Year 5

Year 5 pupils posting work to the blog:
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2008/10/mystery-of-secret-garden-by-frankie.html


http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2008/11/mystery-of-secret-garden-by-menna-j5.html

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/01/j5s-trip-memories.html

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/05/modern-day-working-life-questionnaires.html


http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/03/cross-curricular-maths-mountain-heights.html

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/03/learning-is-fun-in-j5.html


As part of respect week we decided to teach Year 1 some new skills. We taught them a Welsh nursery rhyme (above), a new computer program (2 create),

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2008/11/respect-week-year-5-acting-as-good-role.html

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/01/j5s-trip-memories.html


Digi blue recording and video editing:
This half term we have been investigating the different features involved in producing adverts. We then planned, wrote, produced and edited our own adverts for our own products based on what our group thought was the most important feature E.g. Action and music, a strong tag line (every little helps),a story, humour, persuasive language etc. Click below and see what you think...

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2008/12/year-5-adverts_21.html
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2008/12/year-5-adverts_9415.html

In this advert the pupils have changed the school uniform from red to blue:
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2008/12/year-5-adverts_04.html

Year 5 pupils using ICT at techniquest to develop their understanding of scienctific and geographical concepts:

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/01/cardiff-bay.html


Year 5 pupils using a video camera to record their georaphy:

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-do-we-get-from-pontyclun-to-cardiff.html

Pupils using the internet to complete homework. Pupils who complete the homework post comments to show completion.

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/03/homework-for-weekend-21-22nd-march.html

Using the internet to complete homework / project work:

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/04/linking-maths-and-history.html

Using a word processor to create a questionnaire:

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/06/final-geography-questionnaires.html

Spreadsheets are created using excel. Pupils used mysupermarket.com to research the prices of different foods. They then producerd a spreadsheet to work out the total cost of the picnic:

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/06/taking-notes-to-use-as-instructions.html
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rmncUNR_68Kt5qrtigdvrNw&hl=en
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rKv9U0En-IqjweVConqtAgA&hl=en

Last Friday was our DT challenge day where we had to create an attractive looking healthy meal for a younger child that was going to encourage them to eat a healthy diet. The children created healthy menus using publisher:

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/07/dt-challenge.html



They needed to pack a healthy lunch box and produce a spreadsheet to show how much each lunch box would cost. They used the price comparison site above to get the prices (parents might find it very useful).
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/09/during-ict-this-afternoon-children-in.html

ict research on Snowdonia
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/09/snowdonia-market-place-enquiry-stage.html

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-week-in-year-5-looking-at-brecon.html

Homework using the internet
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/09/homework.html

Scientific enquiry: We used our ICT skills from our spreadsheet lessons this term to create a spreadsheet of the classes results.
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/09/scientific-enquiry-seeds-and-wind.html




Adjectives homework

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/09/this-weeks-homework-adjectives.html

ICT research in Geography
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/09/ict-research-skills.html

Myths and Legends Half Term homework

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/10/myths-and-legends-half-term-homework.html

ICT RESEARCH
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/10/eco-week-biodiversity.html

Myths and legends homework
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/11/myths-and-legends-update.html

This week the children have been performing their speaking and listening task for the term (communication skills): European Presentations. Each child produced a short presentation on a Eurpoean country. Some used powerpont to aid their performance (ICT skills), all included numeracy facts (numeracy skills) and intersting information. Powerpoint:

http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/11/european-presentations.html

Today in year 5 we looked had a science morning. Firstly look at the following website to model what happens when we change the state of certain materials ICT skills: Modelling and excel http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials/solids_liquids/play.shtml


As so many of you enjoyed the maths addition ICT programme that we used this morning, I thought I would put the address on the web.
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/11/ict-in-maths.html

PowerPoint presentations
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaking-and-listening-europe.html

ICT in PE
http://pontyclunpri5.blogspot.com/2009/11/pess.html