Year 5 Sandwalk As you know, our topic this term has been all about Darwin. Inspired by the man himself, last week, we took class five out for a walk amongst the fields and wooded paths around Keyworth in our very own 'Sandwalk'. The children took the time to simply think, ponder and explore [...]
Year 5 Science In line with Science Week and our Darwin topic, class five have thrown themselves into performing an experiment about the rate at which ice melts when exposed to different temperatures and conditions. We considered how global warming might impact the world and what we could do to slow it down. In [...]
Year 5 Science Once again, the children in class five have astounded me with their brilliant minds. This time, they've applied themselves to the question of, 'Which parachute would help you survive the fall?' During our science lesson, the class assembled a range of parachutes, from 10cm squares to 40cm squares and dropped them [...]
Year 5 Poems Since returning to school we have immersed ourselves in the book, 'The Lost Words', a beautifully illustrated and written collection of poems about nature. The book was inspired by the removal of everyday nature words from a children's dictionary. The words were removed because they weren't used enough by children - [...]
Lincoln Cathedral - November 6th 2024 A cool day met class five as they lined up in the playground, ready and eager to embark upon a wonderful trip to Lincoln Cathedral to learn all about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. After a short bus journey we arrived at the visitors centre for a day of [...]
Year Five Science During an excellent first week back, year five proved their superb investigative skills whilst conducting our science investigation this week. The class set about exploring objects within the classroom testing their transparency (they saw straight through my jokes unfortunately), thermal conductivity and magnetism. As you can see, they had great fun [...]
Sketches On a sunny summer's afternoon, class five sat down to complete the final step in their art journey this year. Armed with their Greek jars wobbling in the breeze, they sought to capture them in sketches from various positions and orientations. As you can see from the photographs, the children concentrated and were [...]
Rounders The last week of term is a very special time for everyone at school. No more so than when doing a class-wide competition of rounders. Can you believe the scores were tied at 15 - 15 at 'full time'? So of course, naturally, we had to go to sudden death! It was a [...]
Greek Pottery You'd be forgiven for thinking we'd unearthed some Ancient Greek pottery, such is the level of detail within year five's work. They have tirelessly (and painstakingly at times) created their own Greek pots which have been on display for all to see. From inception of ideas - sketching Greek patterns - to [...]
3... 2... 1... Go! We've had an excellent afternoon in year five today. Our classroom was abuzz with sticking Sellotape, careful cutting and gloopy glueing. Firstly, our intrepid egg astronauts needing bringing to life (in some cases they arrived pre-painted!) After, the construction of our final parachutes and capsules was on the agenda. Finally, [...]
