In Computing today, Juniper and Pine took part in a coding session for ‘Hour of Code’, which is where millions of students all over the globe celebrate Computer Science Education. The children put their coding skills to the test as they were able to input their codes to create different Read more
Today, Year 5 took part in a Santa Dash to raise money for a charity called Save the Children. The children all took part in a one mile dash around our playground by either walking, running or a mixture of the two. We had our Christmassy songs playing to keep Read more
This morning Year 5 went to church for our Christingle service. Everyone was absolutely amazing at singing and telling the story of Christingle. There were some beautiful singing voices and great participation.
This half term we will be creating our own ‘Doodlers’ using electrical circuits. In todays lesson we have investigated the ‘Doodlers’ and by taking them apart and trying different ways of reconstructing them. We investigated different equipment and evaluated which items worked best and why. Next, the children will design Read more
Today we have been comparing physical and chemical changes. We recalled our knowledge of what a physical and a chemical change is. We investigated the similarities and differences between the two and how we could define them. We also used a venn diagram, linking in with our Maths work, to Read more
This afternoon Pine have been introduced to two new ‘skills builders’. We have discussed in detail the qualities needed to be a good problem solver and what makes someone creative. We’ve investigated different jobs that require these two skills and discussed how we are problem solvers and creative within school Read more
This week in PE Pine have been working on improving their basketball skills. The lesson focused on dribbling, attacking, defending and shielding the ball. Have a look at how well we’ve done by scrolling through our photographs.
This half term Year 5 are going to be creating ‘doodlers’ using a motorised circuit. We have identified the different components and investigated how to create a simple series circuit. The children had lots of fun when they were able to power their fans.
This morning Pine have been recalling previous learning about nouns. Their recollection of the different types of noun and being able to give examples was absolutely brilliant! Well done everyone!
Year 5 Pine have been learning about retrofuturism this half term. We have studied different space imagery and learnt about the impact the space race had on different design elements. We have looked at, and taken inspiration from, Teis Albers ‘Moonwalk’, creating our own space drawings of how we think Read more