Summer 2018
Year 5 Leadership Programme delivered by Education Enterprise involved exploring the qualities of being a good Sports Leader. The children designed playtime games and adapted them to suit a range of ages.. This work culminated in a Tear 1 and Year 2 multi-skills event where the Year 5 pupils led a range of activities . The event was very successful and has prepared the children well for future leadership roles.
The 3 P’s project was an Arts based series of workshops that explored the theme ‘Same but Different’. Year 5 initially visited the 3 P’s sculptures at Hamsterley Forest on 25th may. The 4 large ‘jack-like’ sculptures had been installed in three different locations across the North East. Each affecting the way that they are viewed – the same but different! Following on from our visit to Hamsterley Forest, Year 5 took part in 4 in-school workshops; art, dance, drama and music. Each time we used the miniature 3 P’s example to inspire us individual and collaborative pieces. It was a fantastic opportunity to combine the arts through this project and it was thoroughly enjoyed by the whole class.
25th June was ‘Curriculum Week’ where Year 5 pupils visited local secondary schools to take part in a range of activities and lessons. This gives them a flavour of what they will be experiencing in Secondary School and helps the children with decision making for when they themselves will move school in Sept 2019!
After enjoying a year-long, weekly music session with Miss Hughes, Year 5 children performed to parents and the rest of the school. They were able to showcase the talents that they have perfected on various instruments and vocal techniques. Their knowledge of both recorder and percussion instruments have developed beyond expectations! We hope that they have been inspired to continue their love of music.
Spring 2018
Our second Learning Challenge of the year will focus on the Anglo-Saxons. This activity is linked to our local area (having one of the oldest Saxon churches, in Britain, in the village). We will remind ourselves of the terms ‘settlement’ and ‘invasion’ and discuss the names and places created by this civilisation. Religion will play an integral part of our topic and the children will be given the chance to understand the mystery surrounding Sutton Hoo and its Pagan links. We will also look at the story of Beowulf and focus on the myth/ legend.
Autumn 2017
As historians, we will be exploring and researching to find out who the Mayans were and what have we learnt from them. We will be giving the children opportunities to discuss and predict ideas from images linked to our learning challenge. We will look for evidence of advanced technology and focus on pyramids and what we can learn from them. The children will also get the chance to make and taste some Mayan drinking chocolate.
As scientists, we will get the children thinking about ‘What is our place in the universe?’ We will look at Earth and Space and how Earth is relative to the Sun. We will also discuss the Earth’s rotation and how it impacts on the seasons throughout the year. This topic will be linked to Art and Design where the children will produce paintings using techniques unique to Hundertwasser and create images of the planets in our solar system.
Exploring Empathy
Today we continued to read Friend or Foe written by Michael Morpurgo. We wanted to understand what it must have been like for children to be evacuated from their homes during World War 2. Therefore, we went into role play and imagined the feelings and thoughts of the children as well as their parents.
