number of challenges.  They succeeded in record time, one and a half hours!!!!

Well done Y5, from a very proud Mrs Cavanagh.

Ludas Dance Company

We have been developing our personal capabilty skills as part of a project with Wigan Education Business Partnership.

Today the Ludas Dance Company came into school. We had a dance workshop that helped to develop our teamwork, communication, problem solving and creativity.

As usual Y5 were absolutely fantastic.  They worked brilliantly together and had some very creative ideas for their dances.

Ludas Dance Company on PhotoPeach