Microbits

Year 5 and 6 have started a new computing topic using Microbits. This week the children programmed the microbit using the code blocks ''forever loop' and 'show string' to create an led name badge. 

Skipping

Year 5 really enjoyed their skipping session with Chris. We learnt various different skills and look forward to putting these into practice at break and lunch times.

captain speeches

Blue House did a great job on Thursday presenting their house captain speeches. We look forward to finding out who our house and vice captains will be this year

Y5 SCIENCE

In science we have been learning about life cycles, we researched our chosen life cycle and taught the rest of the class in our own way e.g poem, rap, PowerPoint or acted it out. 

Fun in Jaguars

This week we have had fun with a range of exciting lessons. In English, we have been developing our speaking and listening skills through the use of role play interviews. We looked at the purpose and audience of different interviews (linking to different careers too) and then had a go at interviewing players and spectators from football matches.

Quidditch Festival

Year 5 loved the Quidditch Festival at Maiden Castle on Tuesday. We took part in a carousel of activities learning the skills of Quidditch (dodging, throwing, catching, team work, communication) and then played games. 

Durham Dash

On Wednesday evening, 31 pupils from KS2 completed in the Durham Dash at Beamish Museum alongside 33 other schools!  The children did amazingly well, with our school winning 4 medals!  

Danish long ball

On Thursday morning the Year 5 pupils participated in Danish long ball. The aim of the game was to get the basketball into the end zone without moving or running whilst holding the ball. This required effective team work and communication. The children worked in their house teams and discussed then tested different strategies to see which method was the most effective. Their team scores were recorded and in both Toucans and Jaguars, the winning house was Green!

fRENCH cAFE

On Thursday, the Year 5 and 6 children enjoyed our fabulous French café with Mrs Raine. As well as learning how to speak in French, they also got to enjoy some delicious French food including: fresh baguette from the bakery, various french cheeses, pain au chocolat and more! The children then spoke in French to share their thoughts on the taste, mostly “J’adore”!

fRENCH cAFE 

How to use a protractor

Today Year 5 have enjoyed learning how to use a protractor. We did this by drawing angles onto the tables and carefully measuring each other's, we understand the importance of accuracy when measuring angles. 

Easter Egg Decorating

Pasta

Pasta session with Chartwells learning all about making pasta. We rolled the dough and cut it into shapes, we stuffed it with cheese and made a pasta called tortellini. We learnt about carbohydrates and how important they are for us because they give us energy.

D.T

Today in D.T we have continued our work on structures. We have explored all of the safety procedures needed when working with wood and tools. Then we had a go at marking, measuring, using bench hooks and saws to cut our wood at 10cm intervals. We were extremely sensible and careful when using the tools and wood and are looking forward to sticking the wooden together and creating a wooden truss bridge.

Bridge Making!

This half term we are making bridges. Today we investigated truss bridges and worked as a team to make our own using straw and tape. We have experimented on how to ensure our bridge is strong and sturdy and will test them with weights next week.

Science Workshop

Year 5 enjoyed taking part in their science workshop with a forensic scientist. We were given clues and culprits and had to investigate (using evidence) who committed the crime!

Jaguars All Saint Church visit

Jaguars have had a lovely morning visiting All Saints Church this morning. We took part in their Easter in a Box workshop where we explored the Easter story using props and crafts.

Y5 World Book day

Year 5 have thoroughly enjoyed World Book Day this year. We’ve taken part in various activities like The Masked Reader (guessing which teacher was reading the story), Footy and Book Quiz, guess the front cover and reading with Year 1 and 2. It’s been a lovely day discussing which books we’re enjoying and getting some recommendations of new ones.

KS2 Internet Safety

Safer Internet Day 2024 took place on the 6th of February 2024, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Inspiring change? Making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online’. This year the KS2 assembly focussed on change online, this included: Children’s perspective on new and emerging technology, using the internet to make change for the better, the changes children want to see online and the things that can influence and change the way children think, feel and act online and offline.

Y5 & 6 Archery

Year 5 and 6 took part in Archery. We learnt how to hold the bow and arrow and attempted to fire it at the target!

Y 5 & 6 Ancient Egypt

On Thursday 25th January Year 5 and 6 had a special ‘Expert’ visit our school. They have been learning all about Ancient Egypt in their History lessons and trying to answer the question: How did Tutankhamen die over 3000 years ago?  Mr Mustafa Menshawy, a University Professor and Egyptian expert, was on hand to share his experiences of Ancient Egyptian times and his theories on how the Boy Pharaoh may have died.  The children were all enthusiastic and Mr Meshawy was very impressed with their knowledge and impeccable behaviour!

Y5 Jaguars Art

English

In English today we became the teacher! We read and marked each other’s work against our chosen success criteria and worked hard to offer useful feedback that would support and challenge us.

Book Festival Day

The children dressing up for FMPS book festival day today. We shared our favourite texts and characters and definitely got some inspiration of new stories we would like to read.

Y5 Jarrow Hall visit 02/10/2023

What a fantastic day we had at Jarrow Hall learning about Anglo Saxons. In the morning the children looked at Anglo Saxon farming and explored an Anglo Saxon village. In the afternoon they got to try on battle helmets and hold weapons before engaging in a battle of their own.

Password Tumblers

The online safety focus for Year 5 this half term is privacy and security. The children have been talking about the importance of a secure password and enjoyed making password tumblers.

Science

This week in Science we have explored the effect of air resistance. Each group had variables they would keep the same and 1 which they would change.
We made our parachutes and tested how long they took to fall to the ground, we discussed which variables we kept the same and changed and how this impacted the time it took to fall.

Durham Constabulary Mini Police Project – Thursday 21st September

Today we have really enjoyed our session with the Mini Police where we have learnt about the roles and responsibilities of the police, including, police cars, the dog support unit and air support unit, we even tried on some uniforms! They will be continuing this project for another two weeks.

Jaguars Science

In Science we have been learning about forces and we carried out tests to see if there was a link between the weight (newtons) and mass (g/kg) of objects. We enjoyed using the Newton Metres and researching more about the first theory of gravity.

Jaguars Art

In Art we are exploring Drawing and have been observing retro futuristic images. We chose a section of one of the images to replicate using different media. We are excited to continue this next week!