Year 5

Hamah in class 13 has built a mechanical toy at home!

Take a look, its awesome!

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Class 14 have been learning about the values we have and how they shape us as people. 

We have also looked at rules and how they are different depending on where we are at the time. 

This week class 13 had a fantastic day with Mick completing HMP Not For Me!

Watch the videos to find out more!

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In ICT club we have been learning about WordPress and how we can use it to create our own blog.

The children have chosen a topic that they want to create a blog for, have typed out their first few sentences and also learnt how to insert an image onto the blog.

Companies such as Disney and…

Today we have been ten pin bowling.

The children were fantastic and were very well behaved.

The children were awarded medals for their participation. 

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This week in science class 13 have been investigating levers, pulleys and gears. They were given a group of everyday objects that they had to classify into the 3 groups.

The children then completed a levers investigation where they moved the pivot and saw the effects of the force needed. They…

Year 5 and 6 have been working hard on their homework challenges. We have had some excellent work brought in that we are very proud of, so proud in fact that we now have a new display in our shared area to display the children's hard work.

Any work displayed will receive extra trackit…

Today we have had a great day with HMP Not For Me!

The children have learned lots about crime, making the right choices and the consequences of actions, not only for themselves, but the people around them. They got a chance to see what a real prison cell looked like as well as solving a serious…

Today class 13 have been celebrating Children In Need, they have brought a £1 donation in for wearing non-school uniform. 

We have discussed who their donations will help and designed Children In Need posters. 

After the visit from the author Daniel Ingham-Brown last week, class 13 drew their island they had written their descriptions of.

Here are a couple of fantastic examples:

Haider, Mayedah and Darasimi have achieved awards from Reading Plus- well done!

Class 13 are developing their fluency and comprehension skills during their Reading Plus sessions in school. 

As you can see from the videos the reading window encourages them to read at a certain pace, this increases/ depending on the ability of the child. 

After they have read they then…