Today we have learnt about Diwali and why some people celebrate it in different religions. We spent all morning creating rangoli patterns and making our own mehndi hand designs. We learnt about bonfire night and why we celebrate it on the 5th of November. We took part in creative activities Read more…
We came in the classroom and noticed underpants everywhere! We had no idea who had left them there and someone had left us a letter. The letter was from the pirates and they needed our help to find the golden underpants. We read the story and decided we needed to Read more…
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 history, we have been leaving about Christopher Columbus. We had to ‘explore’ the playground to find out facts about his life. We had to search for pictures of his ship to help answer questions. We worked really well together to find all of the answers.
Since returning to school, Year 5 have been producing some fantastic writing based on an animated clip named ‘The present’. So far in our writing, a computer game obsessed Ben, has just received a special gift from his mum. When Ben opens the gift he is surprised to find a Read more…
This morning we went outside to collect leaves during our forest school lesson. We then used these leaves to create an owl picture. Our new story for English is ‘The owl who was afraid of the dark’ so for our first English lesson we had an experience day where we Read more…
We have had lots of fun starting reception and we have all made lots of new friends. We have been super busy with our learning we haven’t had chance to tell you what we have been up to. On Friday we did forest school, P.E and then we did music 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 have enjoyed their first session in the forest this week. This half term, we are doing forest science and investigating materials using the outdoor environment. Today we focused on how to keep safe in the area and discussed the rules. We talked about how to look after the Read more…
Year 5 have had a fantastic afternoon with Emma and her crazy creatures. As a special end of year treat, and to link with our current science topic, we had a special visitor come to school with a selection of her fantastic creatures. We met a monitor lizard, snake, scorpion, Read more…
