Examining sources of evidence – What happened at Lindisfarne?

By Miss J STAINES18th February 2022

Over our past couple of history lessons, Year 5 have been examining both primary and secondary and both written and pictorial sources of evidence to come to conclusions about what happened when the Vikings raided Lindisfarne. We inferred that the Vikings travelled to Lindisfarne by boat, set fire to the church on Lindisfarne, stole valuable items from the church, attacked and killed the priests and monks and even took people as slaves. While examining the sources, we also questioned the reliability of the sources, discussing whether any of the sources were fully reliable or not and why.

We then used our inferences and our discussion to answer this question: “What can you conclude about what happened at Lindisfarne?” Here are some of our outstanding responses.

Children’s Mental Health Week

By Miss J STAINES10th February 2022

As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, Year 5 have being discussing how they have grown emotionally. We talked about how we have grown in confidence, new things that we have tried recently, fears we used to have but have now overcome and things we have achieved. We then created a growing together wall, where we recorded everything we discussed.

Safer Internet Day

By Miss J STAINES10th February 2022

As part of Safer Internet Day, Year 5 have been discussing what they should do when placed in certain situations online. We talked about telling a trusted adult if something online upsets or worries you and not sharing our personal details online.

Comparing Fractions

By Miss J STAINES3rd February 2022

In Maths, Year 5 have been learning how to use common numerators and fraction bars to compare fractions with different denominators.

  

Following this, Year 5 then compared fractions and mixed numbers, by finding the lowest common denominators.

Exploring Gears in Year 5

By Miss J STAINES27th January 2022

In Science, Year 5 have have been exploring different types of mechanisms including gears.

Gears work when the teeth of one gear mesh with another.

When you mesh, two gears, the driver gear makes the follower gear turn in the opposite direction.

If you use a small gear to drive a large gear, the large one will turn slower.

If you use a large gear to drive a small gear, the small one will turn faster. Less effort is needed to make the wheel turn lots of time.

An idler gear can be placed in between a driver gear and a follower gear to make a driver gear and a follower gear turn in the same direction.

Where did the Anglo Saxons and Vikings come from?

By Miss J STAINES24th January 2022

In Year 5 have been discovering where the Anglo Saxons and Vikings came from, why they came to Britain and whereabouts in Britain they settled.

We started our lesson by using Digimaps, atlases and globes to recap the names and locations of the continents and the oceans and to locate countries that we had previously studied in history and geography.

We focused on the Angles, Saxons and Jutes (the three tribes that are commonly referred to as the Anglo Saxons) and discovered that they came from Denmark, The Netherlands and Germany. Using our maps, we located these countries. We then looked at the three main reasons why the Anglo Saxons came to Britain and where they settled. The Angles settled in East Anglia, the Jutes in Kent and the Saxons in Wessex, Sussex, Essex and Middlesex.

Finally, we looked at the Vikings and learned that they came from an area called Scandinavia – which includes the countries Norways, Sweden and Denmark. We located these countries using our maps and atlases and then looked at the reasons why the Vikings came to Britain, such as the land in Britain was more fertile for farming and Scandinavia was becoming overcrowded.

Spreadsheets

By Miss J STAINES20th January 2022

Year 5 have started their new computing unit on spreadsheets.

We have been using formulas in spreadsheets to convert measurements of length and distance.

Year 5 D&T – Make

By Miss J STAINES15th December 2021

Today, Year 5 used their designs and what they had learned in the focused practical task to make their own pair of sandals. They had to cut out their straps and attach them to the soles of their sandals. They then added embellishments, such as sequins, beads and buttons, to decorate their sandals.

 

Year 5 Theatre Trip

By Miss J STAINES7th December 2021

This afternoon, Year 5 travelled to Hull Truck Theatre to see The Railway Children. We had a brilliant time and thoroughly enjoyed the performance!

  

Year 5 Recorders

By Miss J STAINES3rd December 2021

For the past few weeks, Year 5 have been learning to play the recorder. We have learned to play notes, such as B, A, G and E, and learned to play different songs using all the notes we have learned. We have really enjoyed learning this instrument!