Darwin is most famous for his ‘Theory of Evolution’ and how natural selection and evolution was evident during his studies of the finches of the Galapagos Islands. We looked at how we could study the differences between the beaks of each finch and how this has helped them to adapt Read more…
As part of our studies on Darwin’s arrival and studies on the Galapagos islands, we created watercolour paintings of what he would have seen as he arrived on and ventured throughout the islands. We looked at how we could effectively mix colours, use different shades of the same colour, and Read more…
As part of our topic we have discovered that the Olympics began in Olympia, Greece in 776BC to honour Zeus the king of gods. We looked at what events took place and compared it to our modern day olympics. We then split into teams and took part in a mini Read more…
As part of our ‘Moon Zoom’ topic, we spent the afternoon learning about a famous man who was the first person to walk on the moon – Neil Armstrong. We decided that we would like to be astronauts for the day and go in a rocket to the moon! We Read more…
We had lots of fun during our shared learning and lunch. We got a bit messy making papier-mâché Greek vases. When they have dried and hardened we will then paint them and decorate them just like the Ancient Greeks did. After getting creative, we enjoyed our lunch with our parents Read more…
Today we had lots of fun watching a company who came in to perform a Greek Myth for us. Their version made us laugh a lot and helped us to really understand the myth. We also worked in groups with the actors at various points throughout to check our understanding Read more…
This week we have started our new topic ‘Gods and Mortals’. In our lessons over this half term we will be learning lots about Ancient Greece. In our first lesson we learnt about Ancient Greek vases and how to paint them and sunset backgrounds using watercolours.
This half term we have been reading the book friend or foe. The story is about two boys, who are evacuated from London in world war 2. To help improve our writing, children experienced what it would be like to be a child during world war 2. Children had to Read more…
Oh no! Miss Smith has caught the plague. It’s up to year 5 to save her. We experimented with different medicines from medieval times to try and conquer the nasty yersinia pestis (the bacteria that causes the plague) here are pictures of our experiment.
Everyone has been working really hard this week to make some lovely poppies to add to our field. The children really enjoyed making them and learning all about the importance of Remembrance Day.