Year 5

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…

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 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…

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

This week Year 5 have been hard at work developing their place value skills! Well done Year 5!

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…

Year 5 created expressive self-portraits using mixed media techniques, combining drawing, colouring, and collage to explore identity and creativity.

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!

Our Year 5 scientists have been exploring a fascinating aspect of human development in their recent lessons: how our bodies change as we grow older! This week, they put their own vision to the test. Armed with eye charts, they carefully measured how their eyesight performed at different distances.…

Our Year 5 class had an incredibly active history lesson this week as they delved into the world of the Maya civilisation! To truly understand the culture, they tried their hand at Pok-a-Tok, the ancient Mesoamerican ballgame. While perhaps not quite as high-stakes as the original, the children…

Year 5 had great fun using protractors to measure angles on their tables. They worked carefully to identify and measure a variety of angles all around them.

Well done Year 5!

On an exciting trip to Chester Zoo, Year 5 pupils embarked on an engaging orienteering course. We just so happened to meet one of the dads, who works at the zoo, and he gave us some great guidance! Armed with maps and compasses, the pupils navigated their way through the zoo's diverse habitats,…