Yesterday, in DT (Design and Technology) we took part in the making of some 'Titanic' meals: a third class rice soup (broth) and a first class trifle. We used our skills to peel and chop vegetables, whisk the cream and boil the rice. As well as learning about how to...

We are so proud of all the hard work and skills Year 5 have shown today. They shared monologues, participated in a debate and explained all of their wonderful work from this term. Thank you to parents for providing such appropriate clothes and accessories.

Yesterday, Denim and Sapphire had a lovely day visiting Safeside at the West Midlands Fire Station. We had an important but fun-filled day, learning all about safety in different scenarios: on a bus, on a train, in an alleyway, in the car, by a canal, on ice, in the...

For NSPCC numbers day, Y5 based their activities on Grandma's shopping basket but instead of the supermarket, we shopped around the world. The children drew a world map and researched items and currency from different countries. They then wrote a maths problem to be...

Last week, we had a visit from an archaeologist and a Viking. In the morning, we learnt all about the Vikings (information we had already learnt about and some that we didn't know): what they ate, how they spoke, what they wore, how they travelled to England and why...

Last week we researched and made posters about Walter Tull, to celebrate Black History Month. We found out lots of interesting facts: he was a soldier, a footballer (he played for Tottenham Hotspur), he grew up in an orphanage and lots more. Have a look at the link...

This morning, year 5 walked to Christ Church as part of our RE lessons. We learnt about different Christian artefacts and parts of the church, such as a lectern, a font, a pulpit an altar, pews and the cross. We looked at the holy bible and different hymns. The...

We have been talking about e-safety and recapping the SMART rules. Here are some of our posters to remind us what each letter represents. S - safe M - meeting A -accepting R - reliable T - tell   We know how to keep ourselves safe online and what we can if we...

We have been reading the Barnabus project in year 5.  The children have been involved in discussions and debates about what acceptance, freedom, tolerance and failure mean to them. Here are some of their responses. We also made links to our British Values and why...

Last week, Year 5 went over to Perryfields Academy for their Flight week. This is to show how Year 5 will soon be 'flying' to Highschool. We learnt about lots of birds of prey and had the opportunity to make paper aeroplanes in mathematics and understand they link to...

This week is Sports Week are we are taking part in many sports and Olympic Themed subjects. In Art, we were given a continent and an artist from that Continent. Yesterday, we looked at Pablo Picasso, Europe: learning about his background, childhood, cubism and line...

Yesterday, Year 5 dissected some plants to use our scientific skills of observing closely and asking questions effectively. We then planted our basil and chive seeds and hopefully as they grow in class, at the end of term we can take them home!  

A few weeks ago, Denim and Sapphire put their DT skills into action: sawing, hot glue gun and measuring to create some bridges. We had a lot of fun, however the sawing was very hard!