This week Year 5 have enjoyed getting back to Forest School. We recapped the rules and played some games to ensure we remembered them. We are linking our sessions to our PSHE lessons and thinking about Easter. We discussed what forgiveness is and why it is important. We also talked Read more
This week Year 5 have been celebrating World Book day. We have dressed up as Book characters, took part in a live lesson, wrote book reviews, designed a new book cover for a book we have enjoyed, made book marks, completed mindful colouring of some inspiring quotes from books, and Read more
On Tuesday it was safer internet day with the focus being ‘All fun and games – exploring respect and relationships online’. The digital leaders have been working hard preparing and practicing for an assembly. On Tuesday they did a fantastic job delivering an assembly to Year 3. They were so Read more
This week in grammar, Year 5 have been looking at how we can alter sentences that use more than 2 verbs. We looked at various images and chose a noun and 2 verbs, then created a simple ‘and’ sentence using the vocabulary we had chosen. We then looked at how Read more
Year 5 have started their new science topic studying magnetism. We have discussed the difference between contact and non-contact forces. We thought about the history of magnets and what they are used for. We then investigated what makes magnets attract and repel. We enjoyed using bar magnets, paper clips and Read more
This half-term in Art, Year 5 have been studying the topic ‘Every picture tells a story’, which has involved studying various artists and the meaning behind the art work they have created. During these lessons, we have studied the artist Banksy and created an edited version of one of his pieces Read more
Over the last few weeks, Year 5 have been writing letters to Scrooge based on their their teacher’s modelled writing. This week, the children are using the writing techniques and grammar they have learnt during the modelled writing, to independently write persuasive letters to the Grinch. Their letters to the Read more
In History, Year 5 are studying the Benin Kingdom. So far we have learnt about how the Benin Kingdom began, what life was like for the Edo people in the Benin Kingdom and how trade links established and what goods were traded. As part of these lessons we have sketched Read more
During the last couple of weeks, Year 5 have been working hard on perimeter and area. To help us remember how to calculate perimeter, and to remember the difference between perimeter and area, we learnt a song about Peri the snail.
Year 5 had a fabulous time at forest school this week. First we thought about how science is all around us and we thought about the amazing job that scientists do. We thought about environmental scientists and the jobs they do to protect our planet. We then explored the area Read more