Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning for our shared learning and lunch. We had a great time learning about hieroglyphics and writing and reading messages in ancient Egyptian writing. We then found out about the ancient Egyptian mummification process and how they removed their organs and stored Read more…
Year 5 and 6 performed amazingly last week. They have been working hard with their music teacher each week. They have learnt how to play lots of different chords and put them together to perform a variety of songs. I think the audience were very impressed and enjoyed singing along Read more…
Year 5 had a fantastic time taking part in the hour of code session last week. We have been learning about coding in computing lessons and we were able to use these skills to produce some amazing computer programs. The children loved the Star Wars theme and enjoyed testing the Read more…
Year 5 had an amazing day out at Manchester Art Gallery today. We are extremely lucky to have been chosen to take part in this project. Today was one of the workshop days, which build up to a performance at the Bridgewater Hall. Year 5 are working with musicians from Read more…
This week, Year 3 Birch’s elf on the shelf left a note telling them to meet him in Kayden’s garden at 2pm and to take Year 5 with them. When we arrived, we saw lots of elves with messages for us. They had wrapped and hidden some of their favourite Read more…
This afternoon, year 5 researched craters on Earth and on the Moon and compared how they were different. We then discovered how they were formed. We then designed and conducted an investigation to find out how to create the biggest craters. We thought about how to control variables to ensure Read more…
As part of the Hallè orchestra project, year 5 were lucky enough to be involved in a fragrance workshop. Perfume creators from PZ Cussons came into class and we got to smell lots of new fragrances. We created our own imaginary planets based on the fragrances, played a fragrance guessing Read more…
This afternoon in RE, Year 5 learnt about justice and fairness and how we can follow In Jesus’ teaching. We looked at Mother Tersea’s work around the world and how she was trying to follow the teachings of Jesus. We then went outside and looked at some quotes from Mother Read more…
We took our Power Maths lesson outside today! Using the number square on the playground, Year 5 answered lots of questions regarding multiples and sorted themselves into different groups. They used their reasoning skills to explain some true and false statements, using the number square to help with their explanations.
Year 5 had a great time investigating the phases of the moon. We discussed how the moon appears to be different shapes as it orbits the Earth. We then carried out a practical activity using role play acting out the orbits. After this, we created an edible diagram of the Read more…