13
Oct
Retelling the stories of Queen Yaa Asentewaa in Year 5
In our class assembly, we retold the stories of Queen Yaa Asentewaa and Queen Amina based on our Black History Month learning....
Year 5
07
Oct
Using digital Cuisenaire rods to explain mathematical thinking in Year 5
In Year 5, we practiced using Cuisenaire rods to explore additive structures....
23
Sep
Beowulf freezeframes in Year 5
We have been writing our own Beowulf tale! We used our drama and narration skills to act out scenes from Beowulf and the Sea-hag. When we froze the narrator retold the story and the actors had to act out in response....
08
Sep
Creature character descriptions in Year 5
We have been writing a character description of a vile creature from the myth of Beowulf. In groups we created our own mythical creatures by drawing a part of the creature each....
08
Jul
Trip to St Pauls in Year 5
As part of the singing and music work we have been doing this year, we were lucky enough to get to have a very special visit to St Paul's Cathedral where we explored the amazing space and heard the beautiful organ in all its glory! [gallery...
24
Jun
Exploring different faiths in RE in Year 5
In R.E. we are looking at different faiths in the community of Hackney. This week we did a show and tell to explain a tradition important to our culture, belief or family. [gallery ids="6858,6857,6856,6855,6854"] ...
17
Jun
Rainforest information texts in Year 5
In our Writing lessons, we continued exploring the rainforest for our information texts. Firstly, we ranked our most exciting facts about the rainforest and then we completed a layout for our writing, focusing on all the features of information texts....
10
Jun
Rainforest writing stimulus in Year 5
In writing we will be exploring the book ‘The Vanishing Rainforest’ as a stimulus for our work. To help us to immerse ourselves in the text, this week we identified what could be found in the rainforest and showed our learning through oil pastel landscapes....
27
May
Fractions games in Year 5
In Maths we are exploring fractions. We have played multiple games in order to compare fractions and find equivalent fractions....
20
May
The Benin Kingdom in Year 5
In writing we explored different items related to the Benin Kingdom. We predicted what they were used for and how they could relate to an adventure story....