Blog by Gaynor Stevens

Year 5 supporting and helping each other with understanding fractions 

This afternoon we have been testing out different river systems such as tributaries, delta, meanders and waterfalls. 

Year 5 have begun work on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 

We have been creating a geographical dictionary based on our topic of rivers. 

We have been learning to do head stands today. 

Today we have been digital mapping to trace the source of a river and where it meets the sea.

Today we have been learning all about Druids and decided to turn 4 of the class into Druids and pose Iron Age questions to them. 

We have been investigating thermal conductors and insulators. 

Today we have had a really interesting discussion about the Windrush generation and how people were treated when they arrived in this country. We will be writing a diary tomorrow. 

A thoroughly exciting afternoon of investigating irreversible changes. We made a type of plastic and mixed vinegar and bicarbonate of soda to produce carbon dioxide and blow up balloons. 

We have been studying The Walrus and The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll. Today we interviewed the three main characters. 

Today we have been investigating the Neolithic village of Skara Brae and built our own versions. We are all wondering what house 7 was used for and why it only locked from the outside ……