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…
The Ethos Team did a fantastic job of leading collective worship today. They spoke about what frightens them and then retold the story of Jesus calms the storm. They then spoke about how sometimes we might feel like a storm is raging inside. We spoke about what we can do Read more…
It was a very wet Forest School session, but the children still had lots of fun! We started our session in the wild forest, where we talked about our senses and reflected on what it might feel like to lose one of those senses. We then closed our eyes and Read more…
Year 5 had their first session back at Forest School and had a fantastic time. This half term, we are linking our forest school sessions with stories from the Bible and reflecting on what they mean to us. First we were put into teams and thought about belonging to a Read more…
In RE, the children have been thinking about angels. We discussed how Christians believe that angels are messengers of God. They studied various pieces of artwork which show angels, and discussed how they are portrayed and why. We also looked at the role angels played in the Christmas story. Children Read more…