Year 5 Blog

Year 5's enthusiasm for our Victorian topic is amazing!  So far they have written diaries to empathise with the miserable life of a workhouse child and used "Hot Seating" to question children who have taken on the role of one of these poor characters.  We will be going back in time to the Victorian period when we visit Quarry Bank Mill next month.  There, the children will be invited to work as apprentices, and discover what life was really like for children in those times.   I am looking forward to a great year ahead with Year 5!   Mrs Blomeley

Year 5 spent four mornings with the Bikeability team to gain their Bikeability awards! Bikeability is a cycle training programme which is about gaining practical skills and understanding how to cycle on today’s roads. Being safe on the roads is crucial!  Even the terrible rain on the first day did not dishearten Year 5 - they carried on regardless - and should be extremely proud that they achieved their Level 1 and Level 2 awards.  Well done!

What a great day Year 5 had on their River Studies trip to Park Bridge!  Even the morning rain didn't spoil their enthusiasm!  The class were able to see for themselves different parts of a river they had been learning about in class.  They saw an example of a meander, a weir and a culvert.  They also found lots of plants around the river and evidence of different types of seed dispersal.  During our afternoon activity IN the river,  the children found some interesting mini-beasts (these can demonstrate just how clean the river is)  as well as timing the speed of the river flow.

Did you know that the pyramids of Egypt were built at an angle of 52°?  Or that the Egyptians placed human intestines in Canopic jars before they mummified bodies?  Well, thanks to our visitors during Creative Week, we have learnt lots of information about the Ancient Egyptians!  Year 5 spent a busy week creating an Egyptian timeline together with mathematical, Egyptian board games and writing some fabulous stories when they found a cryptic letter from Tutankhamun.  Mrs Blomeley