Metaphors for us!

To help develop our use of figurative language, 5R came up with metaphors for ourselves. We then assembled these into a poem, which is below. What would your metaphor for yourself be?

 

I am the sun shining upon your heads

I am the aeroplane flying in the sky

I am bones fractured in many places

I am the waters swishing and swirling

I am the jumping bean jumping in your mouth

I am the fury of a thunderbolt crackling around the trees

I am the twinkling stars guiding you to your destiny

I am the tip of the fire scorching through the silhouetted trees

I am the tip of the iceberg freezing to death

I am the wave crashing into the sea

I am the heart of the sun burning

I am the volcano erupting into the air

I am the storm striking Earth

I am the current whooshing and swooshing you away

I am the whizzing pixels from inside the console

I am the multi-coloured rainbow flying in the sky

I am the bird flapping its wings

I am the cricket ball rolling to the wicket

I am the daisies that make a chain

I am the moon jumping on you

I am the sun with my hair waving behind me

 

 

A Box of Impossibilities

In Year 5, we like to write poems to keep our creative juices flowing! Often, these are based on models of poems we have read. This structure of this one, by Isabella (5R) is adapted from that of Kit Wright's 'The Magic Box'. What would go in your box of impossibilities?

In my box of impossibilities you will find:

A golden planet that never disappears,

A sentence that never ends,

And a waterfall that flows up.

 

 

In my box of impossibilities you will find:

A multi-coloured flower that reaches the sun

A rainbow you can walk on

And a house that is upside down.

 

 

In my box of impossibilities you will find:

A tiger with spots,

A lion with tusks,

And a hippo that is as small as a rice grain.

 

Grotty Greeks

Year 5's theme this half term is "Grotty Greeks", and in Literacy we have been writing poems, descriptions and myths based on this topic. Here is Alfie's (5R) description of the setting of a story.

Glamorous Mount Olympus gazed over the ferocious land of beasts and horrors as the clouds crowned it in its beauty. The fluffy and frothy peak crumbled to the jagged rocks below, as rough as sandpaper. Serrated rocks stuck out of the black base of Olympus, peering over the sharp teeth of a beast prowling over the land. Mischievous gods ate succulent fruit and slurped delicious wine as towering Zeus hurled immediate lightning bolts at the innocent giants to symbolise his immense power. Before too long, the colossal mountain dozed peacefully, until the sparkling dawn when the sun rose over the land.

Another environment poem

By Alfie (5R)

Space watches in horror, as heaps of mounted litter

Holds the neglected blue planet hostage,

Overwhelming the ants below

As they peacefully get on with their careless lives.

Innocent natural wood is cleared away

By columns of steel blankets and

Vibrant leaves burn to crisp.


Metallic malevolent monstrosities

Snarl as they ride the crusting surface of the great blue ball

Rising a wicked choking blanket of poison

Battling any air in its path

The agonized sea vomits wretched bitumen

As mounds of filthy flowers bloom on the dirty riverbank

Putrid litter gets scattered across the river by careless giants

Colonies of thoughtlessness are seen on the horizon

The vibrant crystalline Caribbean shores

Will vanish if we do no more

So let`s hope the planet does not fry up and boil

Like a frog swimming in a hot tub of death.

Environment poems

As part of our topic 'It's Not Easy Being Green', Year 5 have been writing descriptive poems about the environment and the effect of our actions upon it.

 

Here is Harry's (5R) poem. What do you think?

Unearthly mountains of distress

Are piling up high

Above our neglected Mother Earth,

Holding her hostage

And slowly suffocating her to death.

Astounded rainforests burst up in smoke

As we stand and gleefully stare

At the lovely landscape, burnt with rage

And charred with destruction.

Cars’ exhausts clamour

As CO2 is released from their metallic mouths

And drivers angrily hit their steering wheels

While waiting in a prolonged traffic jam.

The sea is antagonized,

Congested with our carelessness,

Thronged with our debris,

Feeling overwhelmed.

Sorrowfully contemplating her future,

Mother Earth is weeping.

Will she be filled with crystalline oceans and green land

Or dirt-encrusted seas and noxious landfills for cities?

 

Another 100 word challenge

Our 100 word challenge prompt this week was "...the custard tasted like..." Here is Harry and Gershon's writing (5R). We hope you enjoy their vivid description!

Everyone was unanimous. The custard tasted like roasted snails. It looked like rotting carrots, black and deep orange. The bowl containing it was sizeable and the gooey mixture settling in it was bubbling like boiled potatoes. As it slowly landed on my tongue, it felt scorching. I saw sheep's eyes and lambs' livers floating in it...

Ordering decimal numbers

Year 5 have been learning how to order decimal numbers. Look at how many numbers Madison and Zoe (5R) managed to order!

This is what the girls had to say:
Maths is fun but sometimes complicated! If you carry on trying you will soon get the answer. We love Maths because you can always make progress if you try.

To order numbers:

• Label your columns (H T U.t h th etc)
• Write the digits of the first number under the column headings
• When you have three numbers, order them e.g. 132.623<132.632<132.666
• Place each number in the correct position amongst the numbers you had.

Well done, girls!

Ten-minute poems

We have been commemorating Armistice Day at The Grove Academy, learning about the significance of this day and holding a two-minute silence in remembrance. Following our silence, and after reading some famous poems about World War One ("In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae and "Ode of Remembrance" by Laurence Binyon), some of 5R wrote ten-minute poems on the same theme.

"Poppies", by James

The soldiers are dying
The civilians are crying.

We remember them
We cared for them

They fought against their foe
Against their woe

The poppies grow in the field
The families' feelings and sadness concealed

The poppies are red
The blood was too




"Remember", by Alfie

Remember them,
Remember them.
Side by side,
Nowhere to hide.
Country duty,
Cheating age
Enemy rage

Remember them,
Remember them.
World wars to present,
Remember the 11th of the 11th.

100-word Challenge

Year 5 have been trying their hand at the "100-word challenge" - a piece of writing, under 100 words long, resulting from a given prompt. Our prompt was "...slowly, the sky got darker..." Here are some of the pieces of writing Year 5 came up with. Let us know what you like and what you think we could do to improve our writing!

The bats flew overhead
As I lay in my bed
Slowly, the sky grew darker.

The babies cried
As their mothers came
To see if they were in pain.
Slowly, the sky grew darker.

The foxes approached their prey
Which was hiding in the hay,
Slowly, the sky grew darker.

The police chased after a crazy criminal
Who was eating a piece of succulent simnel
Cake
Slowly, the sky grew darker.

All the shops were closed,
Full of food,
Full of clothes,
Full of stock,
Full of rats,
Full of rodents,
Full of cats.
Slowly, the sky grew darker.

Harry and Jannah, 5R

Slowly the sky got darker. The frightening bats awoke; the  witches were preparing their Halloween potion.

Suddenly, the aliens landed their colossal ship. The lime green aliens strolled out. BOOM! One of the witches threw the potion; everybody was under the Halloween spirit.

At 6:00pm everybody put their Halloween costumes on and started celebrating. Zombies came out of drains; devils came out of the forest.  Fortunately, the devils and zombies were occupied in the forest, planning their scare plan.

Three hours later, the zombies and devils came out to threaten people. Everyone heard the screams, children’s screams: “AGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!”

Owen and Matthew, 5F

Slowly, the sky got darker. A man died in a car crash. It was as dark as Batman’s black cape. From that day on he was known as the ghost of Gotham’s mansion. His beloved night was HALLOWEEN.  

He took people’s souls away; he did that every year from this night for eternity.

When he went to haunt them, he picked up books and threw them at walls. He was yearning for the apocalypse. SMASH!!! He threw tables and chairs out the windows and hit car windows.

He went back to his mansion and thought of another plan…

 

Jason and Vamsi, 5F

 

Times Table Raps

On No Pens Day Wednesday, Year 5 wrote raps to help them learn their times tables. Here are 5R's. Let us know what you think! What helps you remember your times tables?

Three times table - Lucy S, Sulaiman, Alfie, Spencer and Prince (with some help from Mrs Walker!)

 
One times three is three
You can learn it with me
Two times three is six
We know our times tables tricks
Three times three is nine
Can you do it on a number line?
Four times three is twelve
Work it out for yourself
Five times three is fifteen
Practise it with me
Six times three is eighteen
We know what they mean
Seven times three is twenty-one
Learning times tables can be fun
Eight times three is twenty-four
Keep on going, there's still more!
Nine times three is twenty-seven
Is that right, Kevin?
Ten times three is thirty
Can you do it like me?
Eleven times three is thirty-three
Rapping these is helping me
Twelve times three is thirty-six
Now it's all in the mix!

 

 

Seven times table - Moonah, James, Lucy W, Isabella, Maya and Ami-Jane

One times seven is seven
It's easy as ten, eleven
Two times seven is fourteen
Keep going because you're keen
Three times seven is twenty-one
Keep going coz you're nearly done
Four times seven is twenty-eight
Keep doing the times tables, it's great!
Five times seven is thirty-five
Keep going, you'll learn the times tables jive
Six times seven is forty-two
Learn something new
Seven times seven is forty-nine
Learn your multiplication sign
Eight times seven is fifty-six
Keep on going with your multiplication tricks
Nine times seven is sixty-three
It's easy as 1,2,3
.... that's as far as we got! Can you help us finish our rap?

 

Eight times table -  Nathan, Kayden, Jannah, Elizabeth and David

One times eight is eight
Times tables are really great
Two times eight is sixteen
Are you really listening?
Three times eight is twenty-four
Come on, give me some more
Four times eight is thirty-two
Now look at what you can do!
Five times eight is forty
You don't have to be sporty
Six times eight is forty-eight
This is going to be really great!
Seven times eight is fifty-six
Times tables helper tricks
Eight times eight is sixty-four
I love times tables, give me some more!
Nine times eight is seventy-two
Times tables are good for you!
Ten times eight is eighty
Come on, work on them with me
Eighty-eight, ninety-six,
You've done your first times tables trick!