Blog by Gaynor Stevens

Today we have been investigating thermal insulators 

Brilliant workshop with poet Andy Tooze. Some great poems written 

A very exciting afternoon making caesin plastic and carbon dioxide. 

We had a great afternoon making different types of rivers 

Lots of fun taking part in sports activities for National Fitness Day 

Today we have been testing different materials based on transparency, magnetism, permeability, hardness and flexibility.

A brilliant first session learning netball skills 

Today we started our new science topic about materials and we turned the classroom into a big science dictionary. 

We have been finding rivers on maps of Cumbria 

What an amazing trip to the beach. We has so much fun in the rock pools and beach combing. Lunch, ice cream and a play in the park. Brilliant time 

A really interesting workshop from the Anne Frank Trust thinking about racism and prejudice. Year 5 had lots of great ideas and contributed really well. 

Using gears, levers and pulleys to make a machine to lift a car