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  • Mar 272025

    Year 5 Forest School Parent Activity

    On 26th March parents joined the class for some activities linked to the Royal Forester Award the pupils have been working toward.

    The pupils were to be park rangers for the session. We had three activities for everyone to take part in.

    Firstly, planting a tree sapling to add to the hedgerow along the edge of the field.

    Secondly, preparing the wild flower meadow area at the edge of the field, and then sowing wild flower seeds to provide a wide range of flowers for pollinators and to increase the biodiversity of the plants in the school grounds.

    Finally, we had a problem solving activity – to estimate the ages of some of the mature trees in the wild area.  Using tape measures we measured from the base of the tree up to 1m from the ground, the girth of the tree was then measured in centimetres and the result divided by two. The answer then was an estimate of the age of the tree.

  • Mar 262025

    Properties of materials – Reversible changes investigation

    In Science, Year 5 have been investigating reversible and irreversible changes.  Initially the children had to decide whether a mixture of muesli could be reversed or not.  Once the children decided it could, they manually sorted the constituent parts to show it was a reversible change.

    The children were then tasked with setting up an investigation to separate a mixture of either flour and rice, or sand and salt. They discussed methods of sieving, filtering and evaporation and made predictions on which method they thought would show a reversible change.  After conducting their experiments, the children wrote conclusions on their findings.

  • Mar 202025

    Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Parent Activity

    During their parent activity, Class 5 impressed their parents with their fractions, decimals and percentages skills.

    Through a variety of online and physical games, the children showed their dexterity of number, converting improper fractions to mixed numbers, matching fractions, decimals and percentages, and finding equivalent fractions.

     

  • Mar 112025

    Space – Scale model of the solar system

    Year 5 consolidated their understanding of the layout of the solar system by creating a scale model of distances in the playground.

    The children were surprised by how close the rocky planets in the solar system were to the sun and each other, compared with how distantly spread the gassy planets were from the sun and each other.

  • Mar 072025

    Properties of materials – Irreversible changes exploration

    In a cross-curricular session of Science and Forest School, Class 5 used the campfire to investigate reversible and irreversible changes.  They explored various materials and mixtures, and applied heating, cooling, burning, mixing and evaporation,

    The children really enjoyed the practical nature of the investigation, as well as the treats it provided! They showed their learning well, using scientific vocabulary to identify reversible and irreversible changes to the different materials and mixtures, writing conclusions after the event.

  • Mar 062025

    An Inspector Calls

    The performance of ‘An Inspector Calls’ by Class 4 & 5 was a great success!

    The children worked hard to learn and perfect the songs, as well as learning all their lines and stage directions.

  • Dec 192024

    Frames and structures – Suspension bridges

    Over half a term, the children explored a range of bridge structures in Design & Technology, including pillar and beam, truss and suspension. The children experimented with creating and testing all of the different construction systems.

    They particularly enjoyed learning about, constructing and testing their own suspension bridges in groups.

  • Dec 102024

    Music – Brass concert

    Year 5 have been lucky to have a whole year of specialist tuition in brass instruments. Over the year, the children learnt to play either the cornet or the baritone. The class began by working in small groups, leading into a whole class orchestra by the end of the year, and culminated in a wonderful performance to the parents, and to Year 4 who will be next to take up the brass instruments.

  • Nov 152024

    Visit to IWM Duxford

    Year 5 were extremely excited to visit the Imperial War Museum Duxford to further extend their learning about events and conditions during World War Two.  They were eager to see, and go inside, a real-life Anderson shelter and were surprised by just how small they were!

    The children were really drawn to all of the WWII planes in the ‘Battle of Britain’ hangar and interested to find out more details about them and their impact in the war. Through an on-site workshop, they used this newfound knowledge to create their own documentaries on what particularly interested them.

    Year 5 were also enthralled by the 4D ‘1940s Operations Room’ where they got to experience first-hand how it would have felt to see the ‘Dowding System’, of reporting sightings of Nazi plane positions and scrambling Allied fighter planes in response, in action.

  • Nov 082024

    PSHE – NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe Workshop

    The children were visited by the NSPCC to discuss the various different worries that children their age may have, and who or where they could go to in order to gain support.

    The workshop raised their awareness of different problems they may face and different forms of abuse that some children may suffer from. It also focused on who their safe adults could be, as well as some charities that could help to support children through their worries, including Childline.

    This workshop linked well with the work the children have already done, in both PSHE and Internet Safety, and the class asked pertinent questions as well as making some excellent comments and suggestions throughout.

  • Nov 062024

    Science – STEM Exploring Materials Workshop

    Year 5 felt very lucky to have a fantastic interactive visit from STEMPOINT to explore the properties of materials.

    The children split into four groups to complete a carousel of exciting and engaging experiments.  They explored liquid density by creating their own version of a lava lamp, they investigated chromatography by separating pen inks, they created and captured carbon dioxide by mixing vinegar and bicarbonate of soda and they experimented on the hardness of different materials.

  • Oct 252024

    Computing – Physical Programming – micro:bit Rock, Paper, Scissors game

    Year 5 have been exploring Physical Programming by learning to programme a mini computer called a micro:bit, using the Microsoft MakeCode editor.

    The children learnt to use block coding to programme an algorithm, using the input of the micro:bit’s accelerometer (on shake) and an ‘if/else’ logic block to select at random whether a rock, paper or scissors would be shown.

    They really enjoyed downloading their finished codes onto the micro:bits and playing against one another!

  • Oct 092024

    Sensory Tea Tasting

    Year 5 started off their new English writing unit, on ‘Cloud Tea Monkeys’ by Mal Peet, with a sensory analysis involving smelling and tasting different sorts of tea.

    They smelt the dry leaves before tasting the three different varieties and grades of tea; Assam, English Breakfast and Earl Grey.

    The children worked as a class to fill in a sensory analysis grid, using precise adjectives to describe the look, smell, taste and feel of the assortment of teas.

  • Jul 082024

    First Aid Workshop

    First Aid is part of Year 5 PSHE Curriculum, and to support the theory learning in class we had a practical workshop too.

    The trainer introduced us to DR ABC (Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing and Circulation) as a way to remember what to do if we come across an accident.  They also told the class what information to give to the Emergency Services on 999 or 112.

    We covered a lot of information in the hour workshop and the photos below show us learning how to put someone in the recovery position.

    We also learnt how to give CPR – using dummies to practice giving the chest compression which are part of CPR.