Blog Author: Mrs Redmayne

In Year 5, we have started a new unit in English - poetry.  We have discussed what we think poetry is and what features you might find in a poem.  We have also read, discussed and performed different poems.  Each group was given a poem to read and investigate together.  We talked about which…

Today Year 5 was taken over by marauding Vikings (and a few Anglo Saxon monks!). We had a surprisingly peaceful day though, full of Viking activities: bread making (and eating), braiding to make cords, deciphering and writing in runes and making longships. We learned a lot too- especially about…

We looked at lots of art inspired by Easter and Jesus’ death and resurrection. We then used paints or crayons to create our own artwork to represent the idea of victory at Easter. We used different techniques including sponging. We also listened to different Easter hymns and found words and…

In geography we have started learning about Europe - our home continent. Today we looked at human features of different countries including languages, currency and flags. We used the internet and fact sheets to research these for lots of different European countries. 
 

In history we have been learning about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. We have learnt all about the Anglo-Saxon gods and today we found out about how Christianity returned to Britain (Christian missionaries had first come during a Roman times). We met three important missionaries (Columbus,…

In Year 5 we have been enjoying The Highwayman, a classic poem by Alfred Noyes.  We have explored its language and written our own stories and verses based on it.  We have also been learning it off by heart.  Today we performed some of the verses together.  This is the first verse.  We hope you…

In music we have been learning about Hip Hop and particularly the song ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’. Some of us have even started watching the series from the 90s… parents may remember it too! We were amazed at how fast the words are but have been practising hard to fit them in. We hope you enjoy…

In Year 4 we have been looking at why the Romans left Britain (in about 400 AD) and what happened to their empire. We found out that the empire declined because of many reasons, such as fighting between rulers, attacks from the Barbarian tribe and the lack of money to pay the army.  We were amazed…

Today we made decimal jewellery. We cut up paper straws into tenths to make a necklace. Then we cut one tenth into ten pieces (hundredths)and used these to make a jewel for our necklace. Our final challenge was to cut a hundredth into ten pieces making thousandths. We were amazed at how tiny…

We have loved reading The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes and have written our own verses and stories based on this. Now we are getting ready to perform this poem. We have all learnt the first and last verses and are working in groups to prepare two more verses. We have looked at examples of…

We have been investigating life in Anglo-Saxon times to decide whether we would rather have lived then or nowadays. We used books, the internet and photos of artefacts to find out about food, work, leisure, clothes and homes in Anglo-Saxon Britain. Many of us liked the idea of telling stories…

To celebrate World Book Day, Year 5 and 6 got together this afternoon to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate (other drinks were available!) and a pastry.  It wasn't just about food and drink though - we each chose a favourite book to write a review of and shared these with the other children on our…