Science
Floating and sinking
We completed a science experiment by shaping plasticine to make a boat. We worked together to create a boat that would float on water.
Drama
Volcano Vocabulary
During this half term in our Topic lessons we have been learning about volcanos. We have learnt lots of new words, some of which are quite hard to remember! We decided to put some actions to the words to try and help us remember what they mean. These are the actions we came up with:
British Values
Black History Month in Year 5
October is Black History Month in the Uk. Today we learnt about why Black History is celebrated, and about significant people within black history, including Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Mary Seacole, Barack Obama and George Washington Cava. We then created our own fact files.
British Values
Black History Month – Willows
In Willows today we talked about Black History Month where we looked at famous black people that achieved great things! We discussed the meaning behind Black History Month and talked about how we shouldn’t discriminate because of the colour of someone’s skin. The children found it really interesting and loved learning about Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama and many more!
History
Black history month
Today we have been looking at Black history month, we talked about achievements of black men and women in the past and today. Here are some pictures of our work.
Art & Design
African Patterns
This afternoon, Willows have been looking at traditional African patterns. We learnt about an African tribe in South Africa called the Ndebele Tribe. We decided to design a rug with traditional African patterns using oil pastels. Whilst we were designing our rugs, we listened to some traditional African music, which was very relaxing! Take a look at our lovely designs.
Outdoor learning
#HelloYellow
For World Mental Health day we took part in #HelloYellow. The children looked great wearing yellow: We took part in lots of fun activities: mindfulness colouring, story meditation, funny videos of ‘talking animals’ and we made silly photographs using selfie props.
Growth Mind-set
#HelloYellow for World Mental Health day
Today the school celebrated World Mental Health day by coming dressed in Yellow, to raise money for YoungMinds, and participating in a number of well-being activities. Classes across the school took part in lessons and discussions about what mental health is, why looking after our mental health is important and what wellbeing activities ( both inside and outside of school) we can do to support our mental health. Classes also took part in a number Read more
Growth Mind-set
Mental health Day
Today children and teachers dressed in yellow to support and learn all about mental health awareness. Year 3 have studied the mind today and have been looking at ways to keep your mind happy. Here are some pictures from today.
Christian Values
Feeling Peaceful
During our collective worship this afternoon, we thought about what makes us feel peaceful. This linked with World Mental Health day and we discussed how activities like reading, colouring and listening to music can help our wellbeing. We then talked about how Christians use prayer to let go of their worries and feel calmer. We created peace flowers and wrote on them the things that make us feel happy and peaceful. We then watched the Read more