Author: Miss Alexandra
Art Day
Today the children learnt about the effects of plastic on whales in the ocean. We learnt lots of interesting facts and how we can make a difference. We have created some brilliant artwork to represent this current issue; using water colours and oil pastels.
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 21 March 2019
Category: Class of 2014
Rusty nails update
As a class, we have observed the nails over time. The children were fascinated by vinegar's effects on the iron nail and how the colour of the liquids changed!
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 14 March 2019
Category: Class of 2014
Thermal insulators and conductors
We have been learning about thermal insulators and conductors through observing ice on different materials.
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 4 March 2019
Category: Class of 2014
Rusty nails
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Year 5 have been observing how rust is formed. We have changed the substances, which part of the iron nail is submerged in. These were the results are 2 hours!
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 18 February 2019
Category: Class of 2014
Decimals
We have begun our new topic on decimals in maths. After completing fractions we are using our knowledge of fractions to learn about decimals. We have been using base ten to understand the concept of a decimal being smaller than 1 whole.
Can we divide the 1 whole? We imagined the 1000 base ten…
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 11 February 2019
Category: Class of 2014
Developing debate
The children have LOVED our focus on debate! This week we were developing our speaking and listening skills - this involved lots of fun games. The children's favourite was articulate. They had to describe a noun or verb without saying the actual word, this meant they had to quickly think on the…
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 8 February 2019
Category: Class of 2014
Reversible or Irreversible
Year 5 have been learning about a range of reversible and irreversible changes in SITE. For this experiment we explored what would happen if we mixed vinegar and bicarbonate of soda together. The children predicted that the balloon would explode due to a chemical reaction occurring causing the…
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 5 February 2019
Category: Class of 2014
Alien Soup!
Year 5 have learnt about different methods of separating materials, which have been mixed together. They were given the task of separating Alien Soup. They had to choose what methods to use and which equipment was the most suitable. This became very messy!
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 24 January 2019
Category: Class of 2014
Soluble or insoluble?
Our new SITE focus is 'properties of materials'. The children loved the first of many experiments this half term. The children predicted whether materials were soluble or insoluble in hot water and then we tested it out! We discovered a wide range of results!
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 15 January 2019
Category: Class of 2014
Sports Commentators
This week we have been learning to read, interpret and draw graphs in maths. Year 5 LOVED being commentators by describing Great Britain's history in the Olympic Games over the years.
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 11 January 2019
Category: Class of 2014
Launch Day
Our new topic focus is South America with particular focus on the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. The children were particularly excited by all the interesting facts they found out about Brazil's football team! Our learning in topic is linked to our English debate focus with the motion of…
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 7 January 2019
Category: Class of 2014
FORCES DAY
We have had LOADS of fun today! The Year 5's have used all their knowledge on forces to design and create parachutes for this half terms SITE project! However this site project had a twist... the children had to use their newly learnt skills in maths to budget what they used and buy their…
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 10 December 2018
Category: Class of 2014