Welcome to Year 5. Come explore what we have been learning this term!
Week 8; 21st-25th October 2024
Week 7; 14th-18th October 2024
Another busy week in year 5, which included another trip out of school!! This week we went on a visit to High Tilt Farm in Kirk Michael. We were guided around the farm by the lovely Claire and Mike. We collected eggs, feed the sheep, stroked some goats and seen some donkeys, turkeys and cattle! Claire was very knowledgeable and helped us to understand the process of getting our food from source to shelf. She told us loads of things that even the teachers didn't know! There was a lot of walking around, standing and listening during the trip and Miss McGill, Mrs Cooke and Mrs Parry were so proud at how well we did, we were all in the appreciation book for star assembly!
Also this week, we have been doing some short burst writing activities, addition and subtraction in numeracy and in music we have been reading pieces of music and creating our own melody.
Week 6; 7th-11th October 2024
What a fantastic week we have had!
First up on Monday was our last session of the year doing Forest School... it was a wet one at Lesters Yard
On Tuesday we all had so much fun on our school trip to Ardwhallen Outdoor Learning Centre. We learnt some new bushcraft skills including knot tying, fire making and shelter building. We also baked some 'fire bread' outside before the rain set in and washed us away. Despite the weather we jumped right into all of our activities like true adventurers! After our lunch, we completed a bug hunt in the forest, built bug hotels and made some epic bird feeders before making our journey back to school.
This week we finished off our place value mathematics unit. We finished up by playing some rounding games and challenging our friends for a win:whilst showcasing our brilliant knowledge.
Mrs Cooke and Miss Mc Gill were very impressed with our hard work and determination this term, which was reflected admirably in our end of unit test results!
Week 5; 30th-4th October 2024
This week was our penultimate week at Forest School and our last one at the woodlands area as the children have asked to go Lesters Yard next week. Some of the girls finished making a ladder for their den, Chris and Chris (Forest School Leaders) were very impressed! There was also a lot of Tarzan noises as some children were using the vines to swing through the trees.
On Tuesday both classes enjoyed a trip to Robinsons to learn about the different fruit and veg they supply. We also visited the fish market where we held some fish and stroked some lobsters. When we got back to school we got to try loads of different fruit that Robinsons gave us.
What a fun filled week with had because on Thursday we also had Rock Kids which was AMAZING! We loved dancing and singing and especially enjoyed Miss McGill and Mrs Cooke taking part in the dance battle.
Week 4; 23rd-27th September 2024
This week we looked at how to write an out of this world scientific conclusion. We used different coloured pens to effectively answer our overall question of 'what happens to fruit when we leave it in different conditions.' We found that the apples had various responses for example, the frozen apple had stayed exactly the same due to the freezing process keeping it fresh. We discovered that the apple in water had grown in size alongside changing colour and becoming very slimy. We had so much fun conducting our first science experiment of year 5!
We sorted a range of pictures into their physical and human geographical features and discussed where these places are in the world.
Week 3; 16th-20th September 2024
Back to forest school we go! We had so much fun exploring the forest, building forts and mastering our firesteel skills to light fires using cotton wool.
This week in DT we explored food advertising and marketing. We looked into how our favourite chocolate bars are labeled and wrapped, thinking about the colour, size and pictures used to appeal to potential buyers. We delved further into fair trade, registered business labels, nutritional information and food allergies to assess how brands make products successful, fair and scrumptious!
Week 2; 9th-13th September 2024
This week we have been looking at how to plan a fair test in science. Our experiment involved leaving chopped pieces of apple in various different environments: fridge, freezer, dark cupboard, light window, submerged in water, and in a sealed jar. In doing so we devised a plan as a class and then created individual predictions in our science books to record what we think will happen to the apples after they have sat in different conditions for one whole week.
In Geography we have been learning to recall the continents and oceans of the world. We have also been learning how to use atlases, jumping into a tricky atlas scavenger hunt where Miss Mc Gill and Mrs Cooke set us the challenge of locating specific cities and rivers within each continent! We will be map whizzes in no time!
Week 1; 4th-6th September 2024
What a brilliant first week back!
Year 5 have been super busy as we embark on our new learning journey - Scrumdiddlyumptious. We have some fantastic learning experiences ahead. Roll on year 5!
