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Forest School fun with Year 5

Year 5 have been practising their knot tying skills by making fantastic bows and arrows. They also had great fun playng their favourite game - Forest Ranger and using berries to make natural dyes.  The group were so happy when they saw a beautiful rainbow and wanted a picture under the rainbow!


Planting Crocuses for World Polio Day

As part of World Polio Day 2022 the Eco leaders and chosen children from each class planted 500 crocuses in the school grounds.  These were kindly donated by Tameside Rotary.and members of the Rotary came to help and support the children with their planting.  Well done everyone, you all did a fantastic job!  We are looking forward to seeing the flowers bloom in the spring.


Hummingbird Project

Today the Hummingbird Project started in year 5 and 6. This is a 6-week Positive Education intervention, designed to give students the tools they need to be as happy, healthy, and productive as possible. It involves hour-long workshops, in which students learn about happiness, mindfulness, gratitude, kindness, character strengths, and resilience, and take part in fun activities that help them to understand how to put these ideas into practice. 


Year 5 Awards!

Well done to our "spooky" award winners this week for their  fantastic work and being Ready, Respectful and Safe!  


October Book Scavenger Hunt

Well done to all of the children who entered our Book Scavenger Hunt over the October half term. 

We hope you enjoy using your bookmarks to read more books :)

Miss Harvey and the Reading Ambassadors


Year 5's Outdoor Learning and Algebra!

Year 5 enjoyed their outdoor learning yesterday!  They observed the clouds, listened to the nature aroud them (including a cheeky robin who visited the willow!)  and sourced some natural materials to help with their Maths equations work later on.  After trying this introduction to the idea of Algebra in their books, Year 5 returned outside to form their equations!  Using a key, where a leaf represented 1 and a stick equalled 5, the children worked in pairs to demonstrate how the materials from the key could be laid out as a sum, using chalk to write in the functions and the answers.   Well


Year 5 Autumn 2 - Can you crack the codes to become a Spy?

Welcome back to Autumn Term 2 in Year 5 which will be action packed in more ways than one!  Our new topic is 'Can you crack the codes to become a Spy?'  A firm favourite in Year 5, this topic presents some fantastic opportunities for writing!   The children will create interesting character descriptions and mysterious settings, resulting in spine tingling spy narratives!  They will adore Spy Day, with its opportunity to dress up as their very own spy, as well as being able to design and make their own spy gadgets!  We also have Outdoor Learning Day and Polish Day this term to keep us busy,


Making natural dyes from berries

Year 5 decided to make their own natural dye from blackberries and used elestic bands to make some fantastic tie dye patterns.  They also making a grappling hook and some delicious pizza wraps.


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