Our cricket champs

Y4 and Y5 played well at the local cricket tournament...

Mmmmmmm.... Measuring in Maths!

Lots of requests this week for our refrigerator cake which we made as part of our work on measures.   

So here's the recipe... Remember if you make some at home to bring some in for us too - it'll stop you feeling so sick :-)

Refrigerator Cake in 2 batches

Refrigerator cake is a famous favourite of school fêtes and family occasions. It doesn’t really resemble a cake – this stir-and-set concoction is more like a chewy, homemade chocolate bar. Rocky Road is the American term for the same cake, and the classic recipe for Rocky Road is given below.

2 lots of this mixture Makes Enough To Fill A 30x20cm Tin.

You Need:

• Cling film
• 30x20cm tin
• Large plastic sandwich bag
• Rolling pin
  
  
• 2tbsp golden syrup
• 100g plain chocolate
• 75g milk chocolate
• 75g unsalted butter
• 85g plain, digestive biscuits
• 75g raisins
• 75g sultanas

Method

1.      Line your tray with clingfilm and put it aside.

2.      Weigh out the biscuits

3.      Put them into a large plastic sandwich bag.

4.      Squeeze the air out of the bag gently and seal it.

5.      Use a rolling pin carefully to crush the biscuits. (This step can also be done in a food processor.)

6.      Weigh out the raisins and sultanas and put them aside ready.

7.      Melt the chocolate, syrup and butter in a pan over a low heat. (To save sticky spills, warm a metal spoon using warm water before using it to measure out the golden syrup – the syrup will plop cleanly off the warm spoon.)

8.      When the mixture is smooth and molten, tip in the biscuits and stir quickly.

9.      Continuing to work quickly, tip in the sultanas and raisins and stir thoroughly.

10. As soon as everything is evenly mixed, tip it into the prepared pan and smooth it out with a spatula.

11. Now leave the tray in the fridge to cool: once set, cut it into squares and enjoy!

Using the iPods in maths

Today in Y5, we had fun learning a new app on the iPod whilst practising our newly developed measuring skills.  Take a look at our video...

XtraMath XtraPoints!

Well done to:

• Katy
• Joshua
• Blake
• LaurenM

For already logging on at home using the Parent Flyer we sent out.  Good work!  ClassDojo added!

Glenaire Sumdog Superstars

Well, there are actually many Glenaire Sumdog Superstars.  However, these three children from Year 5 and 6 have answered the most questions on Sumdog this year.

Wow! Take a look at how many questions that is.

Can anyone add up how many the three have answered between them and how many they have got correct?  Email Mrs Cole or post a comment for a reward.

• JoshuaH answered 36,720 questions, getting 33,591 correct.
• JoshuaB answered 11,026 questions, getting 9,410 correct.
• KatyM answered 10,799 questions, getting 9,251 correct.

Sumdog update by Joshua...

There are new things to buy in the shop like bikes and a skateboard and a piano... I'm just letting you know =).


What will you choose?

Artists praise our Y5 children

Well done to our creative Year 5 class for producing fabulous pieces of art.  I'll say no more...  Simply read the comment from the Annual Saltaire Arts Trail (and the comments and likes!)

2 busy people showing off our work - thank you!

Find out who's made this great video which links together some favourite pieces of work over the last few months...

Mangahigh medallists!

Check out these Y5 children's medals and achievements.  Hard work!  Well done.

Whizz! Bang! Science extravaganza!

Yesterday afternoon was amazing!

We had a whole afternoon (superbly organised by Bristol University) of being real scientists.  Take a look at our photos and videos and read our comments below the blog post which gives a clear picture of how well the whole event went down!

Thank you very much to the whole team - brilliant!

Sumdog Stars

Well done to these people who are actively using Sumdog...  2 ClassDojo points to be awarded!

Y5 loves learning outdoors

Enjoy watching CaitlinM, Katy and Patrick learning about estimating and measuring with Mrs Bavinton.  

Listen to our avatars speak our thoughts!

In Year 5, we learnt how to make Voki avatars in our independent computer time by watching Mrs Cole's video instruction.  Enjoy Joshua's, LaurenM's and Levi's here...

Reflecting on our learning

We enjoy our learning.  Here's our latest highlights (which look much better using the Internet Explorer browser than Google Chrome).

Fabulous letter from Keane

Dear Keane

Thank you for your letter which I can tell you took time to write because you were very careful joining up.

The work you have done on PhotoStory sounds excellent and I'd love to see it. You must have been very disappointed when it didn't save properly.

Miss Thomis is now going to log your problem so our computer technicians can fix it for you.

Thank you for writing to let me know.
Looking forward to you video,
Mrs Cole