Blog by Tag: Year 5

We worked in small groups to choose a scene out of ‘The Highwayman’ poem. Then we decided which character we each were and freeze framed the scene.

We went on a hunt around the classroom looking at a variety of different Anglo-Saxon sources. We decided if each piece of evidence was a primary or secondary source.

We have looked at the timeline of when Christianity spread throughout Anglo-Saxon England. We discussed the key people who influenced this.

We had a great day today learning all about the Vikings. We looked at various artefacts, learnt to row a longship and create a shield wall ready for battle. We played ‘Knucklebones’ and a game called ‘Kubb’, which is similar to tenpin bowling. Our costumes were amazing too. 
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Today, we started our new unit on Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. We were posed the questions ‘Why did the Anglo-Saxons invade Britain?’ We had to use our deduction skills by looking at various clues to work out the reasons.

Our class novel is called ‘Stormbreaker’ by Anthony Horowitz.  Today, we read a chapter where the main character is asked to become a spy. We discussed all the pros and cons that he would face making his decision. We then took part in a ‘conscience alley’. The children had to whisper reasons for…

Today, we met up with our buddies and gave them a gift we had made and a Christmas card. We played together and then watch the pantomime ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. What a lovely morning it was! 
 

We had a great time at our Christmas party. We played lots of games and had treats too.

In History, we have been using our inference skills to look at different photos of artefacts from the Kingdom of Benin and decide what they could be. We answered questions such as ‘What is it?’, ‘’Who would use/own it?’, ‘What is it used for?’ and ‘What is it made…

We have been learning about the Kingdom of Benin and today we discussed the hierarchy of jobs. We worked with our partner to decide which jobs we thought were considered more important and which were of less importance. Then we had the answers revealed. We were surprised that acrobats were…

October is Black History Month, we have been learning about people who have influenced others through sport, arts, actions or their work. We have learnt so much about the good deeds of others.

We have been practising our times tables and learning about factors. We have created a display to help us remember what a factor is.