To start off our new ‘Keen to be Green’ topic, Year 5 have been making plastic bottle ‘eco bricks’ as a way to begin to understand how alternative plastic waste can have a positive impact on our lives.

The cheeky little elf has been up to lots of mischief in our school. His name is Cracker and he did some crazy stuff in our classroom. He came to visit us on Thursday 5th December and in the morning he had lots of silly jokes hidden in our trays, the jokes were actually pretty funny.

Our new teachers are Mrs Hubbard and Miss Thomas we think they are great teachers as they are really nice and helpful

Last week Year 5 designed and made parachutes to test which fabric made the best one. We also investigated the different forces, which were: air resistance, gravity and friction.

We got up really early last Monday morning for our residential trip to Norfolk.  We had to be at school ready for the bus to leave at 6.45am!! 

This term in year 5 we have been learning about David Hockney and his astonishing art work (Pop Art). We've learnt all about his life.

In Year 5 we've been getting into the festive spirit!

In music we have been learning about rock music and the different genres, textures and styles.

A Coding Task

On Tuesday, Year 5 had their fabulous finish for their amazing ancient Egypt topic. The children had lots of things to do including: a confusing quiz; an excellent dance and a marvellous mummification challenge.