Student Life - A Poem by Year 5

Student Life

Being a student is hard!

Working like there's nothing else in the world.

Sometimes it's boring, 

Sometimes it's nice.

Struggling to get good grades.

Being a student is hard! 

Seems like it will never stop.

Sometimes you fail,

Sometimes you succeed. 

Struggling to get good grades.

Being a student is hard!

Working till you sweat no more. 

Sometimes it's worth it,

Sometimes it's not.

Struggling to get good grades.

Being a student is hard!

You don't get much rest.

Sometimes you're stressed,

Sometimes you're relaxed.

Struggling to get good grades.

That's the student life!!

Can you germinate seeds in a freezer?

We carried out an experiment on conditions that seeds needed to germinate and learn some interesting facts.

Did you know that seeds do not need light to germinate? 

They don't even need soil!

The basic set up.
On the top of the desk. 

In the fridge.

In the desk drawer.

In the freezer!

Our seeds after the investigation.


Look at the results. 
What do you think are the three main things needed for seeds to germinate?

Jumbo Bwana!!!!

International Weekend kicked off with a bang!

Year 5 did their part to help singing and dancing to 

'Jumbo Bwana'

. 

This is what the class looked like as 'Masai Warriors'.

You can learn the song as well. Here's the link -

Jambo Bwana

Our Endeavours - Excelling Through Life

 For our second 'Endeavour', Year 5 focused on 'Excelling Through Life'. Students each had the opportunity to create a poster depicting what they felt demonstrated 'Excelling Through Life'. 

What are your thoughts on 'Excelling Through life'?

BSL School Definition

Calvin's ideas...

Hedia's ideas...

Seed Dispersal - Year 5 Style

To explore the idea of seed dispersal, Year 5 took the science lesson outside.

The kids became animals, seeds, flowers, wind etc... Have a look at the chaotic learning that ensued. 

I will tell you one thing... They can all tell you the different type of seed dispersal now.

Pick a kid and ask them!

Justine is ready to give out the fruits and seeds

Let the 'fruit' picking commence!

This 'bird' stuffed himself with tons of fruit. How do you thing he
disperses his seeds?

Think pepper pot plant!

Explosive dispersal!!! The pepper pot has popped!!

Our Endeavours - Empathy for Others

The first of the BSL Endeavours Year 5 explored was 'Empathy for Others' The children thought that the best way to fully understad it would be to come up with their own definition.

Have a read of what the class came up with:

Empathy for Others

(By Year 5)

In Year 5 we show empathy by playing with new students and students who are on their own to make them feel welcomed.

Our class mentor helps to show new students around with a smile on his face, remembering what it was like to be new.

We are encouraged to bring in old, but useful, items or things that we don’t use to be donated to the less fortunate.


The class also created 'Empathy' badges to go with their definition. 
Here they are.

Justine created an innovative badge to demonstrate 'Empathy for Others'

Other children also created some interesting badges.
Here are Nathan's, Justine's, Hedia's, Ahmad's, Ryan's and Javan's. 

Welcome to Year 5!!

Miss Schreyer would like to welcome you to BSL Year 5 2014/15 where no day will be the same and with lots of fun, hard work and positive attitudes we will be learning new things together!