Welcome to 5A:
Your teachers are Mr Atkinson and Mrs Smith.
Recently, Year 5 enjoyed a sunny walk up to the University of Cumbria’s Lancaster campus, where exciting things were happening in honour of Flood Awareness Day! Both classes enjoyed a picnic lunch in the beautiful grounds of the University, and explored several incredible learning zones. The childre…
Read MoreDuring Art Week, Year 5 have been continuing their learning about the damage which plastic pollution is having on marine life in the oceans of the World. Inspired by Tony Cragg, Year 5 have made large-scale sculptures using recycled materials (generous collected and cleaned with the help of Ryelands…
Read MoreThis term is going to be a busy one but one which the children won’t forget. We have Art Week where our sculpture will be closely aligned to last term’s learning about plastic pollution. The second week is Residential week and from their the children’s learning will be focusing on life in Britain af…
Read MoreIn year 5, we have been studying the life cycles of living things- from humans, to other animals and also plants! We studied the anatomy of plants, and how plants grow flowers to help them to reproduce and continue their species. After reading up about the different parts, the pupils got stuck in tr…
Read MoreMarch was an extremely exciting time in school. Not only was Spring starting, but we planted our own woodland! Here are some photos to show our children planting. There was a great feeling of pride and excitement from the children once their class had planted. We hope to keep everyone updated on the…
Read MoreFinn the black fire-eyed demon with sharp claws was unique. He lived in the Pits of Hell, not a human, from Hobbit World. He was an evil genius because he made traps such as electric trip wires and small wargs that look like dogs. Unusually, he was a shape shifter but he did not use it wisely. Finn…
Read MoreOur last topic was biomes- we studied our diverse and amazing planet. Highlights of this included designing our own animals which are specifically designed to survive and THRIVE in their biome. Stay tuned for updates about our upcoming castle performance with the Dukes (second time lucky- fingers cr…
Read MoreClick here to view our School Council Newspaper article in the Lancaster Guardian Before tree planting of our woodland began, members of School Council represented our school for a great article in the Lancaster Guardian. A photographer came to meet with us and we were able to tell him all about our…
Read MoreWe have already had film night, and now Hobbiton has come to the classroom and corridors. Look out for some fantastic Hobbit inspired writing to be published over the course of this term.
Read MoreAs well as learning a little Italian and tasting some traditional gnocchi 5A produced this wonderful piece of art. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
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