Blog Author: C Dickinson

Gosh - what a lot of 'Wealth and Work Week' learning we have done in Year 5 this week! We had wonderful question and answer sessions with parents who do a wide range of jobs. We have learnt about how to spend money carefully and the impact that borrowing money can have. Children now know what tax…

What a wonderful experience Year 5 had this week when Claire came in to lead us in a Yoga session. It was great to take time to slow down, stretch and relax. Year 5 showed great balance and ability to be still. Well done!

We enjoyed some circle time games before our Christmas party this afternoon. These included, "Who is hiding under the sheet?', 'Pass the tambourine without a sound' and 'Who is the leader?'. It was a great start to our party afternoon.

Year 5 had a wonderful time ice-skating this week. The teachers were really pleased with their determination to learn a new skill which isn't easy at first. Well done, Year 5!

What a wonderful Christmas dinner we had today! The kitchen staff worked hard to ensure we had a wonderful lunch and we even had Christmas crackers! Here are some photos from Years 5 and 6 Christmas dinner.

Year 5 enjoyed a wonderful visit to the Dukes theatre this morning to watch their Christmas pantomime, A Christmas Carol. Because we have been studying 'A Christmas Carol' this half term, the children were able to spot similarities and differences between the pantomime, the book and film extracts…

Today, as we are learning about the conventions of play scripts in English, we took our learning outside to use the playground as the backdrop for acting out some play scripts. We have many budding actors and actresses in Year 5! Well done, Everyone!

What a wonderful surprise we had in Year 5 today when one pupil brought in this wonderful model of a Viking longboat he has made at home. This has obviously taken a lot of skill, time and patience - well done!

Today, we made use of the outdoor space to prepare role plays to show a conversation between Scrooge and Bob Cratchit or Fred (Scrooge's nephew) for a new chapter of 'A Christmas Carol' that Year 5 have been writing. We have been studying 'A Christmas Carol' over the last two weeks and have…

Today, Year 5 were being scientists, investigating how to separate different mixtures of materials. They found out how to separate salt from a saltwater solution and sand from a mixture of sand and water. They used this to work out how to separate a mixture of salt and sand. Well done, Year 5!

Year 5 had a wonderful time doing crown green bowling with Mr Lofthouse this morning. He taught us how to hold the bowls and how to use markers on the green to help us bowl with good direction. We had three children who managed to bowl right into a target circle which was super. Everyone made…

Today, Year 5 played some great bossa nova music on the glockenspiels. They followed the notes to play a given melody then used the notes G, A and B to improvise over a backing. The result was very catchy - well done, Year 5!