What a busy day! Y5 have been adapting a recipe for spaghetti bolognese. They could choose their own ingredients and then they cooked it. We even designed our own labels for our finished products.
Y5 are exploring forces and we wanted to know how size affects air resistance. We made a small and a large paper helicopter. We timed how long they took to drop to the floor. We discovered the large helicopter took the longest because it created more air resistance.
In Year 5, we are reading a book about four children who crash-land in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. They need to eat whatever they can to survive, including bugs!
We set Mr Payne the stomach-churning challenge of trying some bugs to see whether he could survive. Some received a surprising thumbs up, such as the wasabi mealworms, while others were less successful, including the honey and mustard locusts!
What a fabulous afternoon for our annual celebration of sports.
This year the results are:
4th Place= Yellow with 164 points
3rd Place= Blue with 197 points
2nd Place= Green with 198 points
And this year’s winners with 215 points are RED!
To finish our science topic of plant reproduction, Year 5 started an experiment to see if we could grow plants from different parts of a parent plant. We dissected the plant and replanted the roots in one pot and the stem in another. Over the next 6 weeks, we will measure the plants to check for growth.
- Huge congratulations to our amazing Y5/6 girls who finished fourth in the South Tyneside Champions League, going through whole afternoon unbeaten!
Congratulations Yellow House!
This week, Year 5 have been learning all about staying safe while cycling.
The children have been excellent listeners and put into practice their new skills around the local area.
Enjoying a McDonald’s together before our last stop: home!
