Blog Author: Mr Buckton

Year 5 has been investigating 3-D shapes.

We were tasked with finding out how many faces, edges and vertices each 3-D shape had.

The children enjoyed working in pairs and handling the different shapes.

Today we explored how night and day happens.

We explained how the Earth’s rotation results in night and day.

We also investigated shadow lengths and how they are impacted by the height of the sun.

Finally, we hypothesised what would happen if the Earth started spinning faster, slower or…

Today we have been investigating the effects that can be achieved by adding salt to a surface painted with watercolour.

Today we explored the movement of the Moon.

We looked at the terms waxing and waning to explain how our view of the Moon changes.

Then we used the Lunar Calendar to predict the dates of the next full moon. 

In P.E this week, we continued to work on our vault techniques.

The children practiced using a range of different apparatus. 

As part of our gymnastics lesson, the children developed their vaulting and rolling techniques.

They focused on the position of their hands and feet and finishes when landing.

We have been discussing the use of plastic.

In pairs, we ordered using a diamond 9 the most important and least important uses of plastic. 

We then justified our choices.

Today we explored burning reactions and discussed whether the changes are reversible or irreversible. We looked at the impact of placing a glass over a candle and what happens. We discussed the fire triangle and what is required for a fire to take place. We then created presentations explaining…

In this lesson we explored the legacy of Baghdad. We examined how doctors developed different tools and techniques which influenced the rest of the world. We also compared treatments in Ancient Baghdad with Anglo-Saxon Britain. 

Year 5 visited the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall to watch ‘The World in One City: A Musical Journey.’

The performance explored the influence of different cultures on Liverpool and the music associated with them.

The children enjoyed listening to the live performance by the orchestra and taking…

As part of British Science Week, we took part in a workshop led by Techshecan exploring, ‘Tech for Sustainable AI.’

We looked at how AI is being used to help support in a range of different ways including monitoring rainforests and coral reefs.

We were set the challenge of designing our own…

To celebrate World Book Day we took part in The Great Big Footy and Booky Quiz. 

Afterwards, we created our own quiz questions linked to football and books.

Next, we designed our reading identity outlining favourite books, authors and where we like to read.

In the afternoon, we took part…