Class of 2015
Oobleck
This half term, we have been learning about materials and their properties.
As a reward for their excellent behaviour and consistent hard work, we experimented with oobleck. Oobleck is a non-newtonian liquid which doesn't follow the laws of typical solids, liquids and gases. It changes its…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 26 March 2021
Category: Class of 2015
Christmas Party
Year 5 danced their socks off at our Christmas party - we had so much fun!
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 16 December 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Class 5
Christmas Crafts
Class 5 really enjoyed completing their Christmas craft sent from Wetherby High School.
The class were tasked with building and decorating a model Christmas tree. There was lots of glitter and sparkle involved.... and most importantly, lots of fun too!
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 11 December 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Class 5 Design Technology
Parachutes
Today, we completed our SITE project, which was to make a working parachute using all of our knowledge about forces.
The children worked in small groups to plan and carefully select their resources before then making and testing their parachutes. We tested them by launching them out of the…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 8 December 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Class 5 Science Design Technology
Chocolatl Day
What a day we've had!
We started off by learning our Mayan names, which was a lot of fun! Did you know the Mayans were named after the day/month they were born in?!
We learnt about all the different traditional foods that the Mayans ate and even tried a native chocolatl recipe with chilli…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 2 December 2020
Category: Class of 2015
No Pens Day
Yesterday was No Pens Day, and we loved it!
We started the day off learning some BSL: we learnt how to sign the alphabet, our names and some simple greetings like 'hello' and 'how're' you. The children really enjoyed the opportunity to learn a new method of communication and many of them are…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 26 November 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Class 5 Science PSHE S&L
Another Great Week
We have had a superb week in Class 5 this week. One of our favourite lessons this week was our computing lesson, which we did without any computers or iPads!! We learnt about algorithms and then tried following an algorithm to create a miniature dance/movement routine. The children showed some…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 20 November 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Remembrance Day
Today, Class 5 learnt all about Remembrance Day: we started with our 1 minute silence at 11am; then we learnt about why we have Remembrance Day, who we remember and how we remember. The children created fact pages in their English books using what they had learnt and applying their new grammar…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 11 November 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Forces
In Class 5, we are now learning about forces in our science lessons.
It is a tricky topic, but the children have started off SO well! We explored push and pull forces by having a go at a tug of war. We then drew force diagrams using force arrows to show the strength and direction of each…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 3 November 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Amazing School Coucillors
Well done to all 8 children who gave some superb school council speeches (including one via video link!). We are so proud of each and every one of them who all held such important qualities, which would make them an excellent school councillor. Everyone spoke with such passion and hunger for the…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 16 October 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Character descriptions
In English, we have been learning about descriptive writing, including using expanded noun phrases, ambitious vocabulary and show not tell sentences. Today, the children listened to some character descriptions from our book 'Journey to the River Sea'. They closed their eyes and imagined what was…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 8 October 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Class 5
All Things Space
In Class 5, we are loving learning about space!
This week, we learnt about how the Earth rotates and orbits at the same time. We learnt that the Earth rotates on its axis, which creates day and night. It is night in your country when you are faced away from the Sun- this is why we have time…
Posted by Miss Cammiss on 2 October 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Class 5