Leavers' Songs!

Use the audio files below to help you practise the Leavers' songs ready for our assembly.

Malvern Residential 2024

Wow, what an amazing Year 5 Residential to Boundless Outdoors in Malvern! The children enjoyed a huge variety of activities during the day, including crate stacking, zip wire, bushcraft, archery and king swing. They also loved the evening activities of a walk up the Malvern Hills and the punch trail, where they really had to put their orienteering and mapping skills to the test! Their independence, problem solving, team building and friendship skills improved brilliantly over the 3 days, well done Year 5! Click the link below to see some photos! 

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Maths

In some of our Maths lessons this term, we have been using concrete resources to help our understanding of new concepts. We made arrays using counters which helped us to identify square numbers. We used cubes to help our understanding of volume - we had to use 7 cubes to make a 3D shape. We then compared our shapes and discovered they were all different. We realised that although they were different shapes, they all had a volume of 7cm3 because they were all made out of 7 cubes. We also put our knowledge of symmetry into practise when we searched around our school grounds for symmetrical objects.

French - Je suis le musicien

In our first French lesson this term, we watched the Animation to begin learning how to talk about musical instruments and our musical tastes in French. We then looked at the flashcards to help us with our pronunciation of the names of music genres and musical instruments. We also learnt how to say whether we liked particular styles of music and whether we played any musical instruments. We finished the lesson by completing an activity where we had to match people’s opinions on the music genres with the relevant pictures.

Library Session

In our library session this week, we found some books by our author of the term, Tom Percival. We enjoyed sharing these together, as well as finding some Geography books about mapping to link to our new topic Walking through Worcestershire.

Geography - Walking Through Worcestershire

To start our new topic ‘Walking Through Worcestershire’, we had the chance to explore the many tools available on Google Maps, including how to change between ‘map view’, ‘satellite view’ and ‘street view’. We discussed different methods for locating given places on a map, including using the search bar and navigating using familiar landmarks and place names. We then recapped the difference between human and physical geography and used hoops to create a Venn diagram where we sorted photographs from around Evesham.

Maths

In our maths lessons this term, we have been recognising 3D shapes from 2D representations, including nets, and have learnt about regular and irregular polygons. We have used physical shapes to help us identify properties, including faces, vertices and edges.

Take a look at some photos below!

Writing

This term, we have LOVED linking our writing to our history topic. We have written all about Henry VIII, diary entries from the perspective of Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn and written a story about a Tudor stowaway on a ship. 

Ella in 5SL has been so inspired that she has gone home and written her own story about Tib, a Tudor stowaway, on one of Sir Francis Drake's voyages. Well done, Ella! 

Take a look at some more examples of our writing! 

Our Trip to Evesham Abbey Ruins
In our history lesson today, we visited the ruins of Evesham Abbey with a tour guide, Mrs Spencer. We started off our trip inside St Lawrence’s Church, learning all about how Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and established the Church of England. Most importantly, we then discussed the consequence of Henry VIII’s actions and the impact that the destruction of the Abbey had on Evesham town. We also learnt that when Henry VIII’s soldiers burst through the Abbey doors, one of the monks started writing down the events of the evening in the margin of his Bible. This primary source teaches us about the horrors of that night. Finally, we went outside and saw the remains of the Abbey. We tried to imagine how big it really would have been in the past, standing 3 times taller than the current Bell Tower!

Check out some photos from our trip below.

DT

In DT this term, we are designing and making a lunar rover. We have researched and discussed the features that make lunar rovers fit for purpose. We have also spent time practising our woodwork skills which will help inform our own design. 

Check out the photos from our lessons below!

Science

In Science this term, we are learning all about forces. We have focused on gravity and used Newton metres to investigate the force of gravity on a variety of classroom objects.  We have also learnt all about friction and designed a new brake pad for a company making trikes for younger children.

Have a look at some photos below!

Art

In Art this term, we are studying the work of Hans Holbein. He was a portrait artist in Tudor times, famous for painting important people in the royal courts, including Henry VIII.

Take a look at some of our incredible work so far!