This week the children in Year 5 had the privilege of welcoming the Mayor of Islington to St Joseph’s. The Mayor came to launch the Reading Agency Reading Adventures as part of the National Literacy…
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Viking gods and a human solar system!
This week in History the children have been finding out lots of interesting information about the Viking gods! They researched and then presented their findings to the class. In their Science lesson the children have…
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This week in Year 5 the children have been putting themselves into the shoes of Afghan refugees. Through the use of a hot seating activity the children all had a chance to answer questions as…
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Year 5 have made an absolutely fantastic start to the year! Our trip to the Gordon Brown Centre was a huge success and the children had a chance to take part in a range of…
Read MoreAn eventful penultimate week in Year 5.
We’ve had a fantastic week packed full of exciting activities and competitive sports! On Tuesday the children spent the day at the St Joseph’s vintage fair. The playground was transformed into a summer wonderland full…
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This week as part of Maths Week London the children took part in two virtual NRICH maths sessions. The sessions focused on ‘thinking strategically’ and the children were introduced to a number of games which…
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This week Year 5 took a trip to St Aloysius College. Whilst there they took part in a range of lessons including Science, Art, Design and Technology and PE! The children had a fantastic time…
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This week the children have started to explore their new topic – Ancient Greece. They have been researching information about where Greece is located in the world and have started to find out about what…
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This week the children capped off their Mexico and the Mayan learning by taking part in a Mexico and the Mayan day! They looked fantastic dressed up in their Mexico clothes and we were even…
Read MoreSeparating mixtures and Mayan dancing.
This week in Science the children have been looking at ways to separate mixtures. Conducting an investigation they looked at four different methods of separation – evaporation, magnetic attraction, filtration and sieving. In…
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