Blog Author: Ian Morris

This week, Year Five have been joining in with Anti-Bullying week and have taken part in 2 live lessons. 

We have learnt about the difference between 'banter' and bullying, and how we can recognise when we or our friends cross the line.

Year Five had a great time exploring Western Approaches HQ in Liverpool - a TOP SECRET underground headquarters where The Battle of the Atlantic was orchestrated. We visited the radio room, teleprinting room and the war room - where strategic deployment of the Allied forces took place.

Year Five have been learning about communication online and how it has changed so much - even in the last 10 years. We talked about video chats, voice notes, animated gifs and even meme culture and how these are brilliant ways of communicating - but sometimes it can go wrong like any new…

Year Five have been smashing their home reading and really getting into their books during reading time in our reading lessons.

What a day Y5 have had! What an experience!

We have enjoyed every minute of a day packed with drumming, singing, dancing, smiling and kindness - with great questions asked and instant friendship. We are so lucky to have met the Pearl of Africa Choir and share some amazing moments…

Year Five have been learning how to summarise a text by applying hashtags to specific parts of our text. After one lesson, we were able to recall and summarise the main points from each section - thanks to #hashtags.

Year Five have been learning about sieving and filtering as ways of separating mixtures. We used sieves, funnels, beakers and coffee filter paper whilst working scientifically in groups - deciding how best to approach our investigation.

Y5 are having such an amazing time while at Holy Island, Lindisfarne.  We've been visiting the site which the Vikings raided the peaceful monastery of St Cuthbert's and began their invasion of Britain - all the way back in 793AD.

Y5 have been enjoying some reading for enjoyment  - with a lovely, relaxing atmosphere and a great book.

Y5 have been flying with their learning from Friday, and we've cracked on with our first spelling unit of the year - using words with silent 'b'.

What a start from the FANTASTIC FIVES!

What a day Year Five have had! We've met so many excellent people who have shared their stories and given us insights into their careers. We've met an engineer, an IT consultant and former Delphsider, a barrister, paramedics and fire fighters - all with links to our local community.

#embrace…

Y5 had a great day at Edge Hill University as part of our Aspirations Days and National Fieldwork Fortnight. We conducted virtual fieldwork using the university's computer suite, then headed off for a tour of the campus. We then got involved in some maths reasoning and problem solving. 

#enjoy…