Year 5

A lovely day for Forest School today. All the children had a great time exploring the forest, chilling out in the hammocks and learning how to whittle wood safely. 
 

Year 5 were faced with the problem of separating a mixture of flour, raisins and sugar. They had to use their knowledge of separating mixtures to work out the best strategy. They soon realised it was easy to separate the raisins by sieving the mixture, but the flour and sugar were much more…

Year 5 have been learning about different types of bread from around the world. Today we measured out ingredients to make flat bread and then enjoyed eating it with butter. We were all able to say what was different about this bread and why it didn’t rise. 

Year 5 had a wet and muddy afternoon at Forest School today. They still had a great time chilling in the hammocks and sawing wood in preparation for the Christmas tree they are making.

Year 5 has a great time at Forest School today. They enjoyed lying in the hammocks, climbing trees and sawing wood in preparation for making a Christmas tree!

A huge well done to all the children who ran in the XC Challenge at St. Benedict’s School today. It was a very muddy and wet 2k course but they all persevered and carried on despite the conditions. Congratulations to Jonah who got a course record of 8 .41 and to Faith for being the first girl…

Year 5 enjoyed meeting all the animals from Pet Encounters. They held Java and Noodle the snakes and learnt that they aren’t actually slimy! Henry the parrot was a huge hit with his hilarious repertoire of noises and words. We all had a look at the tarantula and tried to spot the chameleon…

In science Year 5 have been making a solution using water and salt. They learnt the terms solute, solvent and solution. They looked at the water when they first added the salt then stirred it and compared how it had changed. They realised that the salt had combined with the water to make a…

Today was Youth Mental Health Day and the theme for this year was #BeBrave. We talked about how focusing on what it takes to be brave can give you courage and confidence to achieve your goals and ambitions and be the best version of yourself. We were all able to give examples of when we were brave…

Today the Y5 children voted for who they wanted to represent them as a class on the School Council. The children who wanted to be considered all prepared speeches explaining why they would be good for the job. The two children elected are excited to start their new role. 

A huge congratulations to Faith who came 2nd place in a competition run by the Harbour Commission. She painted this amazing picture of Stella the seal. We are very impressed and so proud of her!

Year 5 and 6 had a fantastic time at Walby Farm Park to mark the end of term.They thoroughly enjoyed exploring the Play Barn and challenging themselves to go down the steep red slide. They had so much fun playing hide and seek in the Roman fort. The day was rounded off with an icecream to help…