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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A Mayan celebration!
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…
Read MoreA terrific trip to a Mayan cave!
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…
Read MoreMayan 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…
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