Curriculum Impact Tag: KS2

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…

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…

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!

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. 

Year 5’s Visit to Safety Central

Year 5 had an exciting and educational trip to Safety Central, where they learned all about identifying potential dangers in everyday life and how to stay safe. The students explored interactive exhibits that highlighted hazards in the home, on the roads, and in…

This afternoon, Year 5 explored the world of coding where they had to program a car to move at different speeds after pressing go.

We did come across bugs which meant we had to debug it.

Well done Year 5!

In art today, Year 5 turned everyday classroom objects into pieces of installation art. 

Well done Year 5!

This afternoon, Year 5 explored the monarchs of the Tudor period in greater depth. We organised the monarchs in the order of their reigns and then researched their birth and death dates, as well as the years they held the throne as King or Queen.

This morning, Year 5 had Sarah from URENCO visit us. Sarah gave the class a separating materials workshop.

Pupils took part in various activities. Pupils were comparing different substances and seeing how they themselves could separate materials using centrifugal force.

The class thoroughly…

Today, Year 5 had an exciting Art Day that was both educational and fun! The day began with a focus on observational drawing, where students were tasked with drawing a house. Using their keen eyes and attention to detail, they captured the essence of the structures in front of them, honing their…

Children in Year 4 have been learning how to follow a recipe.  They have learnt the skills of measuring, creaming and rubbing in.

After listening to Beethoven’s fifth symphony and the James Bond theme tune, children in Year 4 explored musical motifs.  The children then used tuned instruments to play a musical motif of 6 notes.