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  • 22/11/22

    WW2 workshop

    Year 5 really enjoyed finding out lots of information about World War 2 in our workshop. Dressing up as evacuees helped the children immerse themselves in the experience and they had lots of fantastic questions for our visiting expert. The children found out all about life for soldiers during the wa...
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  • 16/09/22

    Welcome back

    The children have made a fantastic start to the year. They have spent the first few weeks settling back in to a learning routine and reflecting on how to show independence in their work. They have looked at ways to stay safe online and have also learnt about the NSPCC 'Speak Out; Stay Safe...
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  • 05/07/22

    Our Space Centre trip was out of this world!

    A fantastic time was had on our school trip to the National Space Centre in Leicester. There was so much to see and do, including a planetarium show, interactive displays and a life-size rocket. The children loved interacting with all the different activities and finding out lots of space facts...
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  • 16/05/22

    My Year 5, what great writers you are!

    This half-term we started a new topic in English, which was called 'A Twisted Tale'. Basically, what we did is we chose a fairytale/ childhood story e.g. Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs etc. and we changed it. In my tale, I twisted Jack and the Bean...
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  • 23/03/22

    Fun with Fractions

    Year 5 have been continuing to develop their skills when working with fractions this half term. They have learnt how to add, subtract, find equivalent fractions and simplify. Now they are moving on to learning how to multiply fractions by whole numbers. Curie Class created a matching puzzle where th...
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  • 10/01/22

    Happy New Year!

    Year 5 have returned to school with an excellent attitude to learning and a positive mindset. They have been enjoying the start of our South America topic and have already been finding out about amazing places on that continent, such as the Amazon Rainforest. They have also been discussing what they...
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  • 20/12/21

    A busy half term!

    The children in year 5 have done themselves proud this half-term and have produced some excellent work in history and writing. They have all really enjoyed the World War 2 topic and many of them were able to share family stories of great-grand parents during the war. We have enjoyed reading differen...
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  • 22/10/21

    Football fever hits Year 5

    The children in year 5 had a great time joining in an online quiz with KS2 and lots of other schools around the country. They astounded their teachers with their knowledge of football and reading, getting lots of the questions correct. It was a real inspiration for them to see authors Tom Palme...
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  • 08/09/21

    And they're off...

    Year 5 have started the school year brilliantly and are showing excellent enthusiasm for the year ahead. They have been demonstrating lots of our behaviours for learning during the first week back and tackled the challenge to design and race a balloon-powered car with curiosity, determination a...
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  • 12/07/21

    One Small Step

    The children in Year 5 have written stories to narrate the video 'One Small Step'. In their writing, they have demonstrated many grammatical skills including relative clauses and expanded noun phrases. Their stories have been imaginative and enjoyable to read. A huge well done to the childre...
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  • 21/05/21

    Water Resistance

    In Science, we are investigating forces. We made boats to test their water resistance and found out that the boats that were streamlined had less water resistance acting upon them. 
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  • 23/04/21

    Periscopes

    As part of our World War 1 topic, the children have made periscopes. Periscopes were used in the war to allow soldiers to see what was happening above the trenches without putting themselves in danger by looking 'over the top'.
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