This week in English we have been using the laptops to help us research our chosen animals ready to write a non chronological report. We have a wide range of animals chosen, from mudskippers to gorillas. The children have spent lots of time finding out interesting facts ready to create Read more…
This half term Year 5 will be studying architecture. This week our focus was was observational drawing. We used our observational skills to sketch basic house shapes. We had to look closely at the details and we learnt how to use our pencils to help as a guide for size Read more…
This week the children really enjoyed the return of our forest school sessions. They had a fun, and very muddy, afternoon exploring the forest school area. They created their own artwork and found the biggest worm we have ever seen 😄
In todays RE lesson we investigated the betrayal of Jesus in the Easter story. We discussed what betrayal means, how it might make us feel and examples of betrayals that we might have experienced. The children discussed the role of Judas and how he wasn’t a good friend to Jesus. Read more…
This week for careers week we have linked our English lessons with our history topic of ‘Changing Britain’. We have investigated the life of a local hero, Emmeline Pankhurst. The children have had brilliant discussions about the impact Emmeline’s actions have had on Britain and future generations of women and Read more…
This half term we’re learning about installation art. During todays lesson we investigated the explosive artwork of Cai Guo-Qiang. We looked at the techniques used to create the explosive effects he used and created our own scaled down version of an art installation. We used mixed media such as paint, Read more…
Today Year 5 completed our stuffed toys. The children have worked ready hard during this unit and and created some brilliant toys. Lots of the children initially found the sewing aspect difficult but persevered and should be very proud of themselves. Well done Year 5!
This half term we are designing and creating our own stuffed toys. The children have been working really hard on deciding the theme and shapes they will need and choosing and cutting the right fabrics pieces. This week we have practised using a blanket stitch. Next week we will be Read more…
This half term we are answering the big question ‘If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship?’. During todays lesson we investigated Hinduism and the similarities and differences between worshipping at home or at a Mandir. The children really enjoyed learning about a different religion and looking Read more…
This half term Year 5 Juniper have reached their 500 dojo target (we actually doubled this) and so deserved a treat. Today we spent the afternoon in Queens Park having fun and drinking hot chocolate which was kindly donated by Queens Park Cafe. The children had a great time. We Read more…