Year 5 Sports Leaders

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Well done to Year 5 who helped Year 1 on their circuit session in PE today. 

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Evening at Ellesmere Port Civic Hall

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Well done to the Year 3 pupils and friends who performed so fantastically at the Civic Hall as the new Mayor Of Ellesmere Port took office.  We were very honoured to be present at the ceremony as our Chair of Governors, Councillor Donovan, was sworn in as the new Mayor.  You were all fantastic in…

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Year 5 and The Great Angle Hunt

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This morning, Year 5 had an exciting lesson in Maths! The class were tasked with finding angles on their tables covered in tape. 

Year 5 had to find the angle and label whether it was acute, right, a straight line obtuse, or reflex.

The children really enjoyed finding the angles (and drawing…

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Year 5 Making a Bolognese sauce

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Today, Year 5 created their own Bolognese sauce as part of our D&T lessons. Well done Year 5!

 

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Year 5's Art Day

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Year 5 had an amazing art day where they engaged in a variety of creative activities. From sketching a house to exploring architecture created by Zaha Hadid and Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

To start off the day, the students sketched a house. This exercise allowed them to practice their drawing…

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Year 5's day at Chester Zoo

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On Friday, Year 5 had a fantastic day at Chester Zoo!

Children got to explore plenty of exhibits as we went through the zoo. We caught glimpses of resting snow leopards and we observed young giraffes with their mothers. Earlier on in the day, we could hear the bellows of a lion echo through the…

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Year 5 Online Safety

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This half term, Year 5 have worked together to create their own stories about how to stay safe online.

They've pulled together from class discussions, real-world situations and previous safety lessons to help plan fantastic stories.

Well done Year 5!

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Year 5's Chester Zoo Workshop

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Year 5 students had a unique opportunity to learn about UK native animals through an engaging workshop at school conducted by Ashley from Chester Zoo. This educational visit is part of Chester Zoo's outreach initiatives, which aim to inspire and educate young minds about wildlife conservation and…

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Year 5 and Chrome's Music Maker

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Year 5 students have embarked on a creative journey with Chrome Music Maker, a free online tool for music creation.

They’ve learned about musical loops, a short piece of music that repeats indefinitely, and used a variety of instruments to create their own. The project encouraged collaboration,…

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Using Google Earth to explore a timelapse

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Year 5 students recently embarked on a digital expedition with Google Earth’s Timelapse feature to witness the profound effects of climate change. This powerful tool allowed them to see the Earth’s surface changes over time, revealing the stark reality of environmental transformations. From the…

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Year 5's Body Percussion

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Year 5 explored the concept of looping in music through the engaging medium of body percussion. They learned to create sounds using their hands, feet, and bodies and then looped these sounds to form rhythmic patterns.

By layering these loops in groups, they composed intricate musical pieces.…

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Fly Me To The Moon

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The Earth-Moon Distance

The first stop on their cosmic journey was understanding the distance between the Earth and the Moon. The children learned that this distance is approximately 385,000 kilometres

 

The Height of the ISS

Next, the children turned their attention to the…

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