In year 5 we have been researching and finding out all about Lent, Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. The children have been focusing on the symbols that are used and how the Christian faith celebrates this religious event. They also looked at other activities that took part on this festive day such as the Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football match that takes place in Derbyshire.
The Vulnerable, Exploited, Missing and Trafficked Team came to visit year 5 today and talked about how to stay safe in the community and online. Some very important messages were shared and the children really engaged with this.
In science today, year 5 looked at investigating different materials and seeing if they had magnetic qualities. They made sure that they conducted a fair test through keeping the magnet and variable at the same starting distance each time and they kept the magnet the same size and direction. The children were able to predict and show their results on a table.
To build on our arts award mark 2023. Year 5 have been appraising and researching the following artists: John Williams, Evelynn Glennie, Nicola Bendetti, Stevie Wonder and the classical Beethoven. The children were finding out some amazing facts about these awesome artists!
Year 5 have really enjoyed the start of their new unit in PE. They have really focused on developing their forehand and enjoyed a competitive game situation using the skills improved in their lesson.
In year 5 this week we have been investigating and observing which materials are soluble and insoluble in water. We then took the experiment further after discovering that sugar was an excellent soluble in water and then investigated if it would create a soluble solution when added into oil, cordial and washing up liquid. 
This week in music year 5 have been focusing on their singing and performing skills using the song ‘Wanna be a rockstar’. A few more weeks of practice and we will be performing it to an audience. Preview only till the big performance.
Over this half term in year 5 we have been building our Spanish vocabulary to be able to become weather presents in Spain and explain to others what the country is like in different places in Spain looking both at regions (North, South, East, West and Central) and actual Spanish places. The children loved becoming presenters and did a fantastic job!
In todays clarinet lesson the children were able to increase their note knowledge and added the note Fsharp to their repertoire. They were able to use this note to practice and play the song Long note song.
In lesson today, year 5’s really delved into the question what do I believe in? They came up with some amazing answers including self belief, believing in peace and hope along with kindness and understanding. They were able to compare their beliefs with people who have faith and what they believe, and were able to see lots of similarities between peoples faith and their own worldviews.