This week in Year 5, we have been developing our understanding of angles by learning how to use a protractor. The children were excited to start using this new piece of equipment and approached the challenge with enthusiasm. To begin with, we explored the different parts of a protractor and Read more
This half term Year 5 will be focusing on architecture. The children will learn all about observational drawing, printmaking, and building design. This unit will encourage children to explore architectural elements and analyse the work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Today, we took advantage of the lovely weather and went outside to Read more
During the Spring Term, Year 5 have had an exciting opportunity to learn how to play the cornet with the fantastic support of the Rochdale Music Service. Each week, the class took part in engaging music lessons where they explored the basics of brass instruments and began their journey as Read more
KS2 were treated to a fantastic performance of The Jungle Book by M&M theatre company. All of the children really enjoyed the show and Year 6 were able to take part in a workshop afterwards.
Pine have discussed this afternoon what we mean by ‘community’. The children worked in groups to produce posters which detailed what it means to them to be part of the school community.
Year 5 have been busy designing and creating their own stuffed toys and the results are fantastic! From initial ideas to finished products, pupils have shown creativity, care, and determination throughout the project. A key skill they developed was the blanket stitch, which they used to join their fabric pieces Read more
Pine have learnt all about the lifecycle of an amphibian today. We have compared the lifecycles of different amphibians and played a leap frog game to test our knowledge. We discussed in groups how temperature may affect an egg hatching and worked scientifically by using data to draw conclusions.
Well done to our tenpin bowling team. They finished 1st in Rochdale, 2nd in Greater Manchester (out of 191 schools), and are now through to the North West finals!
This week is Careers Week at St Luke’s with a focus on engineering and in Pine today we have been looking into the life of Mae Jemison – the first African-American black woman to become an astronaut. During our lesson we held a press conference for Mae. Children took on the role of being Mae Jemison and answered questions from other class members. The children displayed some excellent confident formal speaking and asked some fantastic questions – Why is engineering important in space? What skills do you need to be successful? What was your biggest challenge?
Year 5 have had a fantastic start to Careers Week and have fully embraced their new roles as budding engineers! From quizzes to creative challenges and exciting experiments, the classroom has been buzzing with curiosity, teamwork and innovation. We began the week by taking part in a quiz to help Read more