Year 5's visit to Chester Zoo
Our Year 5 class had an amazing day at Chester Zoo! We arrived full of excitement and couldn’t wait to explore. One of the highlights was visiting the new Heart of Africa area, where we watched the meerkats scurrying around and the giraffes towering above us. The tropical butterfly house was…
Year 5's visit from Chester Zoo
This past week, our Year 5 children took part in some fantastic workshops led by Chester Zoo!
The sessions explored different animal habitats and the threats wildlife face around the world. The children were incredibly engaged throughout — asking thoughtful questions, sharing their own…
Year 5 exploring life cycles!
In Science last week, Year 5 explored the life cycles of different animals and species. We compared how creatures like frogs, butterflies, and mammals grow and change throughout their lives.
Pupils enjoyed spotting similarities and differences between life cycles and creating colourful…
Year 5 Literacy - Annie's Journey!
Year 5 travelled back in time to follow the incredible journey of Annie Edson Taylor, the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel! ????
As part of our English learning, we created posters to show each stage of Annie’s daring adventure — from nervously preparing her barrel to…
Year 5 - DT - Building doodlers
In Design and Technology , Year 5 explored the world of electrical circuits. We built our own circuits with a motor.
The creating of the doodlers created several issues where the class had to use their problem solving skills to make sure the doodler moved across the paper
Year 5 Science - Separating Materials
Last Tuesday, Year 5 had Laurel from URENCO visit us. Martin gave the class a separating materials workshop.
Pupils took part in various activities. Pupils were comparing different substances and seeing how they themselves could separate materials using centrifugal force.
The class…
Place Value in Year 5
This week Year 5 have been hard at work developing their place value skills! Well done Year 5!
Exploring the Future: Hydrogen Power with Year 5 and 6
This morning, Year 5 and 6 had an exciting and inspiring session all about hydrogen power! We kicked off the day by learning how hydrogen can be used as a clean, green energy source, helping to reduce pollution and support a more sustainable world.
The highlight of the morning was a…
North West Air Ambulance Charity Visit
We had a fantastic visit from the North West Air Ambulance, who told us all about the amazing work they do as a charity. We were amazed to learn that they operate only three helicopters to cover the entire North West region — and they can reach Ellesmere Port from Manchester in just 10 minutes…
Year 5 Self Portraits with a twist!
Year 5 created expressive self-portraits using mixed media techniques, combining drawing, colouring, and collage to explore identity and creativity.
Ellesmere Port Market Art Winners!
Well done to Ellie and Lily, who have won the Ellesmere Port Market Art Prize! Their artwork will be on display in the market very soon.
Year 5 and the CO Crew
This morning Year 5 had a visit from the CO Crew. We learnt all about the dangers of Carbon Monoxide along with what to do in certain situations when the dangerous gas is present.
Well done Year 5! Fantastic work!