Newspaper Research in Year 5

In Year 5 we are writing newspapers, we have visited the Hereford Hoard and interviewed a Metal Detectorist to gather information for our write up.

Mummifying Apples in Year 5

This week we have been learning all about the process of mummification. Ancient Egyptians used to ensure successful afterlife for the dead through mummification. Year 5 really enjoyed having a go at the mummification process – but don’t worry, we did it on apples instead!

Excavating ‘Poo’ in Year 5

In Year 5 we have begun our history topic. In order to find out what topic we were going to studying – we started by excavating ‘poo’!!!

Marvellous Mechanisms in Year 5

This week, in Science, Year 5 have been learning all about pulleys, levers and gears. We identified what these different mechanisms were before spotting them in everyday things around us, such as on watches, bikes and on our classroom doors. We wanted to make some new mechanisms that would make our lives a lot easier. […]

Fathers Day in Year 5

We have had loads of fun in year 5 making our Fathers Day cards. We did our own take on shirts! We think they look really good and enjoyed ourselves when making these!

Moon Craters in Year 5

Year 5 began their science topic ‘Forces’ this afternoon. We had a great time investigating gravitational pull and the impact an object’s mass has on the ‘crater’ created from the force pulling it downwards. We used different spherical objects and investigated the diameter created from each. Using flour and cocoa powder, we pretended to be […]

Coronation Street Party

We have thoroughly enjoyed celebrating the Kings Coronation, culminating in a street party in the playground. We danced away to music, played games, enjoyed cakes and devoured ice creams. To celebrate we wore red, white and blue, our crown creations and decorated the playground with bunting and our coronation artwork. ‘This has been the best […]

Coronation Art

Check out the wonderful coronation art the children have been working on this week. More coronation news to follow…

Champions!

As you may have seen, our Year 5/6 boys football team took part in the Herefordshire Schools FA Primary County Cup at Edgar Street on Wednesday. It was a truly excellent match, and after a very close first half, we scored 5 second half goals to win the game 5-0! All of the boys were […]

Edgar Street Final

In a previous post, we mentioned that our Year 5/6 football team made it to the cup final Edgar Street where they will play Riverside Primary School next Wednesday. Here are the details: Date: Wednesday 3rd May. Time: 4:00pm kick-off. The game will be 2 halves of 30 minutes, if the scores are level at the […]