As part of our learning for British Science Week, Year 5 have enjoyed learning about electrical connections this afternoon. First we used our post it note planning to plan our investigation. We deciding to investigate which materials are electrical conductors and which are electrical insulators. We thought about which variables Read more…
In Forest School this afternoon, we discussed Shrove Tuesday and how is it celebrated by different Christians around the world. We learnt about how some Christians celebrate Mardi Gras. During this time, some people wear costumes and masks, so the children created the some fabulous masks out of natural materials. Read more…
Year 2, 5 and 6 had a fantastic day today with a focus on Islamic art. We were extremely lucky to have Razwan Ul-Haq, who is an artist, visit us. We started the day in the hall, where Razwan, shared some of his fantastic artwork with us and we discussed Read more…
In Science, Year 5 Pine enjoyed investigating magnets. First we recapped prior learning and sorted objects into magnetic, not magnetic and magnets. We discussed how we can turn magnetic materials into magnets but also looked at how magnetic materials behave differently to magnets. The children enjoyed working in groups to Read more…
Year 5 Pine took part in a live lesson for safer internet day. We recapped the rules about keeping safe online. The children discussed how to communicate safely online and we discussed how we would deal with several online dilemmas. The children the invented their own character for the digital Read more…
On Friday, the children were wearing their clothes inside and we discussed how people can sometimes feel differently on the inside to how they seem on the outside. In Forest School, we recapped the 5 ways to well-being: get active, take notice, learn something new, connect with others and give. Read more…
This morning has been very exciting for Year 5. Gareth Walker visited our classroom and delivered a fantastic lesson, which the children loved. Gareth is a sports journalist, who has worked for The Daily Mirror for 20 years. He has reported on huge sporting events across the globe. During the Read more…
Thank you to all all the parents and grandparents who joined us for our shared learning and lunch today. The children enjoyed sharing what they have been learning in RE about places of worship. We then spoke about designing our own prayer garden in our school grounds. Children and grown Read more…
This afternoon Year 5 worked well in teams to create some fantastic shelters. We talked about what would make a good shelter and how important team work is. We also talked about what we could do to resolve a problem. We were very impressed with how they worked cooperatively. The Read more…
In art this half term Year 5 have been learning about installation art. We have looked at work from artists around the world and how they use unusual methods to create art. Children created their own piece of installation art in a box using stencils and explosive paint techniques. We Read more…