Class Blog

Year 5's Woodland Week

by Mrs Blomeley
Oct 07, 2014

Woodlands Week was a great success in Year 5. We were able to use the school's new microscopes to study leaves. The children were fascinated when Mrs Anson found galls on leaves which will eventually hatch into wasps. They also discovered some black spots (tar spots) on some of the sycamore leaves. We now know that this is evidence of there being little pollution in the air surrounding our school! Another favourite activity was our Woodlands Art; the children brought in some interesting stems, leaves and flower heads to creatre some beautiful artwork on the school field.

by Mrs Higham
Sep 24, 2014

Step back in time to the Victorian Era with the Year 5 children and Mrs Blomeley. Who will they be learning about this half term?

by Mrs Blomeley
Aug 05, 2014

In this half term our topic was Spies. This topic lead to many exciting literacy and drama opportunities. We held a Spy Day which was thoroughly enjoyed by all of the children and staff. This is an example of a recount of Year 5's Spy Day! Year 5's first topic this term is Work and Play in Victorian Times. We have started to study a painting called "Work" by Ford Madox Brown that gives an insight into Victorian society. We have also started to talk about the different jobs children did in Victorian times and have all written a diary empathising with a poor child from the Workhouse.

by Mrs Blomeley
Aug 05, 2014

In gymnastics we have been learning about counter tensions and counter balances. Take a look at our pictures!

by Mrs Blomeley
Aug 05, 2014

During this half term our theme was Weddings. Along with the endless ideas for art and design there were plenty of opportunities to cover a wide variety of writing genres. We learnt about weddings from different cultures and even had our own traditional wedding! The children really enjoyed planning and carrying out their traditional wedding!