Y5 - Exploding Bag
Today in science Year 5 explored what would happen when white vinegar and baking soda react to each other.
We noticed that when there was a chemical reaction between the two a gas, carbon dioxide, was created which filled the bag. We hoped for the bags to explode, but as the bags were too…
Year 5 - The Blues
In this afternoon's music lesson, Year 5 delved into the Blues genre of music. We learnt where it originated from and talked about the genre's themes.
We then listened to Moanin' Lisa Blues - YouTube and discussed what was being sang by Lisa Simpson.
Well done Year…
Y5 - Where are the Alps?
This afternoon, Year 5 used atlases to locate the 8 countries, the mountain range, the Alps are spread across. Great work Year 5!
Y5 - Expanding numbers
This morning, we've been working hard on expanded number forms. Well done Year 5!
Y5 - Fire Needs Oxygen
This afternoon Year 5 learnt the ingredients needed for a fire and then explored how the volume of a glass determines the length of time the flame will burn for when in a closed space.
Well done!
Year 5 Computing
In our computing sessions this week, Year 5 learnt how search engines, such as Google, work.
Search engines crawl and index the web, use algorithms to rank content, and then show you the best matches for our search query.
Well done Year 5!
Year 5 Sports Leaders
Well done to Year 5 who helped Year 1 on their circuit session in PE today.
Year 5’s Scientific Eye Test
In science, Year 5 had the chance to test their eye sight.
Children tested their vision at a 1 meter distance and 3 meter.
The purpose of this experiment was to explore how human’s eyesight degrades over time
Year 5 and The Great Angle Hunt
This morning, Year 5 had an exciting lesson in Maths! The class were tasked with finding angles on their tables covered in tape.
Year 5 had to find the angle and label whether it was acute, right, a straight line obtuse, or reflex.
The children really enjoyed finding the angles (and drawing…
Year 5 Making a Bolognese sauce
Today, Year 5 created their own Bolognese sauce as part of our D&T lessons. Well done Year 5!
Year 5's Art Day
Year 5 had an amazing art day where they engaged in a variety of creative activities. From sketching a house to exploring architecture created by Zaha Hadid and Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
To start off the day, the students sketched a house. This exercise allowed them to practice their drawing…
Year 5's day at Chester Zoo
On Friday, Year 5 had a fantastic day at Chester Zoo!
Children got to explore plenty of exhibits as we went through the zoo. We caught glimpses of resting snow leopards and we observed young giraffes with their mothers. Earlier on in the day, we could hear the bellows of a lion echo through the…