Year 5: Blog items
Water resistance, by Miss Wallis
Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 12:44pm
Year 5 were taught by Mr Drayton from Stretford Grammar. We learnt about water resistance and investigated which shape is the best against water resistance.
Year 5 Freddie Fit, by Miss Wallis
Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 12:38pm
Year 5 really enjoyed their session with Freddie Fit yesterday. We completed a hula hoop challenge and did circuit training!
Tatton Park trip, by Miss Wallis
Date: 24th Feb 2023 @ 3:54pm
Year 5 had a fantastic time at Tatton Park learning more about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. We learnt how to braid, create a shield wall and how to create flour from wheat.
Year 5 - Bollywood dancing, by Miss Rice
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 11:32am
Year 5 took part in a very exciting bollywood dancing workshop! It was great fun and a fantastic form of exercise!
Year 5 - Playing clarinets, by Miss Rice
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 11:28am
Year 5 Design and Technology flagpoles, by Miss Rice
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 11:25am
Year 5 got to use the saws and glue guns to create some world cup flagpoles. They worked in their team point groups.
Y5 Trip to the library, by Miss Rice
Date: 22nd Nov 2022 @ 12:47pm
On Monday 21st November, Year 5 took a trip to our local library. We loved seeing all the books on offer and exploring different authors. We even went on a scavenger hunt, searching for popular junior book covers that had been hidden just for us!
Y5 Trip to IMAX and Manchester Art Gallery, by Miss Rice
Date: 22nd Nov 2022 @ 12:44pm
Year 5 enjoyed a fun-filled day in Manchester City Centre on Friday 18th November.
Children travelled using the Metrolink and arrived at the Printworks IMAX cinema to watch a film based on our previous science topic all about space. It was called 'Asteroid hunters'. It was very interesting and they learnt a lot! The cinema screen was huge and it felt very immersive!
We then visited Manchester Art Gallery. We had a look around the gallery and picked our favourite pieces of Art. Members of staff shared with us lots of interesting information about the individual pieces.
We then came back to school and did some work all about our day out!
Year 5 Anglo-Saxon Assembly, by Miss Wallis
Date: 2nd Nov 2022 @ 12:54pm
Year 5 loved performing their Anglo-Saxon assembly to 3J and then to parents. They loved sharing all their knowledge they have learnt.
Freddy Fit, by Miss Wallis
Date: 13th Oct 2022 @ 5:06pm
Year 5 enjoyed their session with Freddy Fit. They did free-style hula hooping and limbo!
Science models, by Miss Wallis
Date: 12th Oct 2022 @ 4:59pm
Year 5 created a model to show how the Earth rotates and orbits around the Sun. The model also shows how the Moon orbits the Earth.
St Matthew's Visit, by Miss Wallis
Date: 12th Oct 2022 @ 4:57pm
Year 5 visited St Matthew's Church to learn more about why Christians believe in God.
Poet workshop, by Miss Wallis
Date: 12th Oct 2022 @ 4:56pm
Year 5 attended an online poet workshop. We wrote a poem about our favourite animal using similes and metaphors!
Staffordshire Hoard artefacts, by Miss Wallis
Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 4:12pm
Year 5 really enjoyed looking at Staffordshire Hoard artefacts. They looked at how the artefacts can tell us about the life of the Anglo-Saxons and how the artefacts have limitations.
Poet visit, by Miss Wallis
Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 4:10pm
A poet came to visit Year 5. They listened to lots of different poets and wrote a poem about 'Fun'.
Skippy John, by Miss Wallis
Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 4:08pm
Year 5 had a great session learning how to skip with Skippy John.
Making a solar system, by Miss Wallis
Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 4:06pm
Year 5 worked in team point groups to create a much smaller version of the solar system. They used different equipment to represent different planets based on their size.
Year 5 Making Anglo-Saxon shields, by Miss Wallis
Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 4:03pm
Year 5 had created some Anglo-Saxon shields using cardboard and tin foil. The shields will be used for the Anglo-Saxon assembly later on in the half term.
Maths lesson with Lostock High School, by Miss Wallis
Date: 18th Jul 2022 @ 3:53pm
Year 5 had a fantastic Maths lesson with Lostock High School. They developed their memory techniques and had a go at some problem solving activities!
Year 5 Geography Fieldwork, by Miss Wallis
Date: 30th Jun 2022 @ 12:41pm
Year 5 went on a walk around Stretford. We went to Stretford Mall, Stretford Public Hall and St Matthew's Church. We made notes on how our local area has changed.
Year 5 Litter Picking, by Miss Wallis
Date: 28th Jun 2022 @ 4:44pm
Year 5 had a fantastic afternoon litter picking in the school playground and Moss Park. Year 5 worked well as a team.
Year 5 Arts Award Exhibition, by Miss Wallis
Date: 28th Jun 2022 @ 7:56am
Year 5 had a fantastic time showing off their wonderful Arts Award work and their amazing artwork they have done this year!
Year 5 - Tatton Park Trip, by Miss Wallis
Date: 13th Jun 2022 @ 8:17am
Year 5 had a fantastic time at Tatton Park learning more about the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. They learnt about what weapons the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings used, they learnt how to farm and they learnt how to create a shield wall.
Year 5 - Outdoor maths, by Miss Wallis
Date: 18th May 2022 @ 4:18pm
Year 5 worked in teams with different resources to create and label 2D and 3D shapes.
