Year 5

We had a fantastic time this morning completing a sports circuit with Jonathan Paterson team GB Paralympic Footballer. Afterwards we learnt all about how he achieved his dream of becoming an Olympic athlete. He certainly inspired us to work hard, believe in ourselves and to always do our best.

Year 5 enjoyed their trembly visit to Egremont Library today. They returned their books from last time and chose a new one. They read the blurb to help them decide if they would be interested in it. Once they had chosen book they had some quiet time to sit and enjoy it. 
 

Year 5 went to Muncaster Castle to practice their orienteering skills and reading Ordnance Survey maps. They had to follow the map to certain points then find the hidden letter. They used their knowledge of Ordnance survey map symbols to help them. We also had time for some fun on the play parks! 
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A huge well done to all the children who ran in the Cross Country Fitness Challenge today. They all did extremely well in the heat and were happy to be cooled down with water pistols at the end. Congratulations to Alfie who set a new course record! We are waiting to see if we are the most improved…

Year 5 enjoyed their first session of forest school at Longlands Lake. They explored the area, whittled wood to make bracelets or necklaces and enjoyed relaxing in the hammocks. They are looking forward to their next session.

Yesterday Y5/6 representatives took part in the Copeland Schools Swimming Gala. They all had a great time completing races in the four main strokes as well as relay events, underwater swimming, diving, jumping, sculling, collecting sinkers and even a running race. They all showed fantastic…

Year 5 used chopsticks to move cubes of jelly from one pate to another. The jelly cubes were the covered in cooking oil and the test was repeated. They had to work out how the oil changed the effect of the friction. 
 

Year 5 have had a fantastic afternoon working with local poet Lucy Burnett. They studied 3 different poems and were able to express which one they liked best and why. They learnt lots of new vocabulary and were able to use this in their own weather poems. They also went outside to gather their own…

Today Year 5 had their 1st session of cricket. They learnt how to catch the ball effectively and how to hold a cricket bat correctly. They enjoyed short games which involved practicing their batting and fielding skills.

Year 5 took part in a live STEM session today. They learnt all about what an engineer does and had the privilege of listening to Helen and Drew telling has all about their careers as engineers. They learnt how important science, maths, engineering and technology are and were able to ask questions…

Year 5 enjoyed choosing books for our class library from the Book Bus today. We now have a replenished class library of fiction and non- fiction books for us all to enjoy.

We have all been trying to walk, cycle or scoot to school this week as part of Active Travel Week. As well as helping us get fitter, this cuts down on pollution and car congestion outside our school. Year 5 also had a turn at wearing the step trackers this week. The children tried to improve on…