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Design and Technology – Mexican Food
This week we have prepared, cooked and eaten Mexican food. It was delicious!
Skint to Mint Workshop
Year 5 took part in a Skint to Mint Workshop ran in conjunction with Coventry Building Society. They learnt about branding, saving and making money. They had to resell a potato thinking about its selling points.
Maths Week in Year 5
As part of ‘Maths Week’, Year 5 spend this morning taking part in activities relating to 3D shape.
Year 5 Mini Raft Building
As part of our Write Stuff unit ‘The Explorer’, we made mini rafts out of twigs. This knowledge will come in handy in our sentence stacking lessons next week.
Year 5 Values Dodgeball 2024
Wednesday 6th November
A squad of 8 Year 5 children were chosen to represent Coundon Primary School at the ‘Values’ dodgeball event against 15 other schools. These values events aren’t about how well the children play the game, instead they focus on the respect, honesty and teamwork showed by the players. These judgements are made by the opposing team at the end of each match using a points system. Our squad played incredibly and represented the school well, unfortunately we didn’t make it to the next stage. The children still enjoyed themselves and were lucky to have had the opportunity to take part. Well done!
Year 5 Environmental Outdoor Activities:
This week, many of the year 5 pupils took part in a range of activities. In Maths, we had a scavenger hunt for clues to find numbers. We then had to work out sums to find the solutions – some of the clues were really hard to find. We produced an art pallet using different media after exploring leaves and trees. Following this, we had our own leaf slide show exploring the many beautiful colours in our natural environment. In English, we debated the pros and cons of ‘Cycle lanes versus trees!’. We finished the two days with digital photography and editing to produce autumnal finished photo slides. At Coundon, we really appreciate our school grounds and Forest School.
Year 5 Bushcraft Residential
Year 5 had an unforgettable Bushcraft trip, filled with adventure and teamwork! The children learned essential outdoor skills such as trap making, shelter building and basic first aid. They even participated in a mock plane wreckage recovery, adding to the excitement. They mastered fire lighting and enjoyed cooking some of their own meals. The evenings were spent camping with friends and indulging in the classic campfire treat—s’mores! It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to embrace the great outdoors.
Flame of Friendship Finale
On Monday 8th July, a group of carefully chosen, keen dancers from years 3 and 5 were chosen to take part in the closing ceremony for the Flame of Friendship. The finale took place at the University of Warwick, where the Royal Opera House led a dance with the children from Coundon and 40 other schools from Coventry.
After a couple of practices of the dance, the Flame of Friendship torch arrived at the University and we completed the dance for a final time. There was lots of music, smiles and energy for the final dance. A procession was then led by a samba band from the sports ground to the sports hub – it was great fun!
At the hub, there was a short ceremony, where we heard a variety of short talks from a few professors of the University and the Mayor of Coventry. We also watched a video of the torch being designed and made, followed by a photo montage of the torch relay. To close, we performed the Lady Godiva song.
Local History Week – Blitz Day in Year 5
Today we dressed up in 1940s or WW2 attire. We had great fun creating artwork which was influenced by the past (the Coventry Blitz) and the work of Sandra Lawrence. As well as this created poetry inspired by the Blitz and imaged what life would have been like for an evacuated child.
