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  • 23/03/23

    Year 5 Planets Database

    In Computing, Year 5 have been learning how to input information into a database and how to sort, group and arrange the data to answer questions. Today the children worked in pairs to ask each other questions linked to a database about planets and used the functions to efficiently find the correct a...
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  • 17/03/23

    Booktrust virtual author workshop

    This morning Year 5 and 6 took part in a virtual author workshop with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Her book ‘ Am I made of stardust?’ is all about space and she shared lots of her knowledge with us.
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  • 13/03/23

    How have recent excavations changed our views of the Vikings?

    This afternoon we have been looking at different historical sources including coins, maps, pictures and museum findings. We determined which ones we thought were the best sources for given statements. We have discovered that over time views of the Vikings have changed dramatically from vicious fi...
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  • 09/03/23

    Drawing shapes with spheros!

    Yesterday Year 5 used the Spheros for the first time. These small electronic devices can be moved using an app. We worked on controlling the spheros using the draw function to get the sphero to move in different shapes.
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  • 08/03/23

    Grassroots : Tennis

    Last week Year 5 took part in their first tennis session with the Grassroots coach. They began by warming up with various stretches before working on their throwing and catching skills with the tennis balls. They then used the tennis rackets to develop their ball control skills.
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  • 15/02/23

    Science Investigation : What is the optimum angle for furthest distance?

    This afternoon we have been investigating our own question using fair testing. We had great fun carrying it out in the hall. We found the optimum angle to be 150 degrees by launching the javelins at different angles multiple times and calculating the average distance.
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  • 08/02/23

    Year 5 Safer Internet Day 2023

    This afternoon Year 5 looked at different milestones relating to their online experiences and what age different tech milestones start to happen from 0-10years old. Examples of these include: take a selfie, use a laptop and play an online game. They had to create a timeline of these events based on...
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  • 08/02/23

    Phases of the moon with Oreos!

    This afternoon we had great fun learning about the phases of the moon by recreating the phases using Oreos!
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  • 07/02/23

    Year 5 mental health week

    Year 5 have been learning about the importance of mental health and different ways we can promote a positive mental health. They were then set a challenge to create a playground game that promotes a positive mental health and could be lead by our playground leaders on the yard. 
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  • 07/02/23

    Boys Football Team​​​​​​​

    Our Year 5 and 6 boys football team had a fantastic time today in the premier league football competition. Lots of goals were scored and they had amazing team work, which helped them to be a superb team. Well done boys! 
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  • 03/02/23

    Exploring Space at The Great North Museum

    This week a Year 5 took part in a workshop at The Great North Museum all about the Moon and its role. We discovered how the moon influences the tides and how animals have adapted to survive in intertidal environments.
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  • 03/02/23

    Sun dials in Science

    Last week we looked at how day and night is created. We made our own sun dials and predicted where the shadow would be at 3pm. After taking our sundials out in the yard, we realised our predictions weren’t quite right!
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