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!!
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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.
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Blessing of the Graves
Yesterday, Year Five went to the graves to bless them with the Bishop. We said prayers and listened to the service. We remembered all the people that died for us during the wars. We even showed some of our families graves and the bishop blessed them with us using the holy water. All of Year Five…
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Bonfire Night at school!
We had fun by the bonfire toasting our own marshmallows and making s’mores! Fab way to spend a Wednesday morning and happy faces all around!
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The Highwayman Freeze Frames
This week in English, we have been looking at the poem, The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. We have looked at vocabulary within the poem but to help us understand it more we have acted out scenes from the poem!
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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…
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Grouping Properties of Materials 5S
We’ve had such a fun couple of weeks in 5 Sacrament getting to know each other and settling back into school life!
In Science, we are learning about the properties of materials.
Last week we were grouping materials based on their properties. We did this by investigating which materials were…
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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!
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5B Tortilla Making
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This term in DT, 5 Blessed have been exploring tortillas and making decisions about what they would and wouldn’t like inside a tortilla of their making. We have researched tortillas, practised key skills such as cutting and spreading, designed their own tortilla, made them safely and finally…
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