Year 5 Cricket
Year 5 enjoyed their first cricket session yesterday with Matthew. They practiced catching the ball and throwing it overarm in order to hit the stumps. They learnt how to hold the bat correctly and played some short games to improve these skills.
Karate Taster Session Year 5
Today a former pupil Dylan Swarbrick came into school to deliver Karate taster sessions to each class. He introduced them to the Japanese Martial Art by demonstrating various techniques and explained how these develop both physical and mental strength. Year 5 had a great time performing striking…
Bishop Swarbrick Visits Year 5
Year 5 were honoured to be visited by Bishop Swarbrick today after they wrote to him to ask him questions about being a Bishop. He was kind enough to give up his time to come into school to answer them. Every child in the class had a chance to ask a question and the children were captivated and…
Year 5 Learn about Katherine Johnson
As part of science week each class is researching an inspirational woman in science. Year 5 have learnt all about Katherine Johnson and her amazing life time achievements. They learnt how she loved to count everything when she was very young and this lead to a love of maths. She went to high…
Year 5 Science Fair
Year 5 had a fantastic experience at a science fair today. They did practical activities in biology, chemistry and physics. These included looking at cells under a microscope, testing chemicals to see what colour they burnt and making their hair stand up with a Van der Graaff generator. They all…
Girls Can tournament
What a great time KS2 girls had at The Girls Can tournament last week. They tried out lots of different sports including rugby, judo, dance and athletics. It was great to meet girls from other schools
Recovery Position in Year 5
In PSHE Y5 learnt that if they find someone unconscious but breathing they should be placed in the recovery position in order to keep their airway clear and open. It also ensures that any vomit or fluid won't cause them to choke. They all practiced doing this incase of an emergency. They also…
Recovery Position in Year 5
In PSHE Y5 learnt that if they find someone unconscious but breathing they should be placed in the recovery position in order to keep their airway clear and open. It also ensures that any vomit or fluid won't cause them to choke. They all practiced doing this incase of an emergency. They also…
Recovery Position in Year 5
In PSHE Y5 learnt that if they find someone unconscious but breathing they should be placed in the recovery position in order to keep their airway clear and open. It also ensures that any vomit or fluid won't cause them to choke. They all practiced doing this incase of an emergency. They also…
World Book Day In Year 5
What a busy World Book Day we have had in Year 5! We celebrated the day by dressing up as our favourite book character or by wearing our pyjamas. We joined a BBC live World Book Day lesson and listened to different authors talk about what inspires them to write. We designed new book covers for our…
Speed Spell in Year 5
In Year 5 we have been studying the statutory words we need to be able to spell by the end of Y6. We have looked at the ‘tricky’ parts and tried to think of ways to help us remember how to spell them. When we were confident we knew them we tested each other. Some of us managed to get full marks!
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Year 5 Visit Egremont Library
Year 5 visited Egremont library today to return their books from a previous visit and choose some new ones. They enjoyed browsing through the various sections to find a book they would enjoy. They read the blurb first to check it was something that would interest them and then checked it out at…