Welcome to Year 5!
In Year 5, we have two classes: Falcon Class and Kestrel class. The class teachers are Mrs Mead and Mrs Townsend and support staff are Mrs Gillam, Mrs Ridley and Mrs Anderson.
Please click on the links below to see what we have been up to lately in Falcon and Kestrel Class.
Curriculum
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Our Learning
Space Factfiles
As part of the Year 5 Space topic in Science, the children researched either a planet, the sun or moon and then presented their research in a factfile. Once finished, they shared them with the Year 4 children - they all enjoyed exploring them together. Look at the photo gallery for more photos.
Visit from a rocket scientist!
To introduce our space topic, the Year 5 children were visited by a real live rocket scientist! Dr James Beck has worked in the space industry for 20 years, first trying to land a probe on Mars (it crashed) and then trying to help with the space debris problem. Currently, he works on burning bits of spacecraft in big wind tunnels to help people design things to burn up in re-entry rather than survive and become a risk to the people on the ground.
The children loved listening to James and learning more about what he does, how heat shields work and how he is trying to help to solve the space debris problem. They were fascinated by the small example of the material used on the outside of spacecrafts - it was really light! Some of the children are now thinking about a career in this industry.
Visit from Yorkshire Building Society
The children of Year 5 had a visit from two ladies from Yorkshire Building Society. They took part in an activity where they had to plan a party for a certain number of people and had to think about the fixed and variable costs involved.
The children learnt a lot and had some fascinating things to say about the workshop, including Sophie, who said that she was going to think twice before asking for a specific type of party because she had never thought about how much it cost before. Aviraj said that when planning a party, yo have to know when to stop spending money. Jess really enjoyed designing the posters to advertise their party.
DT Day - Making Litter Pickers
As part of the Year 5's topic about who are responsible for looking after our National Parks, the children made litter pickers and have started to adapt them to meet their needs. Here are some photos of the process.
Useful Links
- Times Table Rockstars
Practice your times tables in a fun way here. - Numbots
A great place for practising mental addition and subtraction. - E-Safety
Learn how to be safe online - Dance Mat Typing
Learn to type the fun way - Times Tables Check
Test yourself on times tables speed and accuracy. - Hit the Button
A game to practice a range of maths skills including doubling, times tables and squared numbers. - Maths games
A variety of different games to test different maths skills.