Year 5

We have been using pencils to measure the proportions of objects #y5art

Class 5 had a fantastic art lesson this afternoon with parents. Their montages look fab! #y5art

Class 5 exploring different tints and shades #y5art

Class 5 have been learning how to group shapes together #y5computing

Today we organised information on a database to help us answer questions #y5computing

Class 5 have been learning all about how to use AI safely. We made leaflets sharing how we can stay safe online #y5computing

Class 5 have enjoyed coding using crumble kits this week #y5computing

Class 5 have been interviewing each other to find out each other’s preferences #y5dt

Class 5 have loved designing and making their CAM Viking boats today #y5dt

Class 5 enjoyed interviewing each other to gather information about Viking boats#y5dt

Class 5 have been exploring how different cams create different movements #y5dt

Class 5 thoroughly enjoyed making and tasting their flatbreads #y5dt

Class 5 have been identifying physical features on a topographic map #y5geography

Class 5 have located North and South America in atlases, globes and digital maps #y5geography

Class 5 located countries and cities using lines of longitude and latitude #y5geography

Today we explored how tectonic plates cause earthquakes and volcanoes #y5geography

Class 5 were using legends to locate mountain ranges in the UK #y5geography

Class 5 have been asking and answering questions to challenge historical representations #y5history

Class 5 are looking at what we can learn from primary and secondary sources #y5history

Class 5 were learning about the cause and effect of events in history #y5history

Class 5 are creating timelines to help us understand the Anglo-Saxon period #y5history

We have been busy translating sentences from English to French #y5french

We have been busy translating sentences from English to French this afternoon #y5french

We have been ordering the story of Boucle D’or (Goldilocks) and thinking about the words that we now know #y5french

We have been using our French phonics to help us with our writing this afternoon #y5french

#y5french This afternoon we have been learning about sports in French and writing about which ones we like and don’t like

Class 5 are enjoying their circuits this half term #y5pe

Class 5 have really enjoyed Bollywood dancing. We even performed them to Ms Anderson #y5pe

Class 5 enjoyed learning some Bollywood dance moves this afternoon #y5pe

Class 5 explored degrees in maths today #y5maths

Class 5 are working hard to work out the area of compound shapes #y5maths

Class 5 worked hard in maths today to find a fraction of a quantity #y5maths

Class 5 have been exploring equivalent fractions #y5maths

Class 5 working hard to partition numbers #y5maths

Reading with our buddies in the sun 📚☀️#eyfs #y5reading

Class R and Class 5 enjoying reading with their buddy for the first time 📚👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏻 #ourschool #y5reading

Class 5 have enjoyed debating the question ‘should you climb Mount Everest?’ #y5reading

We have enjoyed our first free reading Friday #y5reading

Class 5 enjoyed being in the hot seat this morning. We thought about how our characters would feel throughout our narrative #y5writing

Class 5 enjoyed creating freeze frames to help plan their non-chronological report #y5writing

Class 5 enjoyed sharing their recounts with the class today #y5writing

Class 5 are working hard in English this morning to punctuate relative clauses #y5writing

Class 5 using freeze frames to generate ideas for dialogue #y5writing

Class 5 are exploring the parts of a plant associated with reproduction #y5science

Class 5 have been investigating how the shape of a parachute affects the speed it falls #y5science

Class 5 were exploring mechanisms this afternoon. We can find lots of examples of levers, pulleys and gears #y5science

Class 5 enjoyed using paper aeroplanes to explore air resistance this afternoon #y5science

Class 5 enjoyed exploring the question ‘Do objects of different weights fall at different speeds or the same speed? We proved that Galileo’s theory is correct #y5science

Class 5 have had a fantastic day creating a song about Medieval Beverley #y5music

We have been discussing the differences and similarities between being a tourist and being a pilgrim #y5re

Year 5 have done a fantastic job of writing letters of hope to their friends or future selves. #y5re

We have been debating whether faith founders were good influencers. Good points were made on both sides #y5re

We have been debating whether famous people are more inspirational and influential than others. We decided that, whilst everyone we looked at were inspirational, the famous people would be more influential #y5re

We have designed our own stained glass windows based on (John 8:12) from the Bible #y5re

We have enjoyed debating whether social media is a good influence for a healthy lifestyle #y5jigsaw

Class 5 have enjoyed making towers this afternoon. We discussed why we have rules and the importance of working as a team #y5jigsaw

In Jigsaw this term we are thinking about our hopes and goals for the coming year. Ms Anderson kindly came to talk to us about her vision and hopes for the school as our new headteacher #y5jigsaw