This morning Pine have been applying their knowledge from our previous unit on fractions to help them multiply non unit fractions by an integer. We worked using unit fraction cards to see what was happening when we had multiple non unit fractions. The children were able to calculate answers, then Read more…
This week the children in Stem Club have been thinking about dinosaurs. We discussed what we know about them and what different dinosaurs look like. We then designed and made models of different dinosaur shapes. We thought about the size, shape and weight of them and how each dinosaur would Read more…
This week at Stem Club we’ve been thinking about weights, forces and measures. We set ourselves the challenge of building a bridge from 5 sheets of A4 paper to see how much weight it could hold. We all built different models and tested them to see how much weight they Read more…
In our Science lesson this week, we’ve been learning all about magnets. We know that magnets are objects that have a north and south and pole and that can attract/repel other magnetic materials, that two of the same poles (e.g. north and north) attract each other and two poles that Read more…
On Wednesday afternoon, Years 5 and 6 were visited by Adrian Bowden for an Electricity Science Show. The show started with static electricity and demonstrated some amazing experiments the children could carry out at home. There a was a particular focus on cells, bulbs, buzzers, switches and whole circuits which Read more…
This morning Year 5 went to church for our Christingle service. Everyone was absolutely amazing at singing and telling the story of Christingle. There were some beautiful singing voices and great participation.
Today we have been comparing physical and chemical changes. We recalled our knowledge of what a physical and a chemical change is. We investigated the similarities and differences between the two and how we could define them. We also used a venn diagram, linking in with our Maths work, to Read more…
This afternoon Pine have been introduced to two new ‘skills builders’. We have discussed in detail the qualities needed to be a good problem solver and what makes someone creative. We’ve investigated different jobs that require these two skills and discussed how we are problem solvers and creative within school Read more…
This week in PE Pine have been working on improving their basketball skills. The lesson focused on dribbling, attacking, defending and shielding the ball. Have a look at how well we’ve done by scrolling through our photographs.
This morning Pine have been recalling previous learning about nouns. Their recollection of the different types of noun and being able to give examples was absolutely brilliant! Well done everyone!