Ancient Egyptian Jobs

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Year 6 have been learning about different jobs in Ancient Egypt. They researched the different roles in Egyptian society including priest, pharaohs, craftspeople and scribes. Excellent research skills year 6 - well done.

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Flying start

What a fantastic start for year 6! They have had a very busy week. Not only have they completed many learning activities, they have also been busy applying for the pupil leadership roles. Keep up the excellent work! 

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Visit to Corpus Christi

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We had a fabulous time at a taster day at Corpus Christi high school. It was a day filled with fun and learning. We started off in Science, investigating the amount of vitamin C in different fruit juices. Then we moved on to music, where we played the drums. After lunch it was time to learn a bit…

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Enchiladas

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Fantastic work in design technology today when making enchiladas. Pupils worked safely and co-operatively in their groups to chop vegetables, grate cheese and fold their tortilla wraps. Excellent work Year 5!

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Alston Observatory

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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. 

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Crumbles and Sparkles!

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We were very enthusiastic when exploring the Crumble software to make the sparkle flash and change colour. Excellent programming Year 5!

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Feast of the Epiphany

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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.

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Museum of Lancashire

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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!!  

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War Poetry

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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.

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English

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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…

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Gymnastics

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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!

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Testing Materials

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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.

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