1 month ago
Posted on 16th Mar 2025 by Sharon Evans

Trip to Ironbridge

On Friday March 14th class 5 went to Ironbridge to do some Geography fieldwork. The children were asking the questions: What draws people to Ironbridge? and What is there for visitors in Ironbridge? The children plotted landmarks and places of interest on a map of Ironbridge. They also surveyed the public to ask them why they were in Ironbridge and what they were doing there. (The children were incredibly polite when speaking to members of the public and the public were very happy to give the children their time and answer their questions). Children also collected date in the way of a tally chart as to how many shops, cafes, restaurants and hotels there were in Ironbridge.

Later in the day we walked to Jackfield Tile Museum where children learnt all about Victorian tile making and the start of the industrial revolution. Children got the opportunity to design and make their own tile to keep, which they enjoyed.

2 months ago
Posted on 18th Feb 2025 by Sharon Evans

Online Safety Week in Class 5

This online safety week class 5 have been learning about scams. They know what a scam is and how to watch out for the red flags that might warn them of scams. They understand that scams can come in the form of emails, text messages, through social media and online games. They know to tell a trusted adult if they are suspicious of anything or think they may have been targeted. Year 5 children have participated in role play scenarios, watched the BBC live online safety lesson, produced posters of their learning and taken part in a quiz to show their learning and understanding on the topic. Well done class 5 you are all very clued up.

S – Sounds too good to be true – then it probably is.
C – Contact you did not expect – do not engage in activity with unknown people.
A – Asks for personal details – never share personal details online.
M – Money or trade is asked for – never share bank details online or trade with unknown players in games.

3 months ago
Posted on 20th Jan 2025 by Sharon Evans

Testing the Ph of liquids

This week year 5 have been getting stuck into their new science unit ‘properties and changes of materials’ by testing the Ph of different liquids. They had to dip a piece of Ph paper into various liquids and watch as the paper turned a different colour. They then had to match the colour of the paper to a colour chart to decide what Ph the liquid was and whether it was an acid, alkali or neutral liquid.

7 months ago
Posted on 09th Oct 2024 by Sharon Evans

Class 5’s day at the National Space Centre

This week, years 5 and 6 went on a trip to The National Space Centre in Leicester to consolidate their learning on Earth and Space, which they have been learning about in Science lessons. The children thoroughly enjoyed their time in the space centre with lots of hands on, interactive activities to keep them busy. There were also opportunities to read and learn about the history of space travel and the apollo missions to the moon. The day was topped off with a visit to the planetarium to watch a show about how to become an astronaut.

10 months ago
Posted on 16th Jul 2024 by Sharon Evans

Year 5 Anglo Saxon Day at Bishops Wood Field Center

Yesterday, class 5 visited Bishops Wood Field Center to experience what every day life was like for the Anglo Saxons. The children spent the morning building traditional Anglo Saxon shelters and covering them with moss and bracken. Once they were made the children got to sit and play inside them. After lunch, the children practiced their rowing skills and saw what an Anglo Saxon house would have been like. The children also had a go at three traditional Anglo Saxon jobs. They practiced spinning wool into yarn in order to make clothing, they bent and hammered copper wire into shapes to make broaches and they made pinch pots out of clay. To finish the day the children played a game.

10 months ago
Posted on 05th Jul 2024 by Sharon Evans

Thomas Adams Science Lesson

This week year 5 and some year 6 pupils had an exciting science lesson from Mr Gilbert a teacher at Thomas Adams school. The children tested water resistance by dropping plasticine shapes in oil and they made a rocket which they later launched into the sky from the school field. All the children thoroughly enjoyed the lesson and impressed Mr Gilbert with their excellent behaviour, enthusiam and scientific knowledge. It was lovely to give the children a taste of how exciting science is – especially once they get to secondary school.

11 months ago
Posted on 14th Jun 2024 by Sharon Evans

Thomas Adams Taster Day

This week class 5 had the opportunity to visit Thomas Adams secondary school for a taster day. They enjoyed the secondary school experience and took part in many exciting lessons, including, a Science lesson, a PE lesson where they played basketball, an Art lesson where they used oil pastels to create different effects, a DT lesson where they did some sewing and a music lesson where they listened to different types of music and had the opportunity to have a go at playing some different instruments.

11 months ago
Posted on 28th May 2024 by Sharon Evans

Science Week in Class 5

Class 5 had a very busy and exciting science week last week. At the beginning of the week with Mrs Arnold children did a heart rate investigation in a PE lesson. They had the water bus workshop on Tuesday and they did the mentos and coke experiment which they had read about in a guided reading text. Later in the week children did a thermal conductivity investigation to finish their topic on properties and changes of materials. They also did a reaction times investigation, enjoyed spending money in the science gadget shop and enjoyed watching the very exciting Xplore science show on Friday.