As part of the Hallè orchestra project, year 5 were lucky enough to be involved in a fragrance workshop. Perfume creators from PZ Cussons came into class and we got to smell lots of new fragrances. We created our own imaginary planets based on the fragrances, played a fragrance guessing Read more
This afternoon in RE, Year 5 learnt about justice and fairness and how we can follow In Jesus’ teaching. We looked at Mother Tersea’s work around the world and how she was trying to follow the teachings of Jesus. We then went outside and looked at some quotes from Mother Read more
We took our Power Maths lesson outside today! Using the number square on the playground, Year 5 answered lots of questions regarding multiples and sorted themselves into different groups. They used their reasoning skills to explain some true and false statements, using the number square to help with their explanations.
Year 5 had a great time investigating the phases of the moon. We discussed how the moon appears to be different shapes as it orbits the Earth. We then carried out a practical activity using role play acting out the orbits. After this, we created an edible diagram of the Read more
Year 5 have enjoyed getting into our new book ‘Cosmic’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce. We have just read up to the part where Liam is on a flight to China with his friend Florida after winning a competition. We have made predictions about what we think will happen next and Read more
This afternoon, Year 5 worked hard to complete a coding challenge. We discussed what an algorithm is and created our own on 2code. We used our coding skills to design a under the sea scene and create moving parts.
Year 5 used their maths skills to complete a table containing the size of the planets and their distances from the sun. We quickly realised that we wouldn’t be able to measure these out in the classroom so we scaled the measurements down. We explored which fruits would best represent Read more
This morning Year 5 were lucky enough to have a visitor come in to class to carry out some exciting investigations. We learnt how to be safe with lots of different materials and completed challenges to sort and observe the materials.
This afternoon Year 5 worked hard researching the solar system. We used the laptops to find out information about different planets. We discovered lots of information including the size of the planets, the distance from the sun and whether they were Jovian or terrestrial. The children worked in pairs to Read more
This afternoon, we enjoyed carrying out a practical activity to demonstrate how plants are pollinated by insects. First the children drew a brightly coloured flower to attract insects. I then gave each child some nectar (cheese puffs). The class were transformed into bees and ate the delicious nectar. Whilst eating Read more