In DT, the year 5 children have been learning about what is meant by ethically sourcing food. After this, they researched foods that were grown in South America. An Argentinian recipe for Alfajores biscuits was then adapted to include an ingredient that could have been grown in South America. A popu
In Science this afternoon, the year 5 children made alien soup. This was a mixture of pebbles, sand, salt, water and paperclips. They learnt about different ways of separating materials, before suggesting how the mixture could be separated. Most children understood that you could use a magnet, sie
For the last two weeks, Year 5 children have enjoyed having a basketball coach from Newcastle Eagles for their PE lessons. A range of skills were practised and developed including, dribbling, defending and shooting. The children also took part in small-sided games where they showed good sportsmanshi
Each year our school takes part in the RSPB Big School Birdwatch. The children really look forward to this event, which will be carried out across school. Very strong winds has postponed things, but this week the weather cleared and we saw perfect bird-watching conditions. The children set themselve
The Christmas tree challenge encourages the children to use their imaginations, skills and wider knowledge of the world to create a tableau. They can use any resources that they might find, the only restriction that that they must incorporate a Christmas tree into the scene (but it can’t be used as
In maths this week year 5 have begun their block of work on fractions. Firstly, the children found equivalent fractions. To support their understanding of how to convert improper fractions to a mixed number, the children made models out of multi-link cubes and drew diagrams to represent them. At the
In Geography this week, the children in year 5 have been learning about South America. They located the continent on a globe before using atlases to find the names of the continents and their capital cities. Using iPads the children researched statistics for each of the countries, such as population
In maths, the children in year 5 are learning to multiply numbers by a two digit number. They began by representing calculations with concrete apparatus. Following these activities, the children are now working on the formal method of long multiplication. Initially the children found this difficult
The children in year 5 have completed activities to introduce the new English text, ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell. To begin the unit of work, the children made predictions about the book based on different versions of the front cover. After reading the blurb, they then amended their prediction
Year 5 and 6 had great fun today during their Christmas party. They enjoyed playing games and dancing to Mr Allen’s dubious music choices. It was lovely to see them being able to just enjoy themselves and have fun. The Year 5 and 6 team would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Ch
