Year 5 Learning 2016 to 2017

Welcome to Year 5 Learning for 2016 to 2017

Summer 2017

Year 5 Victorian Day

On Thursday 29th June, Year 5 enjoyed a Victorian Day. All of the children got into role by arriving at school dressed as Victorian children. They performed an assembly twice, first for the school and then for the parents. This was a Victorian Music hall, showcasing the many talents of the children in Year 5. Then they experienced Victorian-style English and Maths lessons, which involved writing with a quill and ink, converting Victorian money into new money and chanting poetry and times tables. After sampling some Victorian broth, the children set up the hall ready for our Victorian Market. The stalls we had included a book stall, cake stall, splat the rat, tin can alley, apple bobbing, decorate a doily and many more. Children from both sites got to enjoy taking part in various Victorian games and winning prizes. Overall, a very exciting, memorable day was had by all.

: Durham Cathedral Visit – (Northern Saints/Outdoor experience)

: Durham Cathedral VIsit

: Durham Cathedral VIsit

: Durham Cathedral VIsit

: Professor Brainstorm Show KS2 – Making a spud gun using trapped air.

: Professor Brainstorm Show KS2 – Freezing a banana using liquid nitrogen

: Professor Brainstorm Show KS2 – Human Circuit

: ‘Wild Club’ Leaf Art – Butterfly

: ‘Wild Club’ Leaf Art – Squirrel

: Wild Club – Identifying wildflowers

: Wild Club – Making ‘mini beast hotels’.

: Temperature of Coffee Investigation – Drawing a line graph to show results.

: World Book Day 2017

: Story boxes

: Story boxes

: English – painting in the style of Hokusai (from the novel Kensuke’s Kingdom)

: DT – Making Viking Longboats

: DT – Making Viking Longboats

: French – ‘Bibliobook’ bus visit

: Naming parts of a daffodil

: Disecting a daffodil

Spring Term 2017

: Class 12 DT model of Chichen Itza (Mayan pyramid)

: Class 12 DT model of Chichen Itza (Mayan pyramid)

: – RSPB Schools’ Birdwatch with RSPB visitor Richard Cowan

: – RSPB Schools’ Birdwatch with RSPB visitor Richard Cowan

: – Y5 Big Buddies

: – Y5 Big Buddy Training

: Class 12 assembly – Sikhism – Bhangra dance

Autumn 2 2016

: Engineering workshop

: Singing carols at the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Shotley Bridge

: Singing carols at the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Shotley Bridge

: Science – Air resisitance investigation

: Children in Need Day

: Water resistance investigation

: RE – Sikhism Making chapattis

: RE – Sikhism Making chapattis

: Science – Friction investigation

: DT – building 3D dome structures

: Mayan clay mask making

: Maths – measuring the length of the playground

: Describing spooky settings

: Smelling story settings

: Adam Bushnell – storyteller

Look at the slideshow of photographs to see the variety of things that we have been learning about this half term.

: CLass 12

: Animal Inside Out Exhibition

: Brain Zone

: Robotic Arm

: Astronaut nappy investigation

: Year 5/6 visit Centre for Life (Science – Earth adn Space)

: Consett and District Heritage Initiative Exhibition

: Consett and District Heritage Initiative Exhibition

: Harvest Festival

: Harvest Festival

: Harvest Festival

: Cross Country

: Cross Country

: Cross Country Team

: Alien Food Sampling

: Alien Food Sampling

: Mayan Hand Art

: Mayan Hand Art

Our Learning

In our Science investigations we have been measuring the length of shadows.

In our Art lessons we have been creating clay monkeys. We have been inspired by the work of South American artist, Frida Kahlo.

Year 5 have been working with Sue and John Shaw from Shotley Bridge Village Trust to improve the school garden.

: In the school garden.

: Planting

: Measuring

: Weeding

: Filling pots with compost

: Digging

: More planting

: Digging

In Art we have been making Dream Catchers. We were inspired by the work of South American Artist, Leonora Carrington.

: Making Dream Catchers in Art

: Making Dream Catchers in Art

: Making Dream Catchers in Art

: Making Dream Catchers in Art

Athletics
The Year 5 and 6 children participated in an indoor athletics event at The Louisa Centre in Stanley. The children enjoyed running events Speed Bounce, Soft javelin, and Chest throws to name but a few. As usual, the behaviour and sportsmanship of the children was exemplary.

Bird Seed Cakes
During their Science lessons, the Year 5 and 6 children made bird seed cakes in the classroom and then hung them on the trees in the hope of attracting more birds to the school grounds.