Year 5 (Class 12) - History / Oracy - Ancient Greece

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This week in history Class 12 have used their oracy skills to discuss, ‘What influence did Ancient Greece have on the wider world?’. 

They had to answer individually using build on talk-tactics, then as a group decide on a consensus using persuasive devices.

 

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History Oracy

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Year 5 (Class 12) - English / Oracy - Play Scripts

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This week in English Class 12 have been writing their own play scripts from the title Rain Ruins the Day!

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English Oracy

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Year 5 - Computing Club - LeoCAD

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The computing club tested out LeoCAD, a free open‑source digital LEGO CAD program, exploring how it lets users build detailed virtual LEGO models using thousands of bricks that closely mimic real-life construction.

It also helped develop digital literacy, as students needed to use both hands on…

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Computing

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Year 5 (Class 12) - Computing - Micro:Bits

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This half-term Class 12 have been using micro:bits to code. 

They have coded it to display their name, pick random numbers (like a dice) and play rock, paper scissors. 

They have absolutely loved it!

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Computing

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Year 5 (Class 12) - Computing - Key Facts

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In Autumn Term Class 12 used Microsoft Word to produce tables with key facts. 

They inserted key events of their lives in order to plan an autobiography. 

The unit included inserting tables and changing fonts and size of water. 

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Computing

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Year 5 (Class 12) - Computing - HTML

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In Spring Term, Class 12 used coding to create a html page and became web designers. 

The page was linked to our history topic- The Vikings and our English genre of non chronological reports. 

Here are examples of what they produced. 

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Computing

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Year 5 - Computing Club - Blooket Excel Quiz

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In computing club, we used the online Blooket quiz website to test pupils’ knowledge of Microsoft Excel in an engaging and interactive way. 

The quiz included questions on key skills such as using formulas, creating charts, and understanding spreadsheet functions. 

Pupils answered questions…

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Computing Maths

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Year 5 (Class 12) - Art - Block Print

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Class 12 have learnt the skill of making a block print this week. 

We built on our theme of the Greek Gods, and the children were given an image of their star sign that they turned into a polystyrene block to print with. They then printed their image onto different coloured squares of paper in…

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Art

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Year 5 - Computing Club - Budgeting

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In computing club, we have been using Excel to plan and manage the budget for our end‑of‑year school party.

By creating spreadsheets, we’ve been able to organise our ideas clearly, listing expected costs such as food, decorations, and entertainment while also tracking how much money we have…

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Computing

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Year 5 - Computing Club - Microsoft Excel Calculations

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Year 5 and Year 6 pupils continued developing their Excel skills in Computing Club, focusing on formulas and calculations to work out totals. They applied these skills to a real-life task, calculating the cost of petrol for visiting different attractions across the UK, which helped them understand…

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Computing Maths

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Year 5 - Computing Club - Introduction to Microsoft Excel

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In our first week at computing club, we introduced the basics of Microsoft Excel. 

The children learned how spreadsheets are organised using rows, columns, and cells, and how these work together to store and display information. We also explored how to fill series, showing pupils how Excel can…

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Computing Maths

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Year 5 (Class 13) - Design Technology - Bridges

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Year 5 (Class 13) - Design Technology - Bridges - Video 1 | St Bartholomew's C of E Primary School

Class 13 finished off their bridges topic with a challenge! 

The children were split into two teams Boys V Girls. The rules were: The pirate ship had to sail under their bridge and it had to be…

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Design Technology

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