Year 5

Topic – Vikings and  Anglo Saxons

(440 – 1066)   

Role 

I am an archaeologist

Wonder Question

If Vikings and Anglo Saxons had social media, what would they post about?

The children became archaeologists for the afternoon and excavated chess pieces and coins from rock.  Using brushes and water, the children released their treasure.  They also used brushes to find artefacts covered in soil.

Odd Socks Day saw students and staff alike stepping into the spirit of inclusion, proving that standing out is the perfect way to stand together against bullying.  Here Class 5 are reading with their buddies.

Five children from Class 5 have been participating in ‘The Great Lancashire Debate’.  They were given a brief and decided that by 2050, every house in the county should have a greenhouse.  The judges loved the children’s ideas, thus the team became the champions for Burnley.  All the other regional winners were invited to County Hall and each presentation was performed again.  Although our team did not win the overall event, they should be extremely proud of their efforts.

Class 5 children eating their Christmas Dinner.

Topic – Volcanoes and Earthquakes 

Role 

I am a Volcanologist

Wonder Question

What makes the Earth mad?

Topic Launch

To launch our ‘Volcanoes’ topic, we built a model in class and created an eruption.  We used baking soda, vinegar and red food colouring to mimic this.

Book Boxes

Every week, three ‘Reading Boxes’ are sent home – one for poetry, one for fiction and one for non-fiction.  Within them are books, colours and notepads for the children to draw / write about their books.  There is also a hot chocolate for the children to drink as they enjoy their reading.

Y5 Maths Challenge

Maisie, Theo, Teddy and Isaac represented school in a ‘Maths Challenge’ competition.  They were competing against children from other schools in the competition organised by Burnley Football Club. The children did really well and qualified for the finals which will take place later in the year.

English – Story Maps

The children have been studying the book ‘The Inventions of Hugo Cabret.  They created a story map to go alongside one of the chapters in the story.  These children re-read the chapter using their pictures. They did a fabulous job.

Topic – The Mayan Civilisation

Wonder Question

How do you think the world would be different if the Mayan Civilisation was still at its peak today?

Science – Earth and Space

Wonder Question

Is there life beyond Earth?

Role

I am an Astro Biologist

Book Boxes

Every week, three ‘Reading Boxes’ are sent home – one for poetry, one for fiction and one for non-fiction.  Within them are books, colours and notepads for the children to draw / write about their books.  There is also a hot chocolate for the children to drink as they enjoy their reading.

Bikeability

The children in Class 5 were given the opportunity to complete their ‘Bikeability’ Level 1 and 2 training. They practised their manoeuvres and signals on the playground before going onto the roads around school.

World Book Day

For World Book Day, the children were asked to create a headband at home that showed their favourite books. These are the brave children who allowed their photograph to be taken. The children also participated in a book swap where they brought a book from home and swapped it for another child’s book.

Budhist Visit

We listened to and watched the Sangha friends set up a shrine to worship Buddha. Some of the children helped to prepare the shrine, adding water to bowls as an offering to Buddha. The offerings were for: drinking, bathing, flowers, incense, light, perfume and food. The shrine also contained music as well as an image of Buddha. We tried meditation in order to train our minds, which made us feel quite peaceful as the mind can travel much more than the body can.

There were some great questions from the children too.

Daniel – Was Buddha a normal person?

Zack – Why do you wear the robes and do men wear them too?

Sophia – Why is your head shaved?

First Aid

In PSHE sessions, the children have been finding out about staying healthy and what we can do in an emergency.  We found out when it is a good idea to put people in the recovery position.  The photographs show the children practising doing this.

Easter Egg Hunt

Class 5 had great fun hunting around the school grounds looking for chocolate eggs. Each child found one and returned it to an adult so that they could be shared out at the end of the day. I hope we were able to find them all!!!

DT – Towers

The children have been measuring, cutting and attaching wood to create a tower.  Once the tower was complete, they created a circuit with a homemade switch to make an LED flash.  Some of the children will be representing our school in a STEM competition that assesses the design and stability of their towers.

Police Visitors

Year 5 had a visit from the local constabulary. Liv and Jody, who are PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers), chatted to the children about their role in the community, and the impact and consequences of committing crimes. Crimes discussed were anti-social behaviour, vandalism, shoplifting and cyber issues. The officers showed some of their uniform, answered questions and left the children with the message of making ‘good life choices’. Many thanks to Jody and Liv for sharing their insight and spending their time with us.

Science – Forces

Wonder Question

What makes objects fall to the ground?

Role

I am a design engineer.

Topic- Romans (Hadrian’s Wall) AD43-410

Wonder Question

Why do you think the Romans built Hadrian’s wall?

How might life have been different on each side?

Role

I am a Roman.