We have been learning about the story of Moses, his upbringing and his eventual exile from Egypt because of his actions. We have explored what type of character he was, how God chose him to be his messenger, but that he felt unworthy of the task. Through the stories...
Linked to exploring cultural differences today we had a the opportunity to explore the steel pans. We were then a super audience to Year 5 who shared a beautiful piece of music they have been learning on the steel drums.
Today in maths, we have been learning what the net of a shape is. We made out own so we could see the link between the net of a shape and the 3D shape.
We have been learning which everyday materials are able to conduct electricity. We set up electrical circuits to see which ones created a complete loop- this made the bulb shine and told us that electricity was able to flow through some materials and not others. The...
As we look to next week where we have some of our year 6 children out for a basketball tournament at Thorp Academy, let's take a look at what the children got up to in their basketball PE unit. The children developed their ability to: dribble the ball at a jogging...
Today we have been thinking about our future hopes and ambitions and putting them on our dream clouds. The rain drops represent the things which might help us get there. Some of us thought about our future jobs and others thought of the type of person we would like to...
Our new topic is the Ancient Greeks- we are learning the skills to create a Greek coil pot as our final piece. Today, we used a range of sculpting techniques to shape and manipulate clay- these included: pinching, rolling and scoring.
In Computing, Year 5 have began their new topic: 'Video Editing'. This half term, we will be creating our own videos and learning how to manipulate and change them in order to suit our initial plans. Today, we looked at how videos are simply, moving images. We...
We have worked very hard to: attach buttons, sequins and beads create a button fastening use a range of stitching techniques create a cushion which is aesthetically pleasing as well as functioning
Listen to this video of our amazing Year 5 children playing 'Jingle Bell Rock' on the steel drums. I 'm sorry that it is not a video of the whole class, but there are several children who don't have permission to be on the website and I really wanted to capture and...
