During our science lesson today, Year 5 have started their new topic on materials and their properties. Today’s focus was hardness. The children were given a selection of items made from different types of material that they had to organise into groups depending on whether they thought they were a Read more
This half term Year 5 will be investigating electrical systems and creating their own ‘doodlers’. During today’s lesson we focused on being able to identify simple circuit components and setting up our own series circuits. The children used bulbs and motors in their series circuits and looked at examples of Read more
Congratulations to our KS2 girls’ football team – FA Cup Winners!
Staying safe online has never been so important, with ever more sophisticated scams out there. During Financial Awareness Week, year 5 have been discussing how to spot the signs of fraud and what to do if they are scammed. We have investigated how to spot if something is a scam Read more
This afternoon was our final forest school session. We had a brilliant afternoon making s’mores, building dens and making medallion necklaces. Well done Year 5 for your excellent behaviour and your whole class dojo!
Pine and Juniper have been using the program 2design and make to create some of their own 3D models. We have investigated all the different functions of the program, planned a package to make for a chosen target audience and made our 3D models.
Throughout the Autumn term, Year 5 Juniper and Pine have been working on a topic in Science called ‘Separating Mixtures’. The children have learnt about what a pure substance is and what a mixture is. They have learnt lots of different ways in which mixtures can be separated, such Read more
Year 5 have been continuing our art topic by creating our own self portraits. The children spent the afternoon experimenting with different materials and techniques. They applied the knowledge and skills that they have worked on throughout the unit to create a mixed media self-portrait. The children used oil pastels, Read more
Today, Year 5 were able to take part in a workshop about road safety. The children were able to go outside with two visitors working with Greater Manchester Police to talk about road safety and how we can stay safe near the roads. The children were fantastic at asking questions Read more
