10/12/24
LEAF RUBBING, UNSUNG HEROES AND HAMPTON COURT
A HUGE number of things have happened since our last blog – we have enjoyed outdoor learning where we created rubbing over leaves and twigs to make a nature picture
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13/11/24NOVEMBER BLOG
I attended my first Hills Academy school disco recently and my ears are still ringing! However, it was great to see so many children enjoying themselves – chomping on their sweets, swinging their glow sticks around and showing off their best party clothes.Read Full Story
16/10/24YEAR 5 OCTOBER BLOG
Both classes enjoyed wet yet warmish outdoor learning sessions a couple of weeks ago.Read Full Story
19/09/24DRAGON EYES, EXPECTATIONS, LEGO AND REFLECTIONS
The new academic year is off to a flying start! Our Ready to Learn week has been completed, expectations have been illustrated and both classes have settled in to their new routines.Read Full Story
04/07/24YEAR 5 BRYHER RESIDENTIAL
Last month Year 5 went camping on an Island called Bryher on the Isles of Scilly. For a lot of the children it was a first time on a boat, sleeping in a tent and being away from their parents! Here are some of their reviews of the time away -Read Full Story
09/05/24planets, maths and art
Space. The final frontier. Year 5 are exploring the outer reaches of the universe this term in science.Read Full Story
11/03/24BUSY, BUSY IN YEAR 5!
Spring is upon us finally, although the downpour outside the window as I write this, may not support that observation! We are now slightly over halfway through the academic year – that is one and a half-terms gone, one and a half-terms to go before the start of the summer break.Read Full Story
07/02/24FEBRUARY IN YEAR 5!
This month’s blog has been created about a variety of lessons and activities by the Yr5 students:Read Full Story
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18/12/23MUD, SINGING, CRAFTING AND A PALACE!
Five golden rings! Four colly birds! Three French hens! Two turtle doves! …and a partridge in a pear tree!Read Full Story
07/11/23WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN YEAR 5 THIS TERM...
By the time you read this blog, the Autumn 2 term will be well underway and of course this time of year brings many events for the calendar – Halloween (and all the sweets you can eat), Bonfire Night (and all the toffee apples you can eat) and of course Christmas (and all the mince pies a...Read Full Story
06/10/23NARRATIVES AND SWIMMING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SINGING!
Learning continues in leaps and bounds for the whole of Year 5. Already we are over a month into the year with the children settling in really well and adapting to the shift upwards in pace and expectations.Read Full Story
28/09/23A NEW SCHOOL YEAR IN YEAR 5
We have made a great start to Year 5 this term and have begun exploring a range of new topics and learning areas.Read Full Story
21/07/23GOODBYE YEAR 5!
For our final blog of Year 5, some of the children have shared their reflections on Year 5. What a wonderful year it has been!Read Full Story
11/07/23BRYHER RESIDENTIAL
At 9:30pm on Sunday 12th June, the Year 5’s gathered on the playground, ready for the most exciting trip! We were on our way to Bryher, located on the Isles of Scilly! After spending a night on the coach, we arrived in Penzance, where we ate our breakfast on the sea front and watched some of t...Read Full Story
18/05/23AIR AND WATER RESISTANCE
This half term, in science, we have been looking at air and water resistance. Air resistance is the force of friction between air and another material and water resistance is the force of water against another material.Read Full Story
28/04/23SPORTS FESTIVAL!
On 27th April, we travelled on a bus to go to a sports festival at Biddenham school.Read Full Story
31/03/23YEAR 5 ART
This term, in art, Year 5 have been learning about various artists, such as Hokusai and Alfred Wallis. We have had an opportunity to use a variety of mediums, such as oil pastels, water colour paint and water colour pencils to explore these artists' work.Read Full Story
08/02/23INDIAN SUMMER
On Tuesday 7th February, we went for an exciting meal out to Indian Summer!Read Full Story
26/01/23HAMPTON COURT!
We had an early start on the 15th December, eagerly anticipating a long-awaited trip! Hampton Court Palace had been postponed once before due to poor weather conditions and we were rearing to go, looking forward to the secrets that the palace held!Read Full Story