Exploring Tourism In Mountainous Areas

By Mrs H HEBDEN17th May 2021

Y5 Geographers

We had fabulous discussions today in Geography as  we considered the effects of tourism. We started by considering the changes to our classroom environment if we were to have an extra 150 people in our room each year, which is the scaled equivalent of the population of the Alps to their volume of tourists.

We worked with our partners to sort out facts cards about tourism and we had to categorise the facts into whether they were positive effects of tourism or negative. We then had to consider whether the fact has an economical, social or environmental impact upon the area. This led to even more wonderful discussions and it really opened our eyes to the effects of tourism.

Year 5 Jigsaw – Online Gaming

By Miss J STAINES14th May 2021

This week in PSHE, Year 5 looked at online gaming and the risks involved with playing games online. We came up with a list of positives and a list of negatives to online gaming. In groups, we were then given a made up online game which he had to create some rules for in order to make the game safer.

Studying the Irish Famine in Year 6

By Miss S STAINTON13th May 2021

Year 6 have been really enjoying their new history focus surrounding the history of migration to Britain. This week, we explored the Great Irish Famine and why it was a ‘push’ factor, leading to thousands of Irish locals becoming British immigrants.

We studied how the famine impacted the lives of the Irish and studied sources of evidence which helped us make deductions and inferences about this group of migrants.

It was fascinating to learn about how so many people around the world are of Irish descent from when their ancestors emigrated out of the country.

Year 6 Artwork

By Miss S STAINTON13th May 2021

Year 6 have been studying pieces of artwork created by ‘Soraya French’, such as this painting of a shanty town:

 

Soraya French, SHANTY TOWN WOMEN | Exhibition Artwork

 

We observed how she used a ‘layering’ technique and preferred to work in a less-structured, messy style. Using acrylic paints, we then created our own paintings inspired by her works of art.

 

We weren’t afraid to use bold colours and different equipment to apply the acrylic paint, such as spatulas and card, just like Soraya does!

Evolution

By Mr J SUTTON13th May 2021

Year 6 really enjoyed looking at the different taxonomy of animals in todays lesson. They were also able to show characteristics of different classes of animals to show how they are grouped together due to the mass biodiversity that occurs on our planet.

DT Club Week 3

By Miss S JONES11th May 2021

Construction Challenge

Can you make a vehicle that can be pushed or self-driven that can hold the weight of a team member?

We had varying success but all had a lot of fun!

Using Data

By Mrs H HEBDEN10th May 2021

Y5 Geographers

Today, we researched the day’s weather in various mountainous regions around the world. We then compared the day’s weather to the average temperature, precipitation and wind speed for May in that area. We were surprised that over 30 years of data is often taken into account to calculate an average!

 

VE Day

By Miss J STAINES7th May 2021

Today, Year 5 took part in a virtual transition day activity with Sirius Academy. The children started the day with a Team call with teachers from Sirius Academy and were introduced to their task: they were to learn about World War II and VE day and plan a VE day street party. Due to studying World War II in Year 4, the children had an outstanding knowledge about World War II which blew Miss Staines and Miss Callow away! The children then spent the afternoon deciding which foods, refreshments and decorations they would like at their VE day party and who they would like to invite. They then made some fantastic bunting to hang up at their party.

Year 5 Jigsaw – Online Communities

By Miss J STAINES6th May 2021

Today, in Jigsaw, Year 5 talked about social media sights and online communities and why people decide to join them. We then looked at some fake online communities and talked about which ones we would like to join and why. Some children said they would like to join a site called #Lolfunnyvids because they like to watch and post funny videos online and some children said they would like to join #Photoswapzzz because they like to chat with their friends by sending photos. The children were then given one of the fake social media sites and worked in groups to answer the following questions: Who would join this site? Why would people choose to join this site? What are the risks of joining this online community? and What responsibilities do members of this site have to make sure it is a safe and happy place?

Year 5 Bike Challenge

By Miss J STAINES5th May 2021

Today, Sirius Academy set Year 5 the challenge of keeping an exercise bike running for as long as possible. Throughout the day, we all had a go on the bike and we managed to keep it going for over 4 and a half hours!