Class of 2015
Proud Poets
Year 5 have finished their poetry unit on a high!
They worked tirelessly to draft, edit, write and illustrate their poems before performing them to the whole class.
We are so proud of them their excellent use of poetic features and their application of their speaking skills when delivering…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 18 July 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Spaghetti & Marshmallow Towers
What a fun afternoon!
Class 5 were set the STEM challenge of attempting to build the tallest spaghetti & marshmallow tower.
We discussed real life examples of tall buildings across the world and discussed the similarities between these to get some ideas for our own towers.
The children…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 12 July 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Class 5 Design Technology
First Aid Training
Today, Year 5 learnt some crucial skills: what to do in the event of choking or cardiac arrest.
We discussed the different steps you must take in these emergency situations, including checking the patients vitals, calling for help if there are others around you, and calling the emergency…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 5 July 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Class 5
Wetherby High School
Class 5 loved our trip to Wetherby High School!
We were so welcomed by all the staff members we came across, which led to the children really working hard to impress!
We took part in a problem solving maths lesson, an experimental chemistry lesson, an enquiry focused history lesson and ended…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 2 July 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Class 5 Science Maths Art History
Art Day 2021
Class 5 had a wonderful day taking part in our whole school art day.
We learnt about the different colours that we can observe in the landscapes around us and then practised some watercolour skills to create backgrounds which blended between different colours.
After letting our skylines dry,…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 24 June 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Bootroom Bulletin
A huge thank you to Mr B for organising our Federation World Cup and for writing and publishing our weekly Bootroom Bulletin!
We love catching up each Monday on the highlights of the previous week and getting excited about the matches for the week ahead.
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 14 June 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Art work inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe
This half term, we have experimented with using oil pastels, including learning how to successfully blend using a range of colours from the same colour palette.
Class 5 showed off their learning by creating art work inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe. We studied her work, which is mainly focused…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 6 June 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Debate
This half term, Year 5 have worked tirelessly on their speaking and listening skills whilst also learning about a very important matter: deforestation.
Today, we debated the motion, "Deforestation should be banned," and we had such a great time!
The children enjoyed the opportunity to share…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 28 May 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Outdoor Fun
Today, we put our mapping skills to the test by going on a scavenger hunt around the school grounds.
Once children had found each object, they had to then plot it on their map of the school as accurately as they could. Back in the classroom, we then wrote down the co-ordinates of each point we…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 18 May 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Outstanding Science Work!
Year 5 have been learning all about the life cycles of different plants. As a culmination of our learning, it was time to consider how plants in different environments may be different to the ones in our local surroundings.
Children were given the choice to research desert, marine or rainforest…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 17 May 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Earth Day
Class 5 had an amazing Earth Day!
In English, we are already learning about deforestation, so we linked our learning to Earth day by finding arguments for and against deforestation linked to our Earth Day themes (waste, energy and transport).
We then learnt about plastic waste and pollution…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 22 April 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Dissection Fun
Today, we launched our new SITE topic of lifes cycles. We will start by learning about the life cycle of plants this half term, and next half term, we will go on to learn about the life cycles of different animals.
We kick started our topic by dissecting lillies and learning the names and…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 19 April 2021
Category: Class of 2015