Class 5 Blog

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  • 06
    Feb

    History - Innovation and achievements

    Posted by Mrs J Clarke
    In history today, we have been learning about the innovations, inventions and achievements of the ancient Maya civilisation. We have learned lots of new things, including how they gathered food, collected water and made clothes.
  • 02
    Feb

    Science - experiment

    Posted by Mrs J Clarke
    In science today we carried out our science experiment. We were investigating which material is the best thermal insulator. We used hot water and 3 different materials and checked which container maintained its temperature for the longest.
  • 23
    Jan

    History - Artefacts

    Posted by Mrs J Clarke
    In history today, we looked at a range of artefacts from the ancient Maya Civilisation. We asked questions about the materials they were made out of and how this helped us to understand what type of people within their societies might have owned this.
  • 21
    Jan

    PSHE - Jobs

    Posted by Mrs J Clarke
    In PSHE today, we investigated different careers and salaries. We started our lesson by playing 'job charades'. I was very impressed with year 5's acting skills.
  • 15
    Jan

    PE - Gymnastics

    Posted by Mrs J Clarke
    Today in gymnastics we have applied some of the skills learned last week and sequenced these into a routine with a partner. We have attempted to include hand apparatus to enhance our routine.
  • 13
    Jan

    Wonderdome

    Posted by Mrs J Clarke
    Thank you to the BFG for arranging the Wonderdome visit today. It was a great opportunity for year 5 to see the planets and solar system and learn more about our universe.
  • 12
    Jan

    Computing - MicroBits

    Posted by Mrs J Clarke
    Today in computing we have started to use MicroBits to help us understand input and output. We will be using these to help us predict and run our code.
  • 09
    Jan

    English - Newspaper report

    Posted by Mrs J Clarke
    To support our understanding of the tone used in newspaper reports, we have been practising performing these. Experimenting with the tone of voice we use and how quotes and speech can add to overall article.
  • 08
    Jan

    PE - Gymnastics

    Posted by Mrs J Clarke
    Today in PE we started our new gymnastics topic. We have practised using our core to help our balance and worked on supporting our partner and providing helpful feedback to improve form.
  • 08
    Jan

    MOT- Rounding

    Posted by Mrs J Clarke
    In MOT today, we attempted to apply our knowledge of rounding to a problem based game.