by Mrs Armstrong | Feb 18, 2025 | History, Year 5
In our lesson on the Vikings this week, we investigated how England eventually became unified under King Cnut. We sorted the information to identify how the events of different rulers led to the establishment of England.
by Mrs Armstrong | Feb 14, 2025 | Computing, Latest News, Year 5
On Tuesday 11th February, we celebrated Safer Internet Day, focusing on the theme ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online’. The children in Year 5 took part in a quiz about scam spotting. All of the children were able to identify the...
by Mrs Armstrong | Feb 7, 2025 | Latest News, PE, Year 5
In one of our PE sessions this half term, the children in Year 5 have been developing their hockey skills. The children have worked hard to learn defensive techniques and the importance of communication when taking part in a team game. The children have enjoyed taking...
by Mrs Armstrong | Jan 20, 2025 | Events and Visits, Latest News, Science, Year 5
The children in Year 5 visited Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy to take part in a Science lesson about cells. The children created their own slides using a layer of onion and a droplet of iodine and then studied the cells found within an onion under the microscope. The...
by Mrs Armstrong | Jan 17, 2025 | English, Latest News, Year 5
In Year 5, the children have been studying the poet, Matt Goodfellow. They closely studied his use of couplets in his poem ‘The Thinking Tree’ before learning and performing another one of his poems. After looking at examples of his work, the children researched the...
by Mrs Armstrong | Jan 10, 2025 | Latest News, Maths, Year 5
The children in Year 5 have been working hard to develop their multiplication skills this week. They began by recapping short multiplication methods before moving on to using the area model to multiply a two-digit number by a two-digit number. Next, the children will...
