Alston Observatory
This week year 5 visited Alston Observatory. Our visit started with a talk about the key features of the planets in our solar system. We then studied some star constellations in the planetarium. Finally we saw one of the giant telescopes which is used to observe the night sky.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 6 February 2025
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
Crumbles and Sparkles!
We were very enthusiastic when exploring the Crumble software to make the sparkle flash and change colour. Excellent programming Year 5!
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 20 January 2025
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
Feast of the Epiphany
We had a great start to our new year by attending Mass for the feast of the Epiphany. We also visited church to look at the Nativity scene. We thought about the gifts which the wise men gave to Jesus and reflected on what gifts we could give eg the gift of kindness, sharing, respect, forgiveness.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 20 January 2025
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
Museum of Lancashire
To support our work in English, Year 5 visited the Museum of Lancashire. We took part in 4 activities which taught us more about ‘top secret’ work during World War 2. We would love to share the secrets with you but sadly we can’t as they are TOP SECRET!!
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 14 November 2024
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
War Poetry
Year 5 have been reading and analysing the war poem ‘Dulce et Decorum est’. We were very impressed with the art work and poems which the pupils created after studying the poem.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 14 November 2024
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
English
Last week pupils spent time researching a famous person. They created a poster about the person and included many details about their lives and successes. Pupils then shared the information with a partner or in a small group. It was great to see pupils using their speaking and listening skills so…
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 13 October 2024
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
Gymnastics
Fantastic efforts from Year 5 in gymnastics this week. Pupils were asked to work with a partner to create a balance on a piece of apparatus. Excellent work from everyone!
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 13 October 2024
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
Testing Materials
In Science this week, Year 5 have been investigating materials that dissolve in water and those that don’t dissolve. Pupils made excellent observations and developed their knowledge of solutions.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 29 September 2024
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
Fantastic photography
In Art, we are looking at photographs. We have been learning how some images can be created through composition whereas others are created through editing. This week took photographs to look like we were holding and drinking from a giant water bottle.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 23 September 2024
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
Photo Booth fun
As part of our work on digital manipulation, pupils in year 5 had a fantastic time setting up a photo booth and using various props in their photographs. Lots of laughs and learning!
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 12 September 2024
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
BAE STEM workshop
What a fantastic afternoon we had in Year 2. We welcomed some special visitors from BAE into class where we took part in a Roving Robot activity. Our focus was on teamwork. We had to work together, listen to each other and make decisions to control the speed of the robot.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 26 June 2024
Category: YEAR 2 BLOG
Mission together
The theme of our RE work last half term was 'How can we share what we have?' We were thinking about how we can spread Jesus' message of loving one another and how we might support our neighbours across the world. We found out about the work of Mission Together; the Pope's charity which supports…
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley on 13 June 2024
Category: YEAR 2 BLOG