David Bowie in Year 5

This week has been ‘Music Week’ at Lord Scudamore, with particular focus on movies in the 80s. In Year 5 we have had a fantastic week celebrating movies and creating our own trailers by composing the music ourselves. We had a showcase where children could perform to their peers using their own musical instruments and […]

Sundials in Year 5

In Science we have been learning about Space! During the last two weeks, we have looked at the movement of the sun and how this can be useful to us. We made our very own sundials and then placed them on the playground and looked at how the shadow changed throughout the day and what […]

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Today we have celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in style! We have had ice creams, worn red, white and blue, participated in Jubilee activities and spent time playing outside together as a whole school. Some children made magnificent Jubilee crowns at home and paraded them for us all to see. After much deliberation, a pair […]

Sewing the Greek Alphabet in Year 5

As part of our topic on the Ancient Greeks we took some time looking at the Greek alphabet. We then designed our own bunting in which we took one letter each from the alphabet and cut some material to create a flag. We drew and cut the shape of the letters and then we tried […]

Greek Gods and Goddesses in Year 5

As part of our topic of Ancient Greece, we have been looking in detail at the different Greek Gods and Goddesses. We became researchers and found out as much information as possible, and then created a fact file to present our findings. Here are some examples:

Plantasia in Year 5

As part of our Rainforest topic, Year 5 went to visit a place in Swansea called Plantasia. This involved stepping in to a makeshift rainforest and being able to feel what it would be like to actually be in one. The children (and adults) also got to see and hold some rainforest animals, which was […]

PE in Year 5

This week Year 5 had a bit of a different PE lesson. All classes were mixed and in small groups, the children worked together to create their own small PE game or activity that they could demonstrate to their peers. Surprisingly, we were interrupted by a flurry of SNOW!

Western Power Distribution

Today Years 4,5 and 6 has a very interesting and informative visit from Honey from Western Power Distribution. She taught the children all about electricity, including the dangers surrounding electricity and what you can do if you spot something outside that might be an electrical hazard. We all had a go at spotting different hazards […]

Ukraine Day

On Wednesday 23rd March, we had a day dedicated to raising money to go towards tackling the crisis in Ukraine. We wore yellow and blue colours to show our support of Ukraine, talked about what is going on and how we can help, and lots of children brought in generous donations. As a school, we […]

Displays in Year 5

Over the last week or so Year 5 have been really busy creating fantastic artwork to display around our school. During science week, we looked closely at water pollution and what it means for the ocean and all things in the ocean. We were quite upset about what we found out, and we created some […]