Sports Day
The children had a fantastic time taking part in a range of activities.
Well done to everyone for their fantastic effort and encouragement throughout.
A special thanks to everyone who attended and Plus Education for running the events.
Alfie 5A, ‘I had a really fun time at Sports Day. My…
Vietnamese Summer Rolls
Year 5 have enjoyed making Vietnamese Summer Rolls.
After discussing the Asian diet and how it is different to that of the UK, the children prepared in small groups their own rolls.
The children created fact files about food and nutrition and evaluated their rolls. They explained how they…
Tennis
This week we have been focusing on our control of the tennis ball.
We started by playing team games with involved concentrating on keeping the ball on the racquet.
After, we worked on keeping control of the ball when hitting it up and down.
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The Ten Commandments
‘Sunday should be kept as a day of rest.’
On the playground, we debated this statement.
The children argued either for or against putting forward their ideas and views on this statement.
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Why was the Leeds Liverpool Canal built?
Today we explored why the Leeds Liverpool Canal was built.
We discussed why Liverpool and Leeds were selected as well as what was transported along the canal.
We selected what we thought were the most important reasons why the canal was built.
What’s the difference between a mammal and an amphibian?
Year 5 looked at what is a mammal and an amphibian.
We explored what is a living thing before examining the similarities and differences between mammals and amphibians.
Crazy Hair Day Year 5
The children have had a wonderful time celebrating ‘Crazy Hair Day.’
History of Football Grounds
To celebrate the final men’s game at Goodison Park, the children created fact files about the stadiums of Liverpool.
They completed their own research as well as describe some of their own personal experiences of going to each ground.
What shape?
To consolidate our learning of properties of different shapes, the pupils played in small groups a game of ‘What shape?’
By asking yes or no questions, the children had to solve which shape the other person had selected.
After playing the game, we discussed which were the best kind of…
Battleships
This week in Mathematics, Year 5 have been learning about coordinates.
To show our understanding, the children played a game of Battleships against one another.
Grace 5B ‘Battleships was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed playing against my friend Erin.’
Giving Assistance
Today we looked at First Aid knowledge such as the recovery position and DR ABC.
The children role played to practise DR ABC.
D anger
R esponse
A irway
B reathing
C irculation
3-D shapes
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.