Blog Author: Mrs Newby

Y5 created dioramas to show their understanding of the world’s biomes.

Year 5 have been learning about the importance of recycling, reusing and reducing what we use in order to protect our planet.

They have also created posters to show the importance of living a healthy lifestyle by having the correct amount of sleep, exercise and healthy food. 
 

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Y5 were given a Maya civilization project. They could create something of  their choice to show what they had learnt. This is what they came up with. The imagination and creativity has been absolutely amazing. Well done everyone!

Collective Worship in year 5 on the Ten Commandments and Noah’s Ark. This was organised in the children’s own time and resources made at home to enhance it. Well done.

Y5 enjoyed taking part in a Pentathalon today. They practised their running, jumping and throwing skills.

Y5 have had a spooky spectacular day making creepy cookies and bats, writing spooky stories and playing some gruesome games!

Y5 carried out an experiment to see if they could separate a mixture of sand, salt and water. They used filtration and evaporation to see if they could separate the mixture back to its original form. 
 

For Mental Health Awareness Day Y5 learnt all about positive thinking. We made booklets to help us have a positive outlook on situations that arise. 
 

We all ran a mile today as part of a Virtual Cross-Country event. Everyone completed it and the class support was amazing! Well done everyone!

Year 5 have been busy with the activities set on Class Dojo.

Year 5 have been enjoying lots of different types of exercise during lockdown in order to keep fit and well.

Y5 enjoyed learning about mud, mountains, rocks and trees during our visit to Whinlatter. We also found out about the importance of being correctly equipped when walking up mountains and got to sample some Kendal Mint cake. We learnt that this gives us instant energy and is often eaten by people…