Sublime Science

By Miss T LITHERLAND17th March 2022

To kick start science week, the whole school had a visit from Sublime Science.

All children throughout the school had the opportunity to participate in fun and interactive workshops hosted by a great scientist called Harry. He was amazing and carried out some brilliant experiments like putting a skewer through a balloon which didn’t pop!!!  He showed us how to defy gravity and swung a bucket of water around his head and it didn’t spill!

We all had such a great time and it made us want to continue learning about science! Some of us said that we would definitely be carrying out a science activity at home for our #ScienceSelfie competition!

 

 

Year 5 Sirius Science Trip

By Olivia Mead15th March 2022

Year 5 had a brilliant afternoon at Sirius Academy West testing lots of chemicals to reveal their special colours! With this knowledge, the children also discussed how fireworks are made and which chemicals are used to create their colours.

Well done to our well deserved winners: Ethan Thomson and Hamdi Dogan! #ScienceWeek

Etching – Year 5 Art

By Olivia Mead9th March 2022

This week in our Art lesson, year 5  enhanced their skills of ‘etching’.

Firstly, the children choose their preferred Celtic symbol from a previous art lesson, they then etched their design onto a polystyrene tile to create an imprint. After this, the children chose a choice of colour from the painting ink (they loved this bit!) and placed their tile in the painting ink. Using a roller to embed the colour, the children carefully removed their tile to reveal the etched Celtic symbol. Finally, their tiles were placed onto a page in art books, making their final print.

Here are some snapshots of the different stages of the lesson, showing how much fun the children in Y5MEA had!

Year 6 Sponsored Book Bounce

By Mr J SUTTON3rd March 2022

Yesterday, it was Year 6’s time on the sponsored book bounce, run by the PTA. Everyone enjoyed this time and wish it can come back again. We all loved how fun it was and all wanted another turn on there. Everyone was breathless after their turn and are grateful for the PTA bringing something as exciting as this into school for the children to enjoy.

Sincerely,

The DL Team (Digital Leaders Team)

Year 5 DT Trip To Sirius – Making Pancakes

By Miss J STAINES2nd March 2022

Today, Year 5 visited Sirius Academy and worked in one of their Design and Technology cooking rooms. We watched a demonstration from one of the Sirius teachers and then began to make our own pancakes. We mesaured out our own ingridients, whisked them together, put the batter in the frying pan and then flipped our pancakes to cook the other side. Once they were ready, we added toppings, such as chocolate sauce, blueberries, strawberries and whipped cream. They were delicious! The teachers from Sirius then chose four children, who had worked incredibly hard and made super pancakes. Well done to Grace, Hennley, Alesha and Tommie, who were the winners!

 

Y6 Electricity – Identifying electrical symbols and describing functions of electrical components

By Miss T LITHERLAND1st March 2022

In Y6 this afternoon we revisited Electricity that we learned about in Y4.

We took part in a quiz and got to grips with all the specific vocabulary – we remembered that an insulator blocks the flow of electricity and a conductor can transmit electricity.

We looked at a variety of electrical components and had a go at building circuits – we quickly remembered that the circuit needed to be continuous and could not have any breaks in it. We were able to make circuits that included bulbs, switches and buzzers!

We then matched the component to the corresponding symbol and described what its function was. We then applied our new knowledge to draw circuit diagrams using the correct symbol.

Year 5 Music – Hip Hop and Rap

By Miss J STAINES18th February 2022

This half term, Year 5 have been listening and appraising hip hop and rap music and then learning to sing the Fresh Prince of Bel Air song.

We thoroughly enjoyed learning this song, even though it was quite difficult as it is incredibly quick!

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.

The Circus

18th February 2022Olivia Mead

During our PE lessons over the past 4 weeks, the children of Y5MEA have taken part in a dance unit ‘The Circus’. Within this unit, we have focused on circus acts in the 1850s.

This week, the children worked in groups to create their own routine incorporating a ringmaster. The role of the ringmaster is to introduce the acts in a circus show and guide the audience through the experience, directing their attention to the various areas of the circus, helping to link the acts together. Whilst including a ringmaster, the children also had to become different acts of the circus, including: tightrope walker, strongman, freaks, juggler and acrobats. The children confidently performed their routines, putting their skills into practice.

Y5MEA are really enjoying their PE lessons!

We are historians!

By Olivia Mead18th February 2022

This week, Y5MEA have been historians! The children examined a range of sources of evidence linked to the Viking raids at Lindisfarne to come to conclusions about the events.

The children answered these big questions:

  • What can you conclude about what happened at Lindisfarne?
  • How reliable is each source of evidence?
  • Is it a primary or secondary source of evidence?

After examining a range of sources of evidence linked to the Viking attacks on Lindisfarne, the children created a conclusion about what they think happened during the attack.