Today we learnt about the different parts of a flower and their roles. We then dissected a Lilly, separating and labelling each part, including the stamen, stigma, filament etc. Tomorrow we will be using this knowledge to write complex sentences about plant reproduction.
This afternoon, Year 5 Pine had a fantastic time in Kaden’s garden. We imagined we were in the rainforest and thought about the creatures that might live there, the plant life and atmosphere. We then generated some vocabulary lists that we are going to use in our English writing this Read more
It has been fantastic to have the children back in school. We have had lots of smiling, happy children. Every child has been amazing with perfect behaviour. We have enjoyed getting to know each other and completed lots of creative tasks. We have also enjoyed taking part in team building Read more
Good morning Year 5! I hope you have all had a lovely week. I have created a padlet board for us to communicate and share what you have been up to. Follow this link and click on this add sign to create a post and tell me all about your Read more
To all my lovely Year Fives, I hope the ones I haven’t seen for a while are on the mend and having a good rest. And to the children who were in this week (even though it was a very strange week), now is your time for a break. You Read more
This afternoon, Year 5 have independently researched some of the cures that medieval doctors used to cure the Black Death. We compared their methods to the work of doctors and scientists today and realised how much we have progressed! We then explored the properties of herbs and wrote some fantastic information Read more
What an amazing morning Year 5 have had! We have been working hard over the last few weeks to prepare for today. We arrived at the Bridgewater Hall and went through the artist’s entrance to get ready backstage. We had a quick rehearsal before performing on stage in front of Read more
Year 5 decided to collect animal food for Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary this week to celebrate ‘Random act of kindness day’. Thank you to everyone who has donated. Miss Steele will deliver them this weekend. There has been lots of kind things going on in the classroom this week!
During art week, Year 5 found about the ‘The Great Wave’ by Japanese artist, Hokusai. This week, we have worked hard to produce some paintings inspired by his art. The finished masterpieces have been proudly displayed in our classroom.
This afternoon Year 5 had some fantastic discussions about how to stay safe online. First we listened to some different scenarios and played a game choosing statements we agree with. We then created a web using string and discussed whether we would push someone out of the circle and be Read more