Year 5

This week, as part of their work in Worldviews (RE) on Hinduism, Year 5 visited the local Hindu Temple in Newcastle. They spent time exploring the temple while learning about the different features of it as well as seeing prayer time. They took donations of food along to the Temple which are us...

As part of national walking month, Year 5 visited Gibside last week.  They took part in a 3km walk around the grounds. They explored the walled garden before walking through The  Orangery towards the woodland area at Gibside. From there, they continued past the stables and into furthe...

This afternoon, Year 5 took part in an online workshop with Helen Sherman. They found out all about what it takes to become an astronaut and what Helen had to do in her training to become an astronaut. She shared what it was like to be in space and what she did while she was in space...

Year 5 had a great time last week in York. They visited the DIG museum and found out all about the role of archaeologists and even had a go at digging for artefacts themselves. During their visit to the Jorvik centre they got to experience what life was like for the Vikings - even the smell! Back...

Year 5 have spent this half-term researching different Bolognese recipes. They then created their own recipes by adding in new ingredients or choosing substitutes.  By following their recipes they have worked hard chopping, grating and preparing different vegetables as well as meat. Some g...

Today, Year 5 took part in an online Remembrance assembly with many other children in the area. They learnt about the importance of remembrance and why it is important to remember. They each created a poppy and added a reason why we remember today and created a class display with them. Year 5 also d...