Year 5 had a fabulous time at forest school this week. First we thought about how science is all around us and we thought about the amazing job that scientists do. We thought about environmental scientists and the jobs they do to protect our planet. We then explored the area Read more
In Year 5, we have been learning about formulations. We have learnt that a formulation is when a specific amount of substances are mixed together to create a product such as foods and fuels. We created used formulation to create a chocolate cake mixture. We then filled oranges with this Read more
This half term Year 5 are incorporating their science topic of ‘Separating Mixtures’ into their Forest School sessions. This week everyone had a great time being outdoor scientists. First we used natural resources to create diagrams showing different states of matter. After this some children explored the mixture station and Read more
Year 5 Pine had a fantastic morning with Emma from Crazy Creatures today. We have learnt lots in our science lessons about animals and we learnt even more amazing facts today. We were able to ask lots of interesting questions. We also got the chance to handle some of these Read more
Today year 5 enjoyed finding out about the theory of evolution as part of their new science topic. First we found the definitions of some new vocabulary hidden outside and we now know the meanings of species, variation, adaptation and evolution. After this we carried out a ‘Battle of the Read more
We had an amazing time for our final forest school session in year 5 today! Quotes from the children included: “That was the best day ever!” and “Can we do it all again?” We started off the session completing a teamwork task. Everyone had to work as a team to Read more
This week we have been celebrating ‘Outdoor Classroom Day’ and thinking about how nature can improve our mental health. The whole school have had a taster session of Forest School. Everyone enjoyed being outside in nature and we have done a range of activities outdoors, despite the rainy weather. Some Read more
Year 5 had their 5th forest school session today! The children explored the area and found and identified a range of minibeasts. We found snails, worms, centipedes and millipedes. We then discussed how we can improve the area for the fauna and for ourselves. The children then used the skills Read more
Year 5 had a fantastic time at Forest School today! We showed off our knowledge of the area by playing a game where we had to name the flora in the area. We also learnt about a Ghillie kettle and how they can be used to heat water using fire. Read more
Year 5 enjoyed their forest school sessions today, despite the wet weather. We started the session by discussing the flora and fauna in the area. Everybody was given a piece of flora and kept it hidden. We then used our language skills to describe the piece of flora to try Read more