Year 5 Spelling - Strategies to learn ei words
Year 5 are using different strategies to learn our spellings. Today we have used 'fancy' curly writing in different colours to try to remember the spelling rule ei words that sound like ee.
Year 5 Geography - Sending a Postcard from the Desert!
Year 5 began their new Geography unit about desert biomes by looking at the Mojave Desert and its features. They then used the different features we discovered to describe the environment, landscape, weather and climate, vegetation and animal life in a postcard to someone they know - as if they were in the desert itself!
Year 5 PSHE - Coram Life Education Workshop
Year 5 were lucky to have a visit from Coram Life Education and learned about friendship and being assertive with our friends. We all enjoyed the activities and role playing!
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Year 5 DT - Baking Tudor Cheese Pies!
In DT we have been learning food technology. We planned and designed our cheese pies and then had great fun making and baking them! We also enjoyed eating the pies, they were very delicious.
Year 5 P.E. Hockey Skills: Push Passing Practice
In P.E. Year 5 have been learning Hockey skills. This week we practised the newly learnt skill of push passing, and enjoyed passing and receiving the ball.
Year 5 Science - Investigating Friction
In Science, Year 5 are looking at different forces each week. This week we have investigated friction, and whether weight affects the amount of friction. We used the slippy hall floor to slide trays - increasing the amount of weight each time and then measuring how far the tray slid. We discovered that weight does affect friction, as the heavier trays did not slide as far.
Drama Club Fun - Face Painting to Create Characters
In Drama Club we are creating our own characters for a play, so we learnt how to paint our faces to create different weird and wonderful characters! It was a lot of fun!
Year 5 R.E. Connecting British Values, our School Values, and the Values that Jesus Taught
In R.E. this week we have thought about the values taught to Christians by Jesus. We compared these values to our school values, and to the British Values. We made connections between these values and realised how they are very similar, learning that society follows the values which Jesus taught.
Year 5 Science: Water Resistance
In Science, Year 5 have been learning about water resistance, connecting this force to air resistance. We created shapes from plasticine and tried to make some more aerodynamic than others. We then timed how long it took for these shapes to drop into the water, understanding that the least surface area, more streamlined shapes dropped faster as there was less water resistance.
Year 5 Maths: Finding Fractions of an Amount
In Maths we are learning how to find a fraction of an amount using counters. It's helping us to visualise the problems!
Year 5 Science - Investigating Air Resistance
In Science we are learning about forces, and we investigated gravity and air resistance through making 'parachutes' from difference sized balloons, and timing how long they took to reach the floor. We discovered that the greater the surface area of an item, the greater the air resistance.
Year 5 RE - Why is What Jesus Taught Still Important?
In RE we are learning about Jesus as a teacher. We have read and thought about some of Jesus's parables, and His different teaching methods, such as storytelling and building relationships. We held a class discussion about what He taught was important to people, and the difference He made to people's lives, then and now.
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