Year 5 Celebration of Learning

Celebration of Learning  

On 10 September in Year 5, we celebrated our Celebration of Learning. It was a great chance to celebrate our success, admire how far we have traveled, and show our parents our learning journey. We showcased our work in math, writing, our CLP (Collaborative Learning Project), and drama that each demonstrated a different level of growth as learners.

When I was solving my math problem, I had a mix of nervousness and confidence. At first, I was worried that I would not be able to find out the answers to the countdown problem. But once I started giving the explanation, I concluded that at the end of the day mathematics is not just about reaching the correct answer but also the thinking process, problem-solving, and approaching different strategies to solving the problem. I was satisfied to realise that my mum comprehended my thought process, not merely the end result. It taught me that persistence and explaining in a clear manner are just as important as accuracy.

After that, I read a writing piece that we had done over the course of several lessons. The piece was about a character that we had to use our imagination for to create in the context of the book: Runt. It indicated just how far I have progressed in developing my vocabulary, trying out descriptive writing, and constructing more complex sentences. Reading out aloud to my parents allowed me to demonstrate how my expression and fluency have developed. I was pleased to be able to describe the decisions that I had taken as a writer, like being more accurate with my word choice or changing my sentence structure.

The CLP poster presentation was another significant event in the morning. My partner and I made a poster on gravity, which involved research, creativity, and collaboration. I loved working as a team to ensure that we were conveying our ideas effectively and in an organised manner. The best part was explaining to my parents how gravity plays a role in our everyday lives, from things like walking to a complicated, scientific theory. This made me see the connection of class lessons to real life and how scientific information enables us to understand the world around us.

The highlight of the event for me was our Drama performance. Performing enabled us to express our creativity as well as ourselves, and also to exhibit confidence, teamwork, and stage presence. I liked becoming a part of the role and making the script come alive on stage. I was proud of myself and my fellow classmates for working together and producing something fun and worthwhile afterward.

Celebration of Learning was a memorable experience overall. It provided an opportunity to think about how much I have learned in various subjects and be able to share it with my parents. Being able to share my learning in so many different forms  solving math problems, writing, scientific experimentation, and performance made me perceive how diverse the skills in learning are. Most of all, the experience taught me that learning is not a just a matter of completing things and creating results but of developing confidence, acquiring knowledge, and showing growth in our learning.

– Leanna Shen (Year 5)

We had our Year 5 Celebration of Learning on Wednesday 10 September. We had an opportunity to show what we have learnt this term in CLP, Maths, Drama and English to our parents. During Maths, we had an exciting time showing our parents the game- Countdown to prove our problem-solving skills. In English we read out our character descriptions of our own characters using descriptive language like Craig Silvery, and we described how we used alliteration to make the story more engaging. In CLP, we showed our parents how our Earth is part of an interconnected system, not just one but many systems! Like the hydrological cycle, the system of the seasons, day and night and the systems related to space junk. I personally enjoyed and have a strong interest learning about the seasons and the systems connected to space junk.

Every student in Year 5W,5O, 5N and 5C performed a lighthearted and humorous play for Drama in front of our parents. The play scripts were created by us with the help of Miss Anderson, our talented Drama teacher. It was amazing seeing the scenes from Disney come to life. Through the laughter and applause, there was a sense that the audience, our family and parents, were really delighted to see such a wonderful array of performances and our talents. I would like to have more opportunities like this in the future, where we can develop and perform our class play, as it was extremely enjoyable!

– Olivia Cheng (Year 5)

At the Celebration of Learning, Year 5 girls and their parents shared some activities together. The activities involved showing their parents their abilities in Maths, Writing, CLP, and Drama. Year 5 showed their parents their Maths skills using a worksheet that is based on a TV show called, “Countdown.” The activity involves a choice of 5 numbers and a target number. Using our knowledge of numbers we applied many strategies to reach the target number. We also showed our parents our Writing, where we had written about a character to put into the book “Runt”. In CLP we showed our parents our poster related to one of the systems, that impact our Earth. Mine was on the topic of gravity. Then as the finale, each class performed a short play. 5N did Snow White and the Rappers, 5C did The Not So Mysterious Disappearance of Cinderella, 5O did Beauty and the Beast?, and finally 5W did Alice in Wonderland (the funny version). Our class drama performance finished our morning together.

– Olivia Gu (Year 5)

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