OAA at Hamsterley Forest

OAA at Hamsterley Forest

Outdoor Adventures at Hamsterley Forest Today, Class 5 went to Hamsterley Forest as part of an outdoor adventure festival. The class enjoyed a range of activities such as den building, team building and survival skills.  Luckily, our class have shown that they could...
Testing Structures

Testing Structures

To start our new Design and Technology unit, we tested different beam strengths.  In our groups, we picked different designs of beams such as circular and triangular structures.  We then made them and tested their strength by loading 10g weights on top.  We found the...
Visit to Centre for Life

Visit to Centre for Life

Centre for Life Visit On Monday, Class 5 visited the Centre for Life as part of a science project linked to renewable energy that they have been working on this half term. The class enjoyed looking around all the exhibition zones in the museum, learning lots to do...
The Last Supper

The Last Supper

The Last Supper This week, Class 5 have been learning about the events of the Last Supper.  Francine told the story of the journey of Jesus to Jerusalem for Passover and what happened at the meal.  We then did a report about what happened on Maundy Thursday.  Next...
Testing for Carbon Dioxide

Testing for Carbon Dioxide

Testing for Carbon Dioxide As part of our Materials unit in Science, we have been learning about the states of solid, liquid and gas.  This week, we did an experiment on gas.  We each were given a can of fizzy pop to weigh.  We then left the can to go flat.  We did...
Investigating Perimeter

Investigating Perimeter

Investigating Perimeter To help us understand perimeter and to start our Measures unit in Maths, we did an investigation measuring different perimeters around the yard.  We had to choose the correct equipment to measure shapes from the bricks in the wall, to the...