Year 5

Year 5 had an exciting science workshop yesterday led by Alex, a physics graduate. They learned about the Earth's rotation around the sun and how it spins on its axis, which causes day and night as well as the seasons. At the same time, the moon rotates around the Earth. To help us understand…

Year 5 had a really busy day for World Book Day! We visited the library to pick out a book and enjoyed some quiet time reading it. We launched our new book, "The Boy in the Tower” and listened to the 1st two chapters where Ade describes what he can see from his tower block window. We then drew…

Today, Year 5 and 6 went to mass at St. Mary’s Church. In one of the Bible readings, we learned how wonderful it is to find a friend who is faithful to us, and that having such a friend is like finding a treasure that we should cherish. We also learned from the gospel reading that to enter the…

This week's Prayer and Liturgy centered on the theme of "Love your enemies." Our prayer leaders organised the session, encouraging everyone to sit in a heart shape to emphasise the theme of love. We read from the Gospel of Luke, which shares Jesus' teachings on loving our enemies. We talked about…

In Year 5 we have been promoting the Pope’s message of love and social justice by making cards to send to our families to show how much we love and appreciate them. 

Year 5 have been learning how to be safer when using YouTube. They discovered lots of ways they can still use while protecting themselves from harmful content. They made posters to share their findings with the rest of the school.

Year 5 and 6 took part in a science workshop at St. Bees school. They found out that using different chemicals in flames changes the colour, and they had a a great time making popping sounds by putting a flame in a test tube with gas. They also were fascinated watching their friends' hair stand on…

 As part of their design and technology topic year 5 were tasked with the job of designing a safety armband. It had to be clearly seen in the day and at night. It must be easy to attach over school uniform and have a fastening. It needed to stay on securely while walking, cycling or scooting and…

Last week, Year 5 participated in bikeability cycle training. They started by learning to control and master their bikes on the playground before moving on to the roads, where they practiced dealing with traffic and performing various safe maneuvers. Everyone enjoyed the experience, and now we…

For NSPCC Number Day, we had lots of fun completing a number trail. We had to find a number and then create our own calculations that resulted in that answer. We also enjoyed a game of bingo where we weren’t given the numbers but just the calculations, and we had to figure out the…

This week has been Children’s Mental Health Week, and the theme this year was "Know Yourself, Grow Yourself." To get to know ourselves better, we reflected on things like what we’re good at, what makes us unique, what helps us feel comfortable with our emotions, and who we love to spend time with.…

Year 5 have had a great time working in our Garden of Peace over the last few days, constructing the Willow Hide and Willow fencing. A big thank you to Mia and Helen the Willow Weaver for teaching us the intricate weaving techniques to attach the branches together. We are all excited to see it…