Our new topic for this half term is called, ‘What is a shadow?’ We had fun hunting for shadows outside. We found lots of them! We even had a go at running away from our shadow, which was very tricky!
Category: 2020 – 2021 Blog Posts
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.
We tasted some delicious smoothies in our classes and voted which flavour was our favourite and made bar charts to show which smoothies were the most popular. We then designed and made our own smoothies using fresh ingredients. Even Mr Taylor got to taste and enjoy our delicious smoothies!
In PE this half term, one of our skills we are trying to perfect is the seated balance which we then hope will assist us in certain games. It harder than it sounds/looks!
We spent some time at the beginning of our new topic exploring the polar regions. We worked in groups using QR codes which took us to websites full of information. Our challenge was to select the most relevant facts and produce our own posters.
On Wednesday we became polar explorers for the day. Our guide was a real adventurer who has visited both The Arctic and The Antarctic. He shared his experiences with us and we loved watching his video clips and seeing his photos. Our knowledge was put to the test as were our team building skills.
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