Maple class – Comparing Numbers – 24.09.2021
This week in Maths, we have been learning about comparing numbers.
Today we looked at the mathematical symbols we can use to show which number is bigger and which is smaller.
We started by using cubes and pencils to show this, then challenged ourselves to write the number sentences.
It has been such an exciting week in Willow class!
The children had a great day on Monday experiencing a Victorian school day. We wore our Victorian outfits and had to be on our best behaviour all day!
Instead of writing in our literacy and maths books, we had to use black paper and chalk. We learnt about the 3 Rs: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. We even had to use an abacus to help us solve our maths learning.
We went outside for Victorian games and practised rolling a hoop, playing blind man’s buff and hopscotch, among other games.
Mrs Taylor even came in to carry out a hygiene inspection and was generally very pleased!
Before Easter, in year 1 we planted a range of different seeds. We had to plant the seeds in the soil then make sure they were watered and placed somewhere where they could get plenty of sun.
When we returned from the Easter holidays, they had all grown loads!
We noticed that the bean plants had grown quite a lot, so this week we replanted them into bigger pots. We also planted an amazing plant which has very soft leaves.
As part of our wellbeing time, we have been going out and watering the plants, as well as checking they’re growing well.
At the start of this week, year 1 received a letter from the Easter Bunny. It said he was thinking of retiring!
We decided to learn about letter writing, then write him a letter to persuade him to change his mind! We worked really hard on our letters and included lots of persuasive language to convince the Easter Bunny to carry out giving out chocolate eggs.
This afternoon, we found out our letters worked!! The Easter Bunny had left us chocolate!
In year 1, we have been learning loads about different types of weather, as part of our Splendid Skies topic.
As part of this learning journey, we have been finding out about different ways people can measure the rain fall, thinking about the reasons why farmers might need to do this.
We then got the chance to make our own rain gauges in school. We had to collaborate to create our rain gauges using plastic bottles, then think very carefully about where on the playground we wanted to place these.
We will use to measure how much rainfall we get over the next few days. We might even collect some snow!
This week in SOLE, we have been learning all about Sir Francis Beaufort as part of History.
We found out he invented a wind speed scale called the Beaufort Scale. This helps sailors to know the direction and force of the wind when they’re at sea so they can keep safe.
Today we got to show what we had learnt by creating posters to display the information we have found out.
This week, Oak class have continued working hard on our Tribal Tales topic.
We have been coming to the end of our Literacy topic, with lots of children preparing to write their diary entries from the perspective of a child during Pre-Historic Britain.
Look at these examples of brilliant writing!
It has also been great to see lots of you taking on both the French and Science tasks available this week.
The Science has focused on magnets, linking to learning about iron as part of our Iron Ages topic.
And in French, we have been learning the days of the week.
Keep up the great work Oak class and remember to keep sending in pictures of what you’ve been doing! 🙂
Oak class have been working hard again and have been busy producing some amazing work!
It has been great to see lots more of you trying out the clay beaker making as well as having a go at weaving. Here are some pictures of your amazing work this week:
It has also been great to see lots of you taking on your own projects or interpreting the tasks in your own ways.
And look at Sienna’s amazing project on Pre-Historic Britain Gods and Goddesses!
It was also lovely to hear last week that some of you had been doing your own projects and helping out around the house.
Well done Oak class! Keep up the fantastic work and keep sharing what you’ve been up to with us.
Oak class have been busy again this week learning all about the Stone/Bronze/Iron Ages as part of our Tribal Tales topic.
It has been great to see some of your try out weaving, both with paper and fabric.
It has also been great see some of your Big Writes this week. For example, Finlay who showed he had learnt lots about Pre-historic Britain, as well as some great new computer skills! It has also been really great to see lots of you getting started with our new diary writing topic, and learning lots about the type of language that will be suitable for this genre of writing.
We have also loved hearing about the other skills you have all been developing. For example, Honey and her brother carried out a really interesting experiment into why we should always wash our hands with soap and water.
Well done for all your hard work so far this week Oak class, and make sure you keep on sharing photos of what you have been up to with us!
Oak class have been really busy again this week with some great learning. It has been particularly impressive to see how many of you working through the different tasks we have set for you, doing a little bit each day.
It has also been amazing to see lots of you showing the school Learning Values, even when you’re not in school. For example, Frazer has been working really hard to show resilience and empathy this week which has resulted in some amazing work from him:
This makes us feel very proud, so well done!
It has also been lovely to see some children taking on their own challenges and learning, thinking about the new skills they can develop.
Look at all this incredible work using vegetables to create different patterns!
Another example here of a developing great life skills by completing a First Aid course.
And here’s the result of the brilliant baking Billy has been up to: 
We have still been really enjoying the amazing Tribal Tales work you’ve been sharing with us. Here are some great examples:
Very well done, Oak class! Make sure you keep sharing what you’ve been up to with us!
It has been amazing to see Oak class have already been busy this week, learning lots about our new Tribal Tales topic as well as developing some new skills.
We have been really enjoying seeing you challenging yourself to make clay beakers, thinking carefully about the designs you decorate these with.
We have also enjoyed seeing some lovely artwork, as well as amazing fort building!
It has also been great to see you learning all kinds of different skills, including cooking, drawing colouring, as well as hatching your own chrysalis.
Miss Souter and Mrs Davie continue to be very proud of all your brilliant learning, Oak class!
It has been brilliant to see all the learning taking place this week and we have continued to be really impressed with all your hard work.
We have also been enjoying seeing pictures of all the other new skills you’ve been learning, including: gardening; learning first aid with teddy bears; cooking; new sporting activities and much more! Keep sharing these as it’s great to see what you’re all getting up to!
So far this week, Year 3 have continued learning all about the Stone/Bronze/Iron Ages as part of our Tribal Tales topic. There have already been some brilliant examples of learning this week, which we’re really enjoying seeing.
It’s been amazing to see lots of you take on the challenge of creating some cave artwork.
Here are some fantastic examples:
It has also been great to see some fantastic Literacy work. Here are some great examples from Barney, who has worked really hard to find the definitions for some useful vocabulary and also carried out some great research about the Iron Age.
It is also lovely to see some other examples of what you have been up to – some fantastic Lego building and designing our own Superheroes!
Well done for all the great work, Year 3. We love seeing what you’re up to so keep emailing us pictures of all your learning/other activities.
It has been great to see Oak class complete some great work this week! Here are just a few examples of the brilliant learning that has taken place.
We were really impressed with Tyler’s introduction to his work about the Bronze Age. We can tell he’s been working really hard to research lots of interesting facts to include in his writing!
Henry has produced some lovely artwork, thinking about using shading to show 3D shapes with light/shadow.
It has been great to see Eva’s learning about the Stone Age!
Thank you for sharing your lovely Superhero, Gemma. We can see you worked really hard to include lots of detail – we like her weapon tail!
Well done for all your fantastic learning this week. We hope you’re all happy and healthy, and look forward to seeing what you get up to next week!
Year 3 Home Learning – Friday 31st January 2020(All learning to be handed in Wednesday 14th February 2020) |
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ReadingPlease encourage your child to read for at least 15 minutes at least five times per week. Please record what you have read in your reading record. |
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SpellingsLike reading, Spelling is very important for your writing. Spellodrome will have targeted spelling lists each week linking to the spelling focus in class. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can earn! |
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Home Learning MenuOver the next 2 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you! For example, you may choose to do one fifteen activity; a ten-point activity and a five-point activity or you could also choose to do three five-point activities – it is completely your choice! Have a look at the activity menu below. |
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ComputingCreate a Powerpoint or Keynote to present what you have learnt about Ancient Greece/Greeks. Print pictures of this to go at the end of the topic in your SOLE book. |
MathsCreate a set of Top Trump cards using the template on the blog for 5 famous Ancient Greeks. Think about what your categories could be! Play a round with a friend or family and calculate how many points you have earnt. |
Next week, the children will be creating their own Pandora’s Box in class. They will be filling it with a range of items. These are some of the items they could make at home to add to their box in school.Each item below is worth 5 points. |
Literacy/ArtChoose one of the myths we have read in class and recreate in your own way. You could do this by making a comic strip, writing a diary entry or writing a narrative. |
Guided ReadingFind a newspaper article that contains an element of hope. Print this out and bring into school. |
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ArtCollect some pictures/drawings to decorate your box with. Bring these into school ready to add to your box. |
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ArtDraw, paint or collect items that represent good things. This could be – a drawing of Aphrodite, Philophroyne or a photograph of a family member or friend. |
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| Year 3 Home Learning – Friday 22nd November
(All learning to be handed in by Friday 13th December.) |
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| Reading
Please encourage your child to read for at least 15 minutes, at least five times per week. Please record what you have read in your reading record. |
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| Christmas songs
Please start learning your Christmas songs ready for the Christmas Carol Concert. The year 3 song is Calypso Carol and the Team 2 song is Santa Claus is Coming to Town. |
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| Spellings
Like reading, spelling is very important for your writing. Spellodrome will have targeted spelling lists each week linking to the lessons in class. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can earn! |
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| Home Learning Menu
Over the next 3 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you! For example, you may choose to do one fifteen and a five-point activity or you could do two ten points; you could also choose to do four five-point activities – it is completely your choice! Have a look at the activity menu below. |
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| 15 points | 10 points | 5 points |
| Geography
Match pictures of unusual foods to their country of origin using a world map to locate them Note: Examples of foods to locate on a paper or online map could include deep-fried tarantula from Cambodia; durian from China; escamoles from Mexico; lutefisk from Norway; raw blood soup from Vietnam; casu marzu from Italy; escargots from France or haggis from Scotland. |
Science
Have a go at making your own dye, using a strongly coloured fruit or vegetable. Try beetroot, carrot, tea, spinach or strawberry. Try dip-dying an old white T-shirt or handkerchief into your coloured dye. Write a reflection to explain what happens and what you learnt. Did some fruits/vegetables work better than others? |
Maths
Using a dice, or selecting some digits, make up some different 2/3-digit numbers. Can you then add these together using the different methods we’ve learnt, including the number line, partitioning and the column method. |
| 1 hour of TT Rockstars/ and or Numbots. | ||
| Science
Eggsperiment! You will need: An egg, white vinegar and a glass jar. Method: Carefully place the egg in the jar. Pour the vinegar over the egg until it is completely covered. Watch as the eggshell starts to bubble (take photos if you like?). Check on your egg regularly and record how it is changing. After 24-48 hours, gently remove the egg from the vinegar and rinse it with water. Compare how the egg feels and looks to an intact egg. Write a reflection of what you found out! |
Art
Create a real or imaginary fruit. You could draw this, create it out of clay, create a potato stamper, or anything else you can think of! Colour your fruit with interesting patterns to make it look weird and wonderful. You could then make up a bizarre or funny name for the fantastical fruit and describe how it would taste. Before you start, have a look at some interesting fruits such as: Sharon fruit, dragonfruit, starfruit and lychees. |
Spellings
Choose 5 of the year 3/4 words and use different strategies to practice spelling these words. You could practise by: Word pyramids Rainbow letters Look, cover, write, check Challenge yourself by putting each of the 5 words into a sentence to show you understand the meaning. |
As part of our new topic, Scrumdiddlyumtious, Year 3 spent this morning reading lots of different traditional tales. At the end of this topic, we will be writing our own version of Hansel and Gretel, so this gave us loads of ideas to include in our own writing! We thought about what we liked, didn’t like, any patterns we could spot and any puzzles (things that didn’t make sense!).
| Year 3 Home Learning – Friday 4th October
(All learning to be handed in Wednesday 16th October.) |
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| Reading
Please encourage your child to read for at least 15 minutes at least five times per week. Please record what you have read in your reading record. |
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| Spellings
Like reading, Spelling is very important for your writing. Spellodrome will have targeted spelling lists each week linking to the lessons in class. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can earn! |
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| Home Learning Menu
Over the next 2 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you! For example, you may choose to do one fifteen and a five-point activity or you could do two ten points; you could also choose to do four five-point activities – it is completely your choice! Have a look at the activity menu below. |
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| 15 points | 10 points | 5 points |
| Music
How many songs can you find that mention water or rivers? Make a list of these, and choose one to write out the lyrics. Have a go at singing your chosen song! Write a reflection. |
Raindrops
Watch the raindrops race down your window. Choose one to watch and see what happens when it meanders down and comes into contact with other droplets. Then, sketch your observations of the droplets on the window. |
Maths
Have a go at some addition/subtraction maths games, to recap our learning this week.https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/addition-and-subtraction |
| Times tables 1 hour of TT Rockstars. Or try place value basketball https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball | ||
| Puddle expedition
Put on some wellies (or any shoes you don’t mind getting wet!) and go for an explore around your local area with a member of your family. How many puddles can you find? Where do you find the biggest puddles? Take some photos of this for your SOLE book! Write a reflection. |
Art
Find a poem about the rain/water/rivers and draw a picture to show what happens in the poem. Make sure you include the poem too, as this will be for your SOLE book! |
Letter Join
Spend at least 30 minutes on Letter Join to practise your handwriting! Desktop: Username: hazel Password: down Tablet: Username: hazel Swipecode: L shape |
(Written by two Nature club members!)
For the first week of Nature Club, we spent some time looking at the different invertebrates we could find on the school field.
We found lots of woodlice, snails, centipedes and spiders. We were very careful to make sure we put everything back where we had found it!
Over the next 2 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you!
Please click on the following link to view: Home learning 11.1.19
Today, in Fir class we read our new focus text for Literacy, ‘The Great Race’. The story is a Chinese myth all about the Chinese Zodiac, and how each year got its name.
Then, we applied our inference skills to help us answer some questions about the text to show our understanding. We even challenged ourselves to answer some Greater Depth questions!
This term, children in Years 3 and 4 have been learning all about vikings. They have learnt about where the vikings came from, how they travelled, what they wore and much more!
We had a fantastic celebration event which showcased all of the spectacular work the children have completed. Thank you to all of the parents are carers who came to share the afternoon with us. What a wonderful day!
On Thursday 29th November, Fir class had the opportunity to show their hard work in music this term and perform the songs they’ve been learning on the trombones.
Thank you very much to the parents who came along to see the performance!
Year 4 spellings – Miss Souter’s group
w/b 19/11/2018
Tested: 26/11/2018
Focus: -ssion endings
- permission
- mission
- confession
- concussion
- solution
- conclusion
- discussion
- ordinary
- perhaps
- actually
Miss Souter’s Spellings
w/b 29/10/2018
Tested: 5/11/2018
Focus: Words ending ‘ous’
- famous
- courageous
- vicious
- anonymous
- dangerous
- hazardous
- dangerous
- imagine
- breath
- curious
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Miss Wolf’s Spellings
w/b 29/10/2018
Tested: 5/11/2018
Focus: Words ending ‘ous’
- ridiculous
- famous
- jealous
- enormous
- various
- serious
- obvious
- imagine
- breath
- curious
| Year 4 Home Learning- Friday 12th October
(To be handed in Wednesday 17th October.) |
| Reading
Please encourage your child to read every day for at least 20 minutes. |
| Spelling
Spellings will be handed out each Monday, to be tested the following Monday. |
| Maths
Next week, we are going to be learning all about angles. In preparation for this, find out the difference between acute, obtuse and reflex angles. Then, login to interactive resources (details below) and explore the ‘acute, obtuse and reflex angles’ game. www.interactive-resources.co.uk username: hazeldownps1 password: hazeldownps1 Challenge: Have a go at drawing the different types of angles.
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- where
- when
- wheel
- white
- whisper
- whistle
- whale
- country
- usually
- disagree Note: Spellings 1-7 focus on our spelling rules for this week and words 8-10 are on the Year 3/4 word list.
| Year 4 Home Learning- Friday 21st September
(To be handed in Wednesday 26th September.) |
| Reading
Please encourage your child to read every day for at least 20 minutes. |
| Spelling
Spellings will be handed out each Monday, to be tested the following Monday. |
| Literacy/SOLE
As part of our ‘Compass for Life’ learning journey, we have been talking about our values which help us to have a Growth Mindset and reach our goals. Create an Acrostic Poem, using your name as the key word, with each line including our school values and Growth Mindset ideas. Think about how you will display your poem and decorate it ready to go in your SOLE book. Seeks a challenge! Aspires to do her best! Resourceful at all times! Acrostic poem Appreciates collaboration! Has a ‘can do’ attitude!
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dolphin
elephant
photo
orphan
phrase
phonics
alphabet
disappear
regular
remember
As part of the Compass For Life topic, year 3 and 4 spent this afternoon making their inspirational figures out of modroc.
There were a real range of different figures made, including singers, actors, artists, authors, and lots more!
Thank you very much to the parents who came into help with this. We really appreciate it, and the children had a fantastic experience thanks to your help!
| Year 4 Home Learning- Friday 14th September
(To be handed in Wednesday 19th September.) |
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| Reading
Please encourage your child to read every day for at least 20 minutes. |
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| Spelling
Spellings will be handed out each Monday, to be tested the following Monday. |
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| SOLE
Continue to design and make a motivational bookmark for your ‘My compass for life’ learning journey. This will be to put in your SOLE books. Here are some ideas again if you haven’t made a start! You have 1 more week to complete this task.
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| Literacy/SOLE
Research the difference between a growth and fixed mindset. What mindset do you have and why? This will help you with ideas for your growth mindset posters.
“I have a ____________ mindset because….” |
‘ir’ words
shirt
thirsty
first
thirteen
circle
birthday
squirt
busy
serious
busy
whether
| Year 5 Home Learning- Friday 6th July |
| Reading – Please encourage your child to read every day for at least 20 minutes
Spellings – Revise all Year 5/6 spellings that you still feel unsure of (from the list on the blog) in preparation for Year 6 |
| SOLE
On the blog, there are some examples of meals that people in WW2 may have made with the rations that were available to them. Either chose one of these or research one of your own and have a go at making some of the recipes. Any photos or finished recipes that you can bring in would be fantastic! We are learning more about rationing on Monday so any recipes that you do make should come in then. See links below |
In the last few weeks, year 3 have been busy making penguin masks for our iCan performance, Happy Feet. Today, we have been adding the final touches and painting the masks to look like real penguins!
Year 5 took part in Hazeldown’s Soccer Aid. We completed the obstacle course and had a great time! What a brilliant way to end a fantastic sports week.
Miss Souter’s Spelling Group focus: -er and -ar ending
Handed out on Friday 4th May; Tested on Friday 11th May.
- gardener
- regular
- jeweller
- lawyer
- grammar
- caterpillar
- faster
- prefer
- remember
- scene
Note: Spellings 1-7 focus on this week’s spelling focus; spellings 8-10 are from the Year 3 & 4 word list.
Today, as part of our topic about the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, Cherry class researched what people would have worn during these time periods. We then used this research to create a piece of artwork, showing a Stone, Bronze or Iron age outfit! We used a variety of different materials to create our pictures, including collage, coloured pencil, art pens, and felt tip pens.
Spelling Revisit and Review – Miss Souter’s group
Over the Easter holidays, please revisit all of the spellings which you have learnt over the past term. Make sure that you can still accurately spell them all, giving a bit of extra time to practise those you didn’t get correct the first time round! There will be a spelling test based on a random selection of these words on Friday 20th April.
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| then | shopping | ordinary | |
| with | chatting | reign | |
| glove | hoping | women | |
| expensive | calculating | minute | |
| live | balloon | appear | |
| bread | blue | disappoint | |
| thread | juice | obvious | |
| exit | jewel | myth | |
| excited | screw | measure | |
| powder | flute | circle | |
| skipping | they | happily | |
| kipper | river | information | |
| clapped | breakfast | group | |
| cosy | measure | February | |
| hero | anywhere | calendar | |
| hoax | puppet | describe | |
| croak | hippo | machine | |
| although | hopping | naughty | |
| goat | tissue | promise | |
| rhubarb | cruel | although | |
| wrist | gloom | tongue | |
| wrapper | bruise | fruit | |
| rhythm | suit | often | |
| horrid | muddle | ||
| wrote | happened | ||
| remind | pulled | ||
| asking | explained | ||
| thinking | |||
| smiling | |||
Year 5 completed their mile run in aid of sport relief. Well done for persevering!
This morning in Cherry class we had our next handball session with Exeter City. We learnt a fun new game which used the passing skills we’ve been practising!
Today Cherry class had a handball lesson with Ben from Exeter City.
The children practised their passing skills first, and then applied these in a game!
| Monkey Puzzle Home Learning- Friday 26th January |
| Reading – Please encourage your child to read every day for at least 20 minutes
Times Tables – 10 mins everyday Spellings – Practise spelling from the spelling list |
| This week we have been learning about Kenya. Kenya is situated on the equator which means that a unique experiment can be performed. Watch the video and then find out why the water does different things depending on which hemisphere it is in. Write a short explanation of what is happening and why? |
In our first two days back, Year 4 had a great time learning about Brittany in France. We looked at the similarities and differences between Brittany and Devon and explored French food by making Breton biscuits as well as designing and decorating boxes to hold our biscuits. We also learnt how to say and write sentences about which food we like and dislike in French.
Mrs Davie’s Spelling Group: prefix ‘pro’
Handed out on Friday 24th November; Tested on Friday 1st December
- proceed
- procrastinate
- proficient
- prohibit
- pronounce
- proportion
- provoke
- pronunciation
- physical
- bruise
Note: Spellings 1-7 focus on our spelling rules for this week and words 8-10 are on the Year 5/6 word list.
Miss Wolf’s Spelling Group: prefix ‘pro’
Handed out on Friday 24th November; Tested on Friday 1st December
- probable
- proclaim
- produce
- profound
- progress
- project
- promote
- pronunciation
- physical
- bruise
Note: Spellings 1-7 focus on our spelling rules for this week and words 8-10 are on the Year 5/6 word list.
Miss Souter’s Spelling Group Week 10 Focus: /m/ sound
Handed out on Friday 17th October; Tested on Friday 24th November
- hammer
- summit
- crumb
- column
- remember
- Autumn
- hymn
- length
- position
- straight
Note: Spellings 1-7 focus on this week’s phoneme focus; spellings 8-10 are from the Year 3 & 4 word list.
Year 5 were proud to share their SOLE work this afternoon!