7 Mar

Year 5 Greek gods and goddesses

 

This afternoon, Year 5 explored the world of ancient Greek civilisation. Year 5 researched Greek gods and goddesses, researching their families, powers and more!

Great work Year 5!

7 Mar

Y5 World Book Day

This afternoon, Year 5 celebrated Book Character Day by dressing up as their favourite book characters. The classroom was filled with creativity, from Ask from Pokemon to Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games.

The highlight was a special guest appearance by Willy Wonka reading the class a…

4 Mar

Year 5’s Out-of-This-World Trip to Norton Priory!

Year 5 had an amazing time visiting Norton Priory’s space exhibition, where they took part in some exciting hands-on activities!

First, they put their engineering skills to the test by building lunar rovers using K’Nex—designing and creating vehicles ready for an adventure on the Moon!…

13 Feb

Year 5's Jack and Jill Pop Up Book

Year 5 have been working hard to create amazing pop-up books based on the classic nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill."  Using hinges, they brought the story to life with impressive 3D effects that wowed everyone.

13 Feb

Year 5's Literacy Work

Shout-out to Year 5 for their incredible work in literacy this half term!  They've dived deep into the world of expanded noun phrases and relative clauses, all while exploring the fascinating realm of Norse mythology. 

From crafting vivid descriptions of mythical creatures to constructing…

13 Feb

Year 5 Class Assembly

Well done to Year 5 for their fantastic assembly this morning! Year 5 got to tell the rest of the school, as well as their parents and carers, what they've been learning about this year. 

 

10 Feb

Year 5's trip to Ellesmere Port Library

Our Year 5 class had an amazing time exploring Ellesmere Port Library! We enjoyed browsing through the vast collection of books and discovering new stories and facts. A friendly member of staff gave us an informative talk, sharing that the library houses over 32,000 books! It was a fantastic…

22 Jan

Pitch Perfect: Year 5's Throwing Triumphs!

Today, Year 5 had an exciting cricket practice session focused on improving their throwing techniques. The students were full of energy and enthusiasm as they took to the field. Under the guidance of their professional cricket coach, they practised various drills designed to enhance their accuracy…

21 Jan

Year 5's Storyboard Adventure

Year 5 students created a storyboard of Arthur's quest to catch a cat's footfall, using adverbs to bring the story to life. They illustrated Arthur moving stealthily, listening intently, and waiting patiently. This fun project helped them understand how adverbs enhance storytelling while…

19 Dec

Brookside Enrichment Club

Our new Brookside Enrichment club has been a success!  

Mrs McLean and Mrs Austin provided a wide range of activities tailored around the interests of the children who took part. We are pleased that the feedback from the children is very positive. We are looking forward to welcoming a new group…

13 Dec

Year 5 Online Safety

In Year 5 this afternoon, we looked at how we should cite websites in our work.

We learned about plagiarism, sources, and bibliographies.  We learned why it's important to cite where we have got our information from and when.

Well done Year 5!

6 Dec

Does it light up?

Year 4 have been exploring electrical circuits.  All the children were given different components (wires, cells, bulbs and buzzers) and were asked to create as many different working circuits as possible.