Year 5

Year 5 have had a fantastic week doing Cyclewise. They have learnt lots of new skills including how to turn in and out of junctions safely. They have had lots of fun cycling around Egremont putting these skills into practice.

Year 5 have been learning all about safer gaming and came up with guidelines on how to stay safe when gaming. They had lots of fabulous advice from not giving out any personal information to strategies for what to do if people are being mean. All the children had so much to contribute to our class…

Year 5 have been learning how to write 4 figure grid references and how to use them. They used their skills to find exact locations of different places.

As part of our work during anti- bullying week Year 5 designed an anti- bullying Superhero. They thought about how their Superhero’s powers would stop bullies, how they would protect the vulnerable and what they stand up for. 
 

Year 5 had a fantastic day at the Beacon studying Chardin’s painting of ‘The House of Cards’ which is on loan from the National Art Gallery. We practiced building a house of cards like the boy in the painting and soon discovered how tricky this is. We then designed our own playing…

Our netballers had a fantastic morning of coaching learning lots of new passing, footwork and shooting skills. 
 

Year 5 have had an amazing day at Walby Farm Park. We explored the Castle, visited the animals in the barn, had fun on the outdoor park then conquered our fears on the slides in the play barn! 
 

Year 5 have been learning how to do counter balances in gymnastics. They learnt the importance of a good hand grip and pulling or pushing against their partner. It was harder than they thought!
 

Year 5 designed and made a ‘Marble Run’ on our design and technology day. They used junk materials and enjoyed the challenge of  re-designing their models in order to ensure the marble could run through freely. 

The activity for this week was to build a sculpture that represented ‘Hopes’ for Year 6.  The children were unanimous in that they wanted challenge, calm and fun!  
This group of children chose to work mostly as a team, but then 2 children broke away and decided to worked independently.  The…

Year 5 dressed in green to raise awareness of the importance of nature in keeping us happy and healthy. We talked about how nature can help with our mental health and heard lots of lovely stories of the things we do outdoors. We wrote these down and made a class poster so everyone can enjoy…

Year 5 enjoyed collecting items from nature to create their own ‘Nature Collages’. We discussed how being outdoors and appreciating the wonders of nature help us feel happier.