Year 4 had a fantastic week investigating everything time-related for Science Week. Testing how quickly we could make Jelly dissolve, to fruit or not to fruit, was just one of the questions on our minds! We then used what we had been learning about during this half term's whole-school topic to create our own [...]
Serious Scientists During a recent Science week, year five have participated in a number of experiements and investigations, for instance: 'Can you make a pendulum clock' and 'Does being taller mean you're faster?' The class have really shone when participating in these lessons. The children were eager to measure, record, predict and then summarise [...]
Move over Michelangelo As you know, our topic this half term has been all about time. We've studied the history of clocks, learned how to read, interpret and complete timetables in maths lessons and have used the book, 'Strangeworlds Travel Agency' as a stimulus for much of our writing. Art, of course, is of no [...]
Agree to Disagree? On our first Friday back to school, Year 5 engaged within a wonderful debate where we considered the following questions: Is 'better late than never' a good principle? 'There is no greater harm than that of time wasted' - agree or disagree? What do you think life would be like were [...]
Conquering Computers Year Five have been in sensational form whilst learning about both coding and how to use Microsoft Excel. They've listened carefully and utilised real-world data to help them create fantastic pieces of work. Whilst learning how to use Microsoft Excel, the class has collected data, formed tables and created their own individual [...]
Here is a copy of Year 4's spring 2 learning letter. Spring 2 learning letter
Sizzling Spring How time flies when you’re having fun. Somehow, we are already halfway through the year. September seems like a distance memory and the daffodils are certainly poking their heads through the soil as (hopefully) those long winter nights are behind us. We have so many exciting things planned for this half term [...]
This half term Year 4 have been learning all about what makes a balanced and healthy diet. As part of this, we designed our own healthy breakfast bars, deciding what would go into them, then working in pairs to bake their designs. Year 4 really enjoyed baking their tasty treats that had a balance [...]
Great Gymnasts Throughout this term, year five have benefitted from the skills and knowledge of Mr. Clarke in our P.E. lessons. He has expertly guided them around using the gymnastic equipment and I recently had the opportunity to see - first hand - how much progress they have made in this area. The class [...]
Bird Watch Last Friday, the children in year five took to our school grounds to take part in the annual Bird Watch survey. The children had immense fun and came dressed for the occasion! Welly boots, binoculars and a great deal of patience were all on display as we observed and recorded dilligently. Of [...]
