Year 5

Year 5 have been studying the artist Hundertwasser and how he created abstract paintings. They learnt that abstract painting is to represent people or things not in a realistic way but to express their ideas about them in their own way. Using this method they created their own Hundertwasser…

At Forest School Y5 made mini Christmas Trees. They found a branch from a hazel wood tree and sawed off a small amount of wood. They used a knife to strip off the bark then whittled the wood into a pointy shape. After this they carved in a pattern and made a leafy texture. Finally, they decorated…

Year 5 visited Egremont library yesterday. They returned books they had previously borrowed then browsed the shelves for something new to read. A lot of children chose Christmas books including cookery and craft ones. They learnt the importance of returning a book to the shelf with the spine…

Year 5 we’re glad of the campfire to keep warm around at Forest School today. They collected the wood and learnt how to build a fire. They then enjoyed toasting marshmallows to make S’mores! 

Year 5 had a great time with their friends at our annual ‘Friendship Disco’ as part of ‘Anti-Bullying Week.’ They enjoyed dancing to their favourite songs and then chilling out chatting with each other enjoying some refreshments. 
 

Congratulations to the Y5 children who took part in a Panathlon today coming in 2nd place. They enjoyed playing a selection of throwing, catching and target games. They all showed excellent Sportsmanship skills and were a credit to our school.

Year 5 had a fantastic time learning how to fence during our workshop. They learnt how to travel forwards and backwards, how to defend themselves and how to attack their opponent. All the children said they enjoyed this new experience.

This morning Y5 took part in a Lowry Art Workshop. They learnt about the artist Lowry and how he liked to paint industrial scenes of towns in the north of England including his home town Manchester. The children have made a diorama of the painting ‘Going to Work - 1943’. This will be on display in…

Year 5 have been investigating square and cube numbers. Using counters to investigate square numbers they found which numbers it was possible to make a complete square with. They found that 1, 4, 9, 16, 25,36,49 are square numbers up to 50. They soon realised that if you multiply a whole number by…

As part of our D&T on Foods Around The World, Year 5 made Mezze Bowls. They used lots of different vegetables prepared by dicing, slicing, grating and ribboning. They were very sensible using the knives in a safe way. They all enjoyed eating their food.

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…