Year 5 visit a mosque and a cathedral in one day!
Y5 had a great time visiting Manchester Central Mosque and Manchester Cathedral as part of their Islamic studies in RE, and as part of their history topic on the Golden Age of Islam.
We asked some amazing questions to the Imam and learned all about the Islamic faith, before heading over to the…
Y5 Handwriting time
We've been practicing our handwriting with some quiet time - with more and more of us moving onto pen as the weeks go by.
Top effort, Y5!
Y5 enjoying their reading books
Y5 have been enjoying some independent reading time with their books. They've LOVED going into The Loft at breaks and lunches to read and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. #enjoy #embrace #wemakethedifference #reading
Y5 Safer Internet Day
Y5 have been taking part in Safer Internet Day activities - with a focus on artificial intelligence and how it can impact our lives. We then discussed how apps and their algorithms can tailor content which persuades and influences us.
Y5 Mental Health workshop
Year 5 started the week with a mental health workshop, focusing on mindfulness and using yoga as a way of organising our minds. We spent time in a calming environment and thought about ourselves in a lovely morning session. What a great way to start the week.
Year 5 Islamic Inventions
Year 5 had a blast in their first lesson on their new history topic: The Golden Age of Islam - a study of a non-European civilisation.
We studied the inventions and discoveries that were made from around 965AD, and focused on the camera obscurer - the first primitive camera - created by an…
Y5 Faith Week
This week, Year Five have been very lucky and had 2 brilliant visitors who have come to speak about their Sikh and Hindi faith. We learnt an awful lot and asked superb questions to learn about new customs, traditions and religious acts of worship.
Y5 learn about the Solar System
Year 5 really enjoyed learning about the solar system, the eight planets, satellites and the sun in this week’s science lesson. #enjoy #wemakethedifference
Y5 Anglo-Saxon settlements
Y5 have been asking historically relevant questions and investigating Anglo-Saxon settlements, including why settlements were built they way they were.
Year Five and the Festive Four-in-a-rows
Year Five kicked off Santa Dash day with a festive spelling Four-in-a-row sessions, before racing outside to dash in Santa rig-outs!
Y5 get coding in Scratch
Year Five have been coding in Scratch to produce an interactive maze game. We started by coding our inputs so the gamer can control our character. Some of us chose to work on an iPad - using touch-screen inputs - while others wanted to use Chromebooks and code keyboard inputs.
Year Five study the Angles, Saxons and Jutes
We have been learning about how many tribes and peoples invaded Britain in the 5th century, and claimed their own territories. We then studied which territories/ kingdoms were claimed based on the names given to them.
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