Year 5

The children in Year 5 have been looking at different reversible and irreversible changes. We’ve had an afternoon of mixing vinegar and milk to make plastic, bicarbonate of soda and vinegar to make carbon dioxide (and a bit of a mess!), yeast, sugar and water to also…

All of Year 5 have taken part in the Hoops 4 Health tournament today. The team spirit has been phenomenal today and everyone played really well. All 3 teams made it into the knock out rounds in the afternoon with one of our teams advancing to the final after a tense…

✍️ Year 5 ✍️ Year 5 have been writing their own missing chapters for Kensuke’s Kingdom. This is a chapter based on how Mam and Dad react when they realise Michael and Stella have gone from The Peggy Sue and fits between chapter 3 and 4. We hope you enjoy reading…

In Maths we have been developing our problem solving skills. Today we looked at how we can act out and represent problems using equipment to help us really ‘see’ and then understand the problem. This helped us to ultimately solve a range of problems.

In Geography, we have been learning about the geography of the USA. We have looked at the Grand Canyon and how it was formed by the Colorado River eroding the rock. We recreated this on the school field and looked at how we could form our own canyons.

Year 5 have completed a food technology unit on healthy eating. After learning about bolognese and how the meat is sourced, they began looking at different recipes and cooking options. They tasted different sauces and looked at their ingredients and nutritional…

Year 5 have completed lots of work on our topic of Forces this week. First we investigated air resistance by designing and testing parachutes to find the prefect parachute to create the most air resistance. Then we investigated water resistance to se which shaped…

PE this term has seen the children in Year 5 increase their fitness levels by taking part in cardio, flexibility and strength circuits each week. We’ve found it tough but rewarding!