by Maurteen Taylor | Oct 2, 2019 | Class 5J, Science, Topic
Our topic this half term is Earth and Space. The children looked at various cards and looked for the evidence of whether the earth is flat or spherical as in the olden days people were sceptical about it.
by Maurteen Taylor | Oct 2, 2019 | Class 5J, Mathematics, Topic
As part of their problem solving skills activities, the children were asked to solve a Tangram using rounding – as this is our topic. They worked in pairs and had to use their knowledge as well as their ability to think ahead to form a rhombus with the correct...
by Maurteen Taylor | Sep 26, 2019 | Class 5J, English
Year 5 received the visit of a Drama group who spent an hour with the class. They discovered the art of freeze-frame and used their deductive skills to empathise with the characters. The children had fun taking part and relating to different cultures. .
by Maurteen Taylor | Sep 26, 2019 | Class 5T, English
On Thursday afternoon, we were fortunate enough to take part in a drama workshop which was provided by Proper Job Theatre Company. During the workshop, children explored the story ‘The Wise Old Woman’ and practiced skills such as freeze frames. This was an...
by Maurteen Taylor | Sep 26, 2019 | Class 5T, RE Curriculum, Topic
In R.E. we have been looking at our topic of creation. We began this topic by looking at the two theories of how the world began (theological v. scientific). After exploring the theological truth and scientific truth, the class created arguments for and against each...