Year 5's Everyday Art
In art today, Year 5 explored everyday objects to create an installation. They considered how ordinary spaces can be transformed and tried alternative solutions as they constructed their artwork.
Fantastic Year 5!
Biscuit Mountains
This afternoon, the children in Year 4 have been using squirty cream (molten rock) and biscuits (tectonic plates) to answer: 'How are Mountains formed?'
Of course, we had to eat them afterwards.
Disgusting Digestion
Children in Year 4 have been consolidating their Science learning on the digestive system.
Y6 Safety Central
Well done Year 6 - a fascinating day of learning how to stay safe in such a wide variety of ways.
Year 5's similes, personification and dialogue!
Year 5 has been producing excellent pieces of work in our latest batch of literacy sessions!
Over the course of the week, we've looked at how we can bring our writing to life by using similes, metaphors, and personification.
Finally, we looked at how using speech in our writing can bring it to…
Year 5 Maths! Multiplying and Dividing
This week, Year 5 has been delving into multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, and 1000.
We looked at the patterns of which way a number moves across the place value system depending on if we were multiplying or dividing.
For example. if we are multiplying by 100, each digit will move 2…
Our classroom door is a leaver!
In science, Year 5 has learned how the doors we have in classes are leavers.
A machine is an object with moving parts that make it easier for us to do something. So we need less force (effort) to move a mass (load).
The machine has a pivot point (where it turns) called the fulcrum.
The…
Year 5 Anti Bullying
This afternoon, Year 5 looked at the impact of bullying on those who have to deal with it. We discussed the various types of bullying and what to do if someone sees it.
We all know that we should treat others how we want to be treated
Year 3 Science - Sedimentary Dear Watson
Year 3 have been experimenting with Sedimentary rocks.
Can a rock change its mass?
It can if we add water and leave it for five minutes.
Y6 Electricity
We had lots of fun creating circuits and testing out our predictions. Our topic this half-term is "Staying Safe" - so we also discussed the dangers of electricity - this will be embedded further next week on our 'Safety Central' Workshop.
The national curriculum objectives covered:
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Y6 Maths Challenge
Well done Year 6 - Whitby High School hosted our Year 6 children this morning with a fabulous Maths workshop. Well done everybody !