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Who Am I? - Using Adjectives

In today’s fun activity, we played a game called "Who Am I? – Character Edition". Miss Poon placed sticky notes on each person's forehead with a description related to Charles, Sophie, or Miss Eliot—but we couldn’t peek at it!

We walked around, reading the descriptions on everyone else’s foreheads and giving clues by choosing an adjective from the board that best described their character. For example, if someone’s sticky note said, “This character questions whether a man can properly care for a female ward,” we might say, “You are critical.”

We listened carefully to the adjectives given to us and used them to guess our character. Once we figured it out, we lined up in front of the correct character’s name! It was a fun and interactive way to practice character analysis and listening skills.

Looking for Eyewitnesses - Sophie is Missing!

Keyword Relay - Metaphor, Personification, Imagery

In this activity, we began by writing down our thoughts and feelings on our Metacognition Frames, capturing the emotions and images we experienced while reading five different sentences.

Next, we played a Keyword Relay Game! The first person in each group was given a secret sentence and had to choose three key words related to it. They whispered these words to the next person, who passed them along the chain. The last person had to use the keywords to identify the correct sentence and quickly grab it from the board. The first group to find the correct sentence won a reward!

Through this activity, we learned that the sentences used metaphor, personification, and imagery to create strong visual and emotional effects. This game helped us develop active listening, teamwork, and deeper comprehension of figurative language in a fun and engaging way!

Year 5 Secondary Taster Day at All Saints – English Lesson

During our secondary school taster day at All Saints, Year 5 had an exciting English lesson where we focused on rewriting a fairy tale! We started by brainstorming ideas, then worked together to create plans for our new versions of the story.

Afterwards, we returned to our Year 5 classroom for a follow-up lesson, where we took our plans and drafts and turned them into actual writing. It was a great opportunity to practice our creativity and writing skills while getting a feel for secondary school English lessons.

World Book Day - A Magical Bedtime Story Hour

To celebrate World Book Day, we dressed as our favourite book characters to school. Later in the evening, we returned to school in our pyjamas for a cosy Bedtime Story Hour!

We were so lucky to have a parent (who's also an actor!) come in and read two fantastic stories to the children. Everyone loved it! With biscuits, drinks, and a cosy atmosphere, it was a really special evening of storytelling.