Year 5 Visit the Library Van
Year 5 visited the Library Van yesterday to choose some books for our class library. They all enjoyed browsing through the selection of books on offer and reading the blurb to see if was interesting. We now have a fresh set of books for the children to read in class.
Year 5 Visit Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition
Year 5 visited the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the Beacon today. They felt very privileged to view these amazing images of nature captured on camera. The Beacon is the only museum outside of the Natural History museum that is displaying these photos so it was a wonderful…
Play Leaders Training
Today our School Games Officer came into school to train us how to be Play Leaders. We learnt what leadership qualities are and played some games to see if we could demonstrate these. We then worked together in small groups to devise a game we could play with younger children. We all came up with…
Ten Pin Bowling Competition
This week, a group of Year 5 and 6 students participated in a Ten Pin Bowling competition at Hollywood Bowl in Carlisle. They all had an amazing time, and we are thrilled to announce that one of our teams came 1st place! Also a huge congratulations to Ryker for achieving an impressive 113 points,…
Year 5 Library Visit
Year 5 enjoyed visiting the library this morning.They all enjoyed listening to a story then got to chose a book to read. They learnt the importance of reading the blurb to check it is a book they would be interested in. If they weren’t they put the book back in the correct way with the spine…
Prime Numbers In Year 5
In maths, we have been studying prime numbers. To help us grasp this concept, we created arrays using counters. We found that if we can only form 2 arrays for a number, then it has just 2 factors: 1 and itself, which means it is a prime number.
Reversible Changes In Year 5 Science
Today in science, we explored reversible changes. We learned that if a change is reversible, it’s a physical change because no new substance is formed. We melted ice cubes to make water and then froze the water again to demonstrate this concept.
Football Tournament Y5/6
Representatives from Y5and 6 attended a football tournament yesterday. They practiced skills then enjoyed playing some matches. They all worked well as a team and exemplified the School Games Values.
Netball Tournament
Congratulations to Y5/6 children who took part in a netball tournament today. They all practiced the skills they have been learning and enjoyed playing some matches.
Year 5 Gardening
Another productive day in our garden planting up the tubs with our lovely plants. We learnt how deep we had to plant them and the importance of not covering the leaves with the compost. We have some budding gardeners!
Year 5/6 Rugby Tournament
Congratulations to Year 5/6 pupils who represented our school at a rugby tournament today. They achieved the School Games value of determination after winning every game.
Year 5 Science - Separating Mixtures
Year 5 have been learning about separating mixture in science. They had a mixture of flour, raisins and sugar. They found it was easy to separate the raisins by sieving as they were larger but much harder to separate the flour and sugar as they both have smaller particles that went through the…