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  • Year 5: What did you learn at Hampton Court Palace about The Tudors?

    Published 07/02/24

    On Thursday, Year 5 visited Hampton Court Place. The children had a wonderful time and learnt so much from the workshop on Tudor Jobs. It was lovely for the children to visit all the parts of the palace they had been learning about in class as well as hear more about the 'Notable Tudors' they had studied. Thank you to all the parents who gave up their time to help us on our visit.  Have a wonderful and safe half-term. 

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  • Year 5: What are some traditions of Chinese New Year?

    Published 31/01/24
    This week, we had amazing workshops on the traditions of Chinese New Year. A group of parents visited Year 5 and organised some wonderful activities, including lettering using a special calligraphy paintbrush and cutting Chinese letters out of d
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  • Year 5: What are the features of a great piece of instructional writing?

    Published 24/01/24
    This week the children have produced some amazing writing in their Star Write books. They wrote instructional texts on how to make a Vegan Bolognese. The children needed to hook the reader with an introduction, write a well-organised list of ingredie
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  • Year 5: What skills did you develop on our D&T Day?

    Published 16/01/24
    Tuesday was certainly a WOW day, when we had the whole year group making a healthy, vegan version of bolognese. The children had adapted the traditional version and had decided to use a wide variety of vegetables, including lentils as a protein
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  • Year 5: What did you find most challenging about adapting your Spag Bol recipe?

    Published 10/01/24
    The children have come back to school after the Christmas break full of beans and ready to learn! In class, we have been busy learning about where our food comes from as well as healthy eating. The children have been busy adapting a recipe for S
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  • Year 5: What facts can you recall about The Vikings?

    Published 19/12/23
    What a first term we have had in Year 5! We have had so many amazing moments. Mrs Rankin's favourite part is definitely all the amazing drama the children have produced. These dramatic battle scenes brought our Viking topic alive and he
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  • Year 5: What was the impact of the Battle of Hastings?

    Published 13/12/23
    This week the children created a piece of drama about the Battle of Stamford Bridge and The Battle of Hastings. Children got into character as Edward the Confessor, William the Duke of Normandy, Harald Hardrada and  King Harold Go
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  • Year 5: What did you achieve in Personal Best Week?

    Published 06/12/23
    The children really enjoyed their afternoon of basketball and bench ball this week. They competed in their colour teams to win the cup. It was a brilliant afternoon of personal achievements and team efforts from everyone involved! Well done Year 5.&n
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  • Year 5: What were the differences between Viking Laws and Anglo Saxon Laws?

    Published 30/11/23
    The Year 5 children loved learning about how criminals were treated in Britain during the Viking and Anglo-Saxon period this week. After learning the facts about the different judicial systems, the classes broke up into smaller groups&
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  • Year 5: Which art techniques or craft skills did you use when creating your decoration for our Christmas Hoop?

    Published 22/11/23
    Year 5 have had a busy week completing assessment booklets this week. Teachers are now busy marking these and looking at progress and attainment, as well as looking for any gaps in knowledge and understanding. A lovely creative moment in-between comp
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  • Year 5: Were the Vikings settlers or invaders?

    Published 15/11/23
    During our History lesson this week, the Year 5 children worked collaboratively and made some impressive posters on the Vikings. They looked at primary and secondary sources of information to gather evidence to support the theory that the Viking
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  • Year 5: What is the sequence of events in our Viking story?

    Published 08/11/23
    Our highlight of the week this week has to be our fantastic drama lessons on Monday. The children absolutely loved taking on roles in our re-enactment of our Viking story. The monks begged for mercy as the Vikings attacked ferociously. The child
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