Year 5

25Jan2019

Clearing out the Forest School area and getting ready for Spring is an important job. This week Years 3 and 5 have been clearing old den building materials to store and dry for use on the fire. This gives more room for fresh materials to be delivered. The leaf mulch that gathers underneath our den s

25Jan2019

This week our new creative project began at Angel Court. Neil, the artist we are working with, had prepared wooden boxes, we then mixed sharp sand with pva glue to provide a simple cement. The children and residents then decided on patterns, using various materials such as stone, glass, slate and sh

25Jan2019

This week in Year 5, we invited our parents and carers into school to learn about the different ways we practise our times tables! We played bingo and dominoes, we coloured in, and we competed against each other with Hit The Button! We had a fabulous time, and we loved showing off how good we are at

18Jan2019

A New Year at Angel Court and a new project for the residents and children to enjoy. This week was introductions week. We will be working with Neil, a woodwork craftsman. He showed us some of his lovely creations, tea light holders, mosaics, driftwood sculptures and some wooden toys. The children pa

15Jan2019

In our Maths lessons this half term, we have been looking at different methods of multiplication, including 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication, which can sometimes be a bit tricky! To help us work out what we need to do and why, we have used counters and base 10 (as well as quite a lot of post it not

14Jan2019

In our Science lessons, we have been investigating different materials. We sorted them, based on a range of different criteria, and had a lot of fun exploring in the school grounds to find lots of examples. Then, we designed an investigation into whether or not different materials would dissolve, an