Y5 visit the Runway Visitor Park
Y5 have had a blast at Runway Visitor Park at Manchester Airport. We've been on a DC-10, walked underneath Concorde and had a guided tour of Terminal 2. What a great day using our learning about gravity, air resistance and friction. #enjoy #wemakethedifference
Y5 Comprehension
Y5 have been organising a text and summarising paragraphs by matching them to the correct subheadings.
Y5 Spanish
Y5 have been finishing off their 'Las estaciones' topic - all about the four seasons and typical weather in each season. We've been writing short sentences in Spanish about the seasons.
Year 5 - DT - Making Patterns
Year 5 #embraced their textile skills this afternoon, creating paper patterns for their stuffed toy. We then used our patterns to cut out all the sections, pinning them in place.
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
Year 5 - Art - Exploring Graphite
Year 5 #embraced exploring graphite, looking at the marks it can create and exploring what happens when we add water. After exploring we created a small drawings, using both water and graphite.
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.
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Year 5 - Art - Tonal Drawing
Today, Year 5 have #evolved their drawing skills, exploring tonal shades. We looked further at the different values of graphite, using them to draw a detailed leaf from observation.
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…