Year 5 Pine have been creating mixtures in Forest School and linking our learning outside with our science lessons. In science, we have been learning about pure substances and mixtures. We have been thinking about the different ways to separate mixtures, including sieving, filtering and using magnets. In Forest School, Read more…
In our RE lesson this week, we recapped on the terms atheist, agnostic and theist. We discussed how there is no evidence of God but lots of people still believe. We used metaphors to describe God and the children shared what God means to them. We had lots of lovely Read more…
Year 5 Pine have had a fantastic start to year 5. They have all settled in well. In our English lessons, we have been writing about a mysterious present. This week we found out that the present was a puppy. In one of our lessons, Mrs Edyvean’s dog (Roxy) visited Read more…
Year 5 had a fantastic day at St Annes beach yesterday. We had some time enjoying the beach and having fun. The children created mermaid art, built amazing sandcastles, played frisbee, played catching games and persevered with kite flying. We also had some time working with the Lancashire Wildlife Trust Read more…
Year 5 started their new science topic today: Reproductive Cycles! We were introduced to some new life in our classroom. We have baby caterpillars and giant triops eggs. We are looking forward to seeing how they grow and develop. We are very curious to find out more about them. We Read more…
Yesterday Year 5 were very excited to be back at forest school! We had an opportunity to show off all the skills we have learnt in forest school to some special visitors that were coming to find out more about forest school. We started by thinking about the flora and Read more…
In science this half term, we have been learning about evolution. This lesson looked at how humans have evolved over time and how they became successful predators. We discussed how humans learned to use tools to gather foods, which meant they were more likely to survive as they could get Read more…
This week, Year 5 have started a writing unit of work based on the book ‘Moth’ by Isabel Thomas. The book is a narrative poem telling the story of natural selection and evolution using the peppered moth. The children have enjoyed being immersed into the book and learning about the Read more…
This week. our HeartSmart focus was understanding emotions and how they can sometimes affect our behaviour. The children could think of lots of examples of times when they had felt angry or excited and did something that they wish they hadn’t. The children explored the area searching for emotions hidden Read more…
On Tuesday, Year 5 had a fantastic time planting trees on the Millers Brook site behind school. The children listened carefully to the experts, who taught them techniques for successful planting. We discussed why trees are important and learnt about different native trees. The children then got stuck in planting Read more…