This morning, Year 5 have taken part in their very own press conference. This week for careers week, Year 5 were given the engineer Mae Jemison to focus on. Throughout the start of the week we were able to learn lots about Mae by watching videos, reading her stories, and Read more
Session 1 – Ask Throughout careers week, Year 5 have been given an engineering topic that is called ‘The Sky’s The Limit.’ Today we carried out “Session1: Ask” which asked the question ‘How do some things fly better than others?’ We looked into how simple systems work, identifying how each Read more
In Year 5 this half term, we are carrying out a topic on life cycles and reproduction. We started our brand new topic yesterday where we began by looking at the reproductive system of a flower. We discussed the life cycle of a plant and looked at each stage of Read more
Year 5 have been litter picking today as our part of our ‘Random act of kindness’. Random act of kindness week is a global, annual event dedicated to encouraging, celebrating and practicing small acts of kindness to foster community, positivity and connection. Well done year 5.
Some year 5 children have continued their journey with other Rochdale schools, working scientifically to identify a problem within our local community that we can solve through scientific enquiry. The session took place at Rochdale Town Hall and began with a guest speaker from Cambridge University who spoke with the Read more
Year 5 have been continuing their art topic this week on installation art. We recapped what we had learnt about the artist we have been focusing on this half term – Cai Guo Quang. We discussed what installation art is, where it takes place, whether it is permanent or temporary, Read more
In our science lesson today, Year 5 Juniper were looking at time. We have been looking at the Earth and Space this half term and have already looked into day and night, but today we delved further to find out how we tell the time. We learnt all about sundials Read more
Thank you to all of the parents, guardians and family members that came to join Year 5 Juniper today, Tuesday 3rd February 2026. The children really enjoyed sharing all the information with their adults about our current Geography topic on Biomes. They were able to work together to create their Read more
For our computing topic this half term, we are looking at ga,e creation. Today, we planned the game we were going to create in relation to our English topic, The Explorer, and then were able to go on to create level 1! The children were able to design their own Read more
For our collective worship in class today, we have been looking at self-efficiency. We discussed self-efficiency, self-belief and belief in others. We spoke about what they are and why they are important to us. We watched a video on The Hare and the Tortoise and spoke about the moral of Read more