Wind rush
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.
Irreversible changes 2022
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.
The walrus and the carpenter
We have been studying The Walrus and The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll. Today we interviewed the three main characters.
Skara Brae
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 ……
Nekton mission
Today we took part in an online lesson with the Nekton project where we connected with a team in the Indian Ocean to find out how submarines work.
Stone Age tools
Today year 5 decided that life as a Hunter gatherer in the Mesolithic would have been much harder than as a farmer in the Neolithic…..I put that theory to the test and challenged them to make flour from oats using stone age tools.
Stone Age tales
We have been creating and telling Stone Age tales today.
The Queen’s procession.
Year 5 sat beautifully and respectfully to watch the Queen travelling from Buckingham Palace to Westminster
Tribute to The Queen
Year 5 have made commemorative bookmarks and designed hats which we are sure the Queen would have loved.
Properties of materials
Today we have been finding definitions of vocabulary for our science topic on properties of materials. Then we turned the classroom into a dictionary.
Day 1
We have played on the new trim trail, we’ve all read and have books sorted and are now doing challenges on xxrockstars . All before lunch time! Lovely class and a productive morning