5W recently ventured outside to help create ideas for a descriptive piece of writing about a secret garden. It was cold. With our eyes closed, it felt lonely. The wind ‘slapped’ our faces. We could actually ‘hear’ the silence.
Author: David Walsh
It may have been a very cold morning, but Mr Walsh’s maths group kept warm through a series of shuttle-runs – some in a not-so-serious style – and some tricky maths tasks, based on Place Value. Well done to all the children involved, who clearly had fun and practised their maths skills with a smile on their faces!
This week, Year 5 have been raising money for Children in Need. We held a ‘Bad Hair Day’ and a cake sale. An enjoyable week, but most importantly, we raised lots of money! Well done to all the children who took part.
As part of our study of the Tudor period, children in Year 5 have been completing several interesting tasks as part of their home-learning. Here are a sample of some of their fantastic efforts!
Year 5 children have enjoyed several sports on a Friday afternoon.
So why did the Spanish Armada want to invade England? As part of their studies of the Tudor period, Year 5 enjoyed examining the possible reasons for the potential invasion and they then tried to decide which reasons were most important. This lead to much debate…
Year 5 children have enjoyed modelling and building with Mrs Flint, using a variety of materials.
Those children who chose ‘Taskmaster’ in Autumn 1, as part of their Skills Academy, have had a lot of fun completing lots of different…and challenging…tasks. Here is a sample of some of their activities. Whether completing tasks blindfolded, trying to construct (using paper, marshmallows and spaghetti), aiming a ball at someone’s head, or researching new words and playing rounds of
This week, to celebrate ‘Science Week’, Year 5 learned about a diverse range of hormones and how they affect us during a typical day. Children also investigated floating and buoyancy. As part of this, it lead us to find out more about Samuel Plimsoll and how he changed the shipping industry throughout the world.
Children in Year 5 have now completed their zip-wire experiment and in these lessons, have learned about friction, air resistance, gravity and how these forces behave. They have discovered which material made the most effective zip- wires – the material which produced the least amount of friction.