Year 5 have been working hard on scratch to program different sprites.
They were able to explain how selection directs the flow of a program
Look at some of their creations!
Year 5 Computing
Year 5 Blog
Year 5 Science/RHE
Year 5 explored sun safety today. They were able to explore different SPFs and predict which bead would turn purple the quickest.
They were able to see the effects of the sun and think about how they can stay safe.
Everyone was shocked how quickly the bead without any sun protection turned purple and how the factor 50 sun cream kept the other bead from turning purple at all!
Year 5 Maths Investigation
Year 5 completed the whole school maths investigation today.
They explored how different many ways they were able to make a symmetrical Incan necklace, using 9 beads of only 2 colours.
Year 5 Maths
Year 5 have enjoyed learning about perimeter and area. They even got to go outside to explore the skill!
Year 5 Art
Year 5 have designed and created their own Greek pots out of clay this term.
Today, they were able to paint their intricate designs on and begin to evaluate their work.
Year 5 go outdoors!
Year 5 went to the outdoor classroom today as part of their seed dispersal learning.
They enjoyed searching and finding different types of seeds and predicting how they may have been dispersed.
Year 5 Science
Year 5 completed a British Science Week investigation today. They explored ‘does toast always land butter-side down?’
They learnt about probability and Murphy’s law and made predicitions.
It was lots of fun and some children even challenged themselves to see whether the type of bread made a difference!
Year 2 and 5 Buddy Reading
This afternoon Year 2 and Year 5 met with their buddies to share picture books and celebrate Read Aloud Day. They had a great time listening to each other read!
Year 5 Author Visit
As part of world book week, Year 5 were lucky enough to have a visit from author Vanessa Taylor.
They explored her book ‘Baller Boys’ and created a peaceful protest to help save their football grounds.
It was also great to have a surprise visit from Marley the mascot!
Year 5 Maths
Year 5 have been exploring fractions and decimals.
Today, they looked at thousandths as decimals and showed fantastic grit and determination. They successfully used place value counters to help them and we are proud of their progress.
