Baking 

Dissecting plants in science

Rocket Launching

King Richard III Visitor Centre and Archaeology Workshop

Tolkien Biography Research

Prayer Week

As we prepare for Pentecost, we had a beautiful afternoon with Lizzie in the Godly Play Room.

Separating Mixtures in Science

Sports with Joe Roebuck

This afternoon we had a special visitor- Joseph Roebuck, an Olympic swimmer. Look at our videos below. 

Year 5 Class Lead Assembly

Year 5 did a fantastic job leading assembly this morning. They chose the school value of thankfulness as the focus and planned the entire thing themselves. Huge well done year 5!

Repotting our sunflowers �� 

Crochet Club
 

Ella and Skye have been attending the after school crochet club and have made these amazing blue bunnies!

Celebrating the King’s Coronation

First signs of Sunflower growth

Our sunflowers germinated quickly in the sunny weather. 

Planting our sunflower seeds

Practicing our Oracy skills

Buddy reading with EYFS

Investigating Electrical Conductivity

Y5 Easter Service

Year 5 did an incredible job leading the Easter Service in Church this morning. 

World Book Day Quiz Winners

Our finished embroidery hoops

Parents and Grandparents Embroidery Afternoon

We had a wonderful afternoon on Valentines’s Day with all the parents and grandparents who joined us for our embroidery session. Thank you to all who attended, there was some beautiful sewing produced and a lovely atmosphere in the school hall.

Samsara, karma and dharma

In RE we have been looking at how samsara, karma and dharma fit together. We used the traditional Indian game of Moksha Chitram to investigate Hindu wisdom and the consequences of our actions.

Online research about Buckingham Palace

Science- Making parachutes to investigate air resistance 

Science Friction Investigation

Science Investigation with Newton Metres

RE Role Play

History Debate

Should the Benin bronzes be returned to the Kingdom of Benin?

Christmas Sewing

Christmas Photobooth

Christmas Games

Carols at the Memorial Hall

Today Year 5 entertained the local residents of Thurnby as they tucked into mince pies at the Memorial Hall. The class sang the carols beautifully on stage and were treated to drinks and cake after. What a lovely festive morning it was.  

The Boy at the Back of the Class

We have been reading The Boy at the Back of the Class, by Onjali Q Raúf. Ahmet, the refugee from Syria who the story centres around, is given a pomegranate by a classmate. Today we tasted pomegranate. It was very messy!

Express your Elf

Play Leaders in Action

Geography Debate
Is Renewable Energy changing our world for the better?

Y5 Play Leaders

Ten children from year 5 were trained today on how to lead playtime games and activities for KS1 children. 

Joe Wicks Pudsey workout

After our school photos, we got changed and worked out with Joe Wicks for Children in Need. It was exhausting!

Tennis Taster with George

We had a great morning with George learning some tennis skills. It was a great way to escape the rainy weather. 

Bridge Building Day

Year 5 were very lucky to have a special guest visit for the day, to help with their bridge building project. Thank you Mr. Cheyney, we had the best day! Make sure you scroll down to see everything that we did.

Tested until destruction…
We gradually added weights to each bridge until it collapsed! All the bridges carried at least 1000g, and the winning bridge supported 1900g! It was very tense! There were prizes for the top team in each category. 

Testing…

Ready to Test!

Our bridges were tested on a specially built structure with a 45cm gap. The bridges also had to accommodate the lorry with an additional 500g weight. 

Our Champion Teams!
Our champion teams with their completed bridges. Each team’s bridge fulfilled the specification criteria. What a result!

Building Begins

We brought our plans to life and adapted them when we needed to. We used art straws of two different sizes and masking tape. We used what we had learned about different types of trusses, including warren, Pratt and lattice. 

Technical drawings and planning our designs…

Year 5 learnt how to level up their diagrams by drawing their designs from different perspectives and adding on useful details.

Introducing the scenario

We had to design and build a bridge that could be used in an emergency, such as an earthquake to help transport people and goods where they are needed. The bridge had to support 500g, span a 45cm gap, allow the lorry to pass through and be as efficient to build as possible. 

DT- Bridge Building

Year 5 have started their Bridge Building unit in DT. They have been making warren trusses using art straws..

We will remember them

Remembrance Day 

Our finished poppy wreath for Remembrance Day on Friday. 

Making our Poppy Wreath

We had a great time making our poppy wreath out of egg boxes. 

Geography- Renewable Energy

in Geography we have been looking at renewable energy and have investigated where would be the best location at St. Luke’s for a wind turbine. We built an anemometer using cups, rods and straws to find the windiest spot.