PSHCE
My school community
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.
Design and Technology
Design Technology – Stuffed toys
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
Science
Lifecycle of a frog
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.
Physical Education
Tenpin Bowling NW finalists
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!
Careers Related Learning
Mae Jemison
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?
Careers Related Learning
The Sky’s the Limit – Careers Week
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
Science
Plants
This half term Pine are learning about lifecycles and reproduction in plants. In our lesson today we have dissected lilies and tulips to identify the different parts of a flower. We have observed and compared equivalent parts in different flowers and described the lifecycle of a plant, including the reproductive Read more
English
Exploring the life of Charles Darwin
Year 5 have been busy this week researching the life and achievements of Charles Darwin. Using iPads, the children worked in pairs to search for information. They explored important events in Darwin’s life, including his voyage on the HMS Beagle and how his observations led to new scientific ideas about Read more
Learning for Life
Random Act of Kindness
Year 5 have been litter picking today as our part of our ‘Random act of kindness’. Random act of kindness week is a global, annual event dedicated to encouraging, celebrating and practicing small acts of kindness to foster community, positivity and connection. Well done year 5.
Science
Scientific Enquiry Project
Some year 5 children have continued their journey with other Rochdale schools, working scientifically to identify a problem within our local community that we can solve through scientific enquiry. The session took place at Rochdale Town Hall and began with a guest speaker from Cambridge University who spoke with the Read more