Anglo-Saxon workshop with the Durham Oriental Museum
This afternoon Year 5 took part in an online workshop all about the Anglo – Saxons with the Durham Oriental Museum. They had a great afternoon taking on the role of archeologists by looking at a range of different artefacts and deciding what they thought they were and used for.
This afternoon Year 5 had a visit from a member of The Flood Risk management team. We had fun playing BINGO to learn about animals found in and around the River Tyne. We then found out about flooding and what causes it as well as who is effected by flooding.
This week Year 5 began gymnastics with the Grassroots coach. They began working on some basics skills including forward rolls, teddy bear rolls and pencil rolls. They then moved onto some more complicated partner balances which included the ‘bunk bed’ and the ‘frog”
Why did the Anglo-Saxons invade England and how do we know where they settled?
Year 5 have begun their new history topic of The Anglo- Saxons. They have looked into reasons why The Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain and sorted these into push and pull factors.
They then looked at a map which showed them where Anglo-Saxon cemeteries have been located in East Anglia and used it to...
As part of our Monster Mash Up morning, KS2 investigated how different ingredients changed the witches potions as they observed what happened in their different recipes.
Year 5 have spent this half term learning the skills to play tag rugby. They have been learning about the rules of the game and have applied their skills during a tournament in which they played against their classmates during our last two sessions. Lots of great team work was displayed and the chil...
To celebrate Black History month, Year 5 found out all about the history of the Notting Hill Carnival and they created their own carnival masks inspired by the carnival itself.
During our Science mix-up morning, KS2 created their own Halloween themed optical illusions. They then researched what an optical illusion is and how it can trick our brains into thinking something is what it isn’t!
As part of yesterday’s Monster Mash-Up Morning, children from across KS2 visited the Year 3 classroom to take part in a range of sensory-themed activities. When doing so, the children had to put their senses to the test in order to correctly identify a range of spooky sounds, smells and o...