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  • 04/10/23

    Maze 100: working systematically in Maths.

    Year 5 have been applying their mental calculation methods whilst working systematically to find a route through the maze to make the target number of 100. They had to adjust the routes they made to make the total higher or lower depending on how far away from 100 they were. It was a tricky task but...
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  • 29/09/23

    RE: The River Ganges

    As part of our RE investigation today, we have been researching the River Ganges. We have been finding out where it is, why it is important to Hindus and what happens when people visit it.
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  • 27/09/23

    Recycle Week 2023

    Year 5 spent time this week planning and filming short videos to promote recycling and to remind their grown ups at home to reuse and recycle! They reminded them of items that can be recycled but are commonly missed in the home like shampoo and hand wash bottles.
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  • 25/09/23

    Summer Reading Challenge celebration!

    Year 5 made a trip to Gateshead Central Library this morning to celebrate taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge. We were even lucky enough to meet the Mayor of Gateshead! Not only that, we had a talk from children’s author James Harris who gave us each a signed copy of one of his books...
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  • 22/09/23

    Jeans for Genes : DNA code crackers!

    Year 5 have been using a code cracker wheel to decode sequences of DNA into protein sequences. They then matched these sequences to the protein cards to find out what these proteins do.
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  • 08/09/23

    Noun Detectives!

    This week Year 5 have been reviewing nouns. They have been identifying and using proper , common, abstract, collective and partitive nouns. Today we have been reviewing all of these different nouns. One of the tasks today was to identify as many of these different nouns as possible in a picture t...
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  • 08/09/23

    Year 5 : Tag rugby

    This week Year 5 began learning some of the skills required to play tag rugby. These included attacking and defending techniques as well as working well as a team to score when playing short matches.
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  • 06/09/23

    What can we find out about Henry VII from his portraits?

    This afternoon we have been answering this enquiry question by studying different portraits of Henry VIII. We held an identity parade and decided who we thought the real Henry was only to find out they were all portraits of Henry VII!  
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  • 14/07/23

    Year 5 sports day

    Year 5 had a fantastic day participating in our annual sports day. They showed tremendous effort and amazing sportsmanship while having lots of fun!
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  • 10/07/23

    York trip to DIG and The Jorvik centre

    Year 5 have had a great day furthering their knowledge of the Vikings. First a visit to DIG  to find out about Viking battle tactics where the some of the children actually became Vikings!
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  • 28/06/23

    Orienteering in Year 5

    This morning Year 5 had a taster session in orienteering where they were taught some orienteering skills. They had to use maps of the school playgrounds to plan their route in order to locate different points. They had to ensure they orientated their maps correctly when moving between yards.
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  • 21/06/23

    Why did Henry VIII break from Rome? Love or religion?

    Year 5 have had a very busy afternoon learning all about Henry VIII and why he broke away from the Catholic Church. We created a living graph of events that occurred in Catherine of Aragon’s life and found out that her life was pretty miserable!
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