Computing
Year 3 Scratch – Musical instruments
This half term, we have been using Scratch to create music. The children have programmed a range of sprites to make the musical instruments play. Here are just a few examples. Well done Year 3
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Year 5 Diet Coke and Mentos Science Experiment 🔬🧪
Today year 5 have been exploring chemical reactions between Mentos and Diet Coke. Firstly, we took the lid off the Diet Coke. Then, we carefully poured the Mentos into the funnel, which we made and placed that into the top of the bottle. Then we watched the fun happen! A Read more…
Mathematics
Year 5 maths ➕➖✖➗
This morning, year 5 have been playing maths games to finish off the successful term that we have had. After playing the different games with their partners, they then went onto design their own maths game. Children included multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, prime numbers, squared, cubed, fractions and decimals. Take Read more…
History
Year 5. Ancient Egyptians
This week, year 5 have been studying the mummification process and the Ancient Gods and Goddesses from the Ancient Egyptian times. Firstly, they focused on the different Gods and Goddesses, especially looking at Anubis, God of mummification. Then we took part in role play… mummification!! After that, we completed a Read more…
Art & Design
The Wonders of Darnhill: wonder of community flag making workshop 🎨🖼
Today, all of year 5 children took part in a workshop with the artists Fi and Jo from Cartwheel Arts preparing a flag bunting to be exhibited in Darnhill. Children included their trio of words that was printed out in different fonts and cut into strips. The words the children Read more…
Art & Design
Year 5 Ancient Egyptian Cartouches 🎨🖌🙂
In art, year 5 have designed and created their very own Ancient Egyptian cartouche. To start with, they learnt their name in hieroglyphics and designed them onto their planning page in preparation for their cartouche. Then the children kneaded a piece of clay until it was soft and easy to Read more…
Art & Design
Year 5 Egyptian art work on papyrus paper 📜✍
Last week in art, children have drawn and produced some fantastic pieces of work. They studied different Egyptian pictures and chose their favourite to draw on real papyrus paper. Take a look at their excellent art work below
Science
Year 5. Properties and changes of materials 🧪🔭
On Friday, year 5 took part in their first experiment linking to our topic ‘Properties and Changes of Materials.’ First of all, the children looked at and discussed the differences between solids, liquids and gases. Then our objective was to know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form Read more…
Science
Year 5 – Earth and Space Experiment
Today, in year 5 we have been investigating the time it takes for planets to orbit the Sun. The children have been exploring patterns in the time it takes for planets at different distances to orbit the Sun. We used a ball and string model, a stopwatch and a ruler Read more…
Whole School
Year 5 – Back Together Again!
Today, year 5 children enjoyed their first day back in school. To start the day we took part in a HIIT session with Miss Hayward. 💪🏻 Followed by this, we completed some mindfulness activities and then onto maths. ✖➗ After play, we started reading our new class novel ‘Cosmic it’s Read more…