Year 5 have made some fantastic calendars during art lessons this week. First we thought about warm and cool colours and which colours we associate with different seasons. We then used watercolour paints to create the backgrounds. After this we used lines and patterns to draw symbols of the seasons.
The children in Key Stage one and two have all worked hard creating some fantastic artwork. Each class created a piece of the nativity story. Year one painted animals for the stable. Year two made some 3D sparkly stars. Year three created Mary and Joseph. Year Four produced a collage Read more…
This morning, Year 5 enjoyed taking part in a space detective workshop. We launched off into space and had a zoom call with a space expert. She was very knowledgeable and could answer all of our questions. We were particularly interested in finding out about rockets as part of our Read more…
This afternoon, Year 5 Pine discussed our moon. We addressed misconceptions about the moon that are widely believed. We then went outdoors on a fact-finding mission and traded facts with each other. When we came back into class, we had learnt lots about the moon. We used this information to Read more…
Year 5 Pine have worked hard this afternoon. First they told me what they had been doing at home with remote learning and lots of children could tell me lots about the solar system already. We then discussed terrestrial and jovian planets and the children worked in pairs using information Read more…
This afternoon, Year 5 enjoyed learning about pollination. We carried out a practical activity demonstrating how insects, such as bees, pollinate flowers using cheese puffs! After this, we created some fabulous work showing how pollination happens.
During our collective worship this afternoon, we thought about what makes us feel peaceful. This linked with World Mental Health day and we discussed how activities like reading, colouring and listening to music can help our wellbeing. We then talked about how Christians use prayer to let go of their Read more…
This afternoon, Year 5 Pine had a fantastic time in Kaden’s garden. We imagined we were in the rainforest and thought about the creatures that might live there, the plant life and atmosphere. We then generated some vocabulary lists that we are going to use in our English writing this Read more…
It has been fantastic to have the children back in school. We have had lots of smiling, happy children. Every child has been amazing with perfect behaviour. We have enjoyed getting to know each other and completed lots of creative tasks. We have also enjoyed taking part in team building Read more…
Good morning Year 5! I hope you have all had a lovely week. I have created a padlet board for us to communicate and share what you have been up to. Follow this link and click on this add sign to create a post and tell me all about your Read more…