Image of Year Five create camera obscurers
2 May 2023

Year Five create camera obscurers

Year Five had a great time learning about the many inventions, from the Islamic Golden Age, which have since shaped the world. We studied Hasan Ibn al-Haytham, who studied optics and created the first concept for the camera obscurer. We then created our own working camera obscurers using boxes,…

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2 May 2023

Year Five investigate air resistance

Year Five have been investigating how air resistance can work as an opposing force to gravity. We also found that air resistance is influenced by the surface area of an object as it falls to Earth. To investigate this, we dropped parachutes of three differing sizes, with 3 specific surface areas.…

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28 April 2023

Year Five smash decimals in Maths

Year Five have made huge progress in maths, this week. We have been studying decimals and how to represent equivalent decimals and fractions using base 10, tenth and hundredth discs, and place value charts. Great work, Year Five.

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Image of Year 4 Computing
17 April 2023

Year 4 Computing

Year 4 had a lovely afternoon of Jigsaw and computing with Mr Morris! We started to create an iMovie video guide on a subject that we are absolute EXPERTS in. :) 

 

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Image of Year Five head to the runway!
29 March 2023

Year Five head to the runway!

Year Five had an amazing time at Manchester Airport, as we continued our learning of forces. We've studied gravity and air resistance in Science, and saw aircraft overcoming gravity and air resistance as they took off into the sky.

#enjoy #wemakethedifference

 

 

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Image of Year Five Smash their morning learning!
23 March 2023

Year Five Smash their morning learning!

Year Five have absolutely CRACKED ON with their morning work - spelling, handwriting, arithmetic, maths, then reading!

Very proud of the effort, this week! :)

#embrace #wemakethedifference

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Image of Year Five dissect flowers
17 March 2023

Year Five dissect flowers

Year Five have enjoyed dissecting flowers to understand its parts and how flowers reproduce.

 

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Image of Year Five Online Safety
8 March 2023

Year Five Online Safety

Year Five have been learning about outlets we can use if we feel upset about things that happen online. We discussed the Diana Award and Childline as ways of accessing support, and discussed how we would help others in a range of scenarios online. #embrace #wemakethedifference

 

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Image of Year Five Ukulele
25 February 2023

Year Five Ukulele

Look at Year Five go! We've come so far with our ukulele learning, and have now learnt the first 8 notes of the Harry Potter theme tune! Next week, we learn the first full bar. Year Five are trying incredibly hard, even when those pesky strings poke our fingers - keep it up dudes! #evolve #…

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Image of Year Five Safer Internet Day
8 February 2023

Year Five Safer Internet Day

Year Five discussed the top 10 aspects of internet usage that frustrates them, worries them and excites them - as well as issues needing the most attention. We then took a quiz and discussed our responses. Would you give a stranger your phone number online?  Would you share your location…

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Image of Year Five - What is the silk road?
1 February 2023

Year Five - What is the silk road?

In Geography, Year Five have been using maps to investigate the importance and rise of the silk road across Asia, Persia and into Europe.

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