Year 5 have enjoyed a science show all about electricity this morning. A scientist came to school to show us lots of demonstrations about electricity. The children really impressed us with their knowledge and they made some excellent predictions about which materials would be good conductors or insulators. Lots of Read more…
This morning has been very exciting for Year 5. Gareth Walker visited our classroom and delivered a fantastic lesson, which the children loved. Gareth is a sports journalist, who has worked for The Daily Mirror for 20 years. He has reported on huge sporting events across the globe. During the Read more…
Thank you to all all the parents and grandparents who joined us for our shared learning and lunch today. The children enjoyed sharing what they have been learning in RE about places of worship. We then spoke about designing our own prayer garden in our school grounds. Children and grown Read more…
This afternoon Year 5 worked well in teams to create some fantastic shelters. We talked about what would make a good shelter and how important team work is. We also talked about what we could do to resolve a problem. We were very impressed with how they worked cooperatively. The Read more…
In art this half term Year 5 have been learning about installation art. We have looked at work from artists around the world and how they use unusual methods to create art. Children created their own piece of installation art in a box using stencils and explosive paint techniques. We Read more…
It was a very wet Forest School session, but the children still had lots of fun! We started our session in the wild forest, where we talked about our senses and reflected on what it might feel like to lose one of those senses. We then closed our eyes and Read more…
Year 5 had their first session back at Forest School and had a fantastic time. This half term, we are linking our forest school sessions with stories from the Bible and reflecting on what they mean to us. First we were put into teams and thought about belonging to a Read more…
In RE, the children have been thinking about angels. We discussed how Christians believe that angels are messengers of God. They studied various pieces of artwork which show angels, and discussed how they are portrayed and why. We also looked at the role angels played in the Christmas story. Children Read more…
Year 5 and 6 walked to St Luke’s Church for their Christingle service this morning. They did a fantastic job and it was lovely to see so many parents coming to support their children too! The children spoke about what each part of the Christingle represents and did some beautiful Read more…
This morning Year 5 were rudely interrupted during our English lesson. The grinch came in whilst we were planning our persuasive letters. He ruined our Christmas tree, stole our decorations and ignored the children when they tried to persuade him to love Christmas. This has given us more of a Read more…