Presidental Election

At the beginning of November, there was an important event-the US Presidential election which saw Barak Obama re-elected for his second term in office. There was a great deal of media attention for this US election and it made me wonder about the differences and similarities between the American and British political systems. In the UK there is a prime minister, whereas in the USA, there is a president. In the USA, the candidate can be president for eight years maximum, however, in the UK the time limit is not as rigid. The elected prime minister can call an election whenever they like but cannot surpass a 5 year time period. The name of the prime minister is David Cameron. In the UK there are three main political parties: Liberal, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat, whereas in the USA, there are two main political parties: Democrats and Republicans. So, despite both countries’ historical ties, their political systems are different: the UK has a constitutional monarchy whilst the USA is a constitutional republic.

Waste Watch-Waste less. Live more

On Wednesday 17th October somebody named Shirley came in and talked about reduce, reuse, recycle or you could say the triple Rs. Shirley had a puppet named Pierre and she acted as if she was humorous French chef. She taught us what we should do with leftovers, like putting them in the fridge and not wasting them because that means wasting money. She also taught us about composting with the help of her friend Herman the worm. Herman, the puppet, told us that when you put compost in the compost bin the worms eat it and they make soil in which you can plant more plants! All and all, Waste Watch was funny and informational.

Internet safety Ceases Trouble

In ICT, Year 5 has been learning about how to keep safe on the internet. We have designed our own internet safety posters and comics in partners on the laptops. We used the Marvel Comics website to use backgrounds, choose items or characters and make them say things about internet safety. To make the posters, we used wordle- a website that allows you to type words (we used internet safety words) and it will randomly put them all over the paper. You can edit the colour and font, and once you’ve finished, you print it out as a poster. The best posters and comics were put onto the display and they all look fabulous!