Spring 2

In Year 5, the children have worked very hard in all subjects this half term, producing work to be proud of. They thoroughly enjoyed studying ‘Hermelin’ in English.  Following this, they wrote their own short mystery narrative. Our class text, Street Child by Bertie Doherty, has been an enjoyable read that has provoked some whole class discussions. 

In History, the children have studied the Vikings, making comparisons between life in the past and life today. It has been fascinating to learn how the Vikings came to Britain and what life was like during this time. Finding out about King Ethelred and his Danegeld strategy led to a lively discussion about how the children would have tackled the Viking invasions if they had been in charge.

Science has been very practical and investigative; the children have explored many concepts, including what paper items are flushable, the impact flushing non-disposable items down the toilet has and how global warming is impacting our planet. Pleasingly, the children have been making plausible predictions and drawing conclusions based on their results.

This half term, we have been fortunate to have welcomed several visitors to our school, including Claire Hatcher-Smith, author of‘ ‘The Mizzy Mysteries’. The children have also taken part in a Taskmaster project with the University of Hertfordshire, who have also run science sessions with the children all about space.. It was lovely to see how engaged and enthusiastic the children were in these sessions where they got to create their own ‘to scale’ planet strip and galaxies out of Play-Doh.

What an exciting half term it has been!  We look forward to seeing what the Summer Term will bring.