Coding week in Year 5

Year 5 have been working hard in their computing lessons this half term. We have learnt some new vocabulary and thinking about algorithms, abstraction and decomposition in computer science. The children have used Purple Mash to code a simple traffic light system. We also used a football game and thought Read more…

European Languages Day

Year 5 have been finding out all about ‘European Languages Day’ this afternoon. This day has been celebrated since 2001, to help people understand how useful it can be to speak more than one language. In Europe, there are 24 different spoken languages. Year 5 have had a go at Read more…

Making Formulations

Juniper have been making formulations this afternoon. We carried out an investigation in which we made some formulations using cordial and water. A formulation is made when a particular mixture is added together to create a particular product. Juniper have been formulating apple & blackcurrant drinks. Our formulations were made Read more…

Complex Sentences

In English, we are writing a narrative story about ‘The Present’. We have practised and learnt many new writing skills. This morning we have been writing some complex sentences. We started with a main clause and added subordinate clauses to it, thinking about our punctuation and use of verb tenses. Read more…

Juniper’s 1st Week

Juniper have enjoyed a lovely first week back in school. Both myself and Mrs Jones are very proud of the children. They’ve come back to school ready to learn, with big smiles on their faces. We’ve learnt some new maths, written some lovely narrative pieces, found out about pure and Read more…

Poem Portrait

Welcome back!! This week as part of PSHE we have been discussing how the decisions we make can help or hurt our hearts. We linked this idea to our thought of the week ‘Believe you can and you’re halfway there’. The children talked about the importance of being kind to Read more…

Year 5 Geography Fieldwork

Last week, Year 5 made the most of the sun with a trip to Queen’s Park for our geography fieldwork. The children worked in pairs to find a suitable location for a picnic taking a number of factors into consideration, such as safety, suitable grounds, surrounding nature, weather etc. We Read more…

Heywood Great Science Share for Schools

The Great Science Share is an annual event, aimed at inspiring children to share scientific questions with new audiences. Harwood Park hosted the event and 6 schools’ including ours attended. Each school had a group of 8 pupils’ conducting a range of different Science experiments. There was also a neuroscience  Read more…