In Art today we created montages using overlapping shapes to give the impression of movement.
Year 5
Reading for pleasure scrapbook
Year 5, love their class Reading for pleasure scrapbook. They have produced some fantastic book reviews in them so far.
NNFN 2022 Competition
Year 5 entered the NNFN 2022 Competition to write an interview with a historical character in the style of author Andy Seed. They received 800 entries in total, 40 of which have now been shortlisted and sent to Andy and his illustrators for the final stage of judging.
They will be selecting 4 age-related category winners, plus one overall winner. We are delighted that one of our Year 5’s Interview with Florence Nightingale has been shortlisted in the 8-10 People category!
Year 5 Science
We have been looking at reversible and irreversible changes. We experimented mixing bicarbonate of soda, white vinegar and milk, this helped us to investigate how some materials undergo a chemical change and a new product is formed.
Remembrance Day
Year 5. Looked at WW1, the technological advancements in weaponry as a result of WW1 and why we wear poppies in remembrance.
The Blitz
We used archive footage and photographs from The Blitz to explore the impact of the bombings on people at this time. We used this to write newspaper accounts.
History
In History, we looked at a range of artefacts and sources to find out what we could about life in WW2.
Science
In Science, we were testing substances to see if they were all soluble.
Earth and Space
As part of our Science unit, Earth and Space we have been learning about the phases of the moon. We made representations of the phases of the moon using cookies.
Rainforests
As part of our Geography unit on Rainforests, we explored a range of sources and artefacts to help us gain an understanding of the biodiversity in a tropical rainforest biome.
