This week Year 5 had a chance to explore a Mayan cave! The children have been learning about the different Mayan gods, Mayan rituals and Mayan festivals. They discovered that the Mayan priests would communicate…
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Mayan masks and electric circuits!
This week the Year 5 children have been testing to see whether a range of materials are electrical conductors or electrical insulators. The children have been learning about the properties of materials in Science and…
Read MoreA suspenseful first week back in Year 5…
It has been fantastic to welcome the Year 5 children back to school and they’ve returned with an abundance of enthusiasm and energy! In English we are now looking at the Mystery and Suspense genre…
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“Where can the old, ancient cookery pot be found?”… This is the question that gripped the minds of the Year 5 children on Tuesday afternoon. It was code breaker time! The children had to answer…
Read MoreA glorious week in Year 5!
This week in Year 5 we have been doing some acting work. The children have just finished reading Louis Sachar’s book ‘There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom’ and they had a chance to put…
Read MoreBuilding bridges and Irish dancing
This week in Year 5 we celebrated St Patrick’s Day! The children looked fantastic dressed in green and we danced, sung and drunk through the day! (Non-alcoholic beverages of course…) For their Topic lesson the…
Read MoreCurrent affairs, Science and Art!
It has been such a pleasure to welcome the Year 5 children back to school! We have been so impressed with how quickly they have settled back in to the classroom and it’s been great…
Read MoreResearch, research and more research!
As we come to the end of our remote learning period and get ready for our return to the classroom we’ve started to reflect on how it has all gone. We’ve become quite accustomed to…
Read MoreZeus, the great and poweful!
With only 18 days to go until Valentines day we wonder whether Aphrodite, the goddess of love, will nourish our hearts with a healthy dose of passion and happiness. We also wonder whether Zeus, the…
Read MoreMerry Christmas Year Five!
Tanzanite and Indigo classes, We are so proud of you and all that you have achieved this term. In such strange and unusual circumstances you’ve come back to school with such enthusiasm and positivity and…
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