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.
Key Stage 2 Sports Day!
We had a fantastic KS2 Sports Day filled with energy, fun, and brilliant sportsmanship from all our pupils. The sun shone down as children competed in a variety of events, showing off their skills and cheering each other on.
We’re proud to announce the special awards for each team this…
Year 5's Eye tests
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.…
Year 5 try Pok-a-tok!
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…