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13 October 2023

Year Five get Reading!

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

 

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11 October 2023

Y5 Pearl of Africa Choir

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…

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3 October 2023

Y5 get hashtagging in reading

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.

 

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29 September 2023

Year Five sieving and filtering

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.

 

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22 September 2023

Y5 head to Holy Island!

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.

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16 September 2023

Y5 Reading for Enjoyment

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

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6 September 2023

Y5 are flying with spelling

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!

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4 July 2023

Year Five's Aspirations Adventure!

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…

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4 July 2023

Year Five visit Edge Hill University

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…

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27 June 2023

Year Five Fieldwork Walk

 

Year Five conducted a fieldwork study of locations within our local area. We used compasses, maps with symbols and estimated distances from each location on our map. We orientated our maps to magnetic north, then came back into class to establish accurate compass bearings using the eight…

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26 June 2023

Year Five Amazon Simulation

Year Five have had such a brilliant time experiencing what life is like for indigenous tribes in the Amazon rainforest. We carried water from a well to our settlement, held a council meeting, made water filters, made makeshift shelters and held a courtroom case against a logging corporation.…

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20 June 2023

Year Five Protect the Egg

Year Five had a great time designing a protective nest for an egg. We discussed the materials we could use to protect our egg from a fall, and discussed the properties of the materials. We then teamed up into 4 teams and designed a suitable cocoon to place our egg in. Some groups decided to use a…

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