This week in Year 5 we have been excited to observe and record two experiments. Continuing our work on reversible and irreversible changes in materials we combined milk and vinegar to create a new material. …
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Science Week and more in Year 5
This week, Year 5 had a special visitor to help us celebrate STEM week. Mr Markovits came to tell us about the exciting world of engineering. He spoke about his own work as a civil…
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This week, Year 5 have been busy in Maths learning about area. They investigated estimating area first of all, and looked at irregular shapes and even the area of their own hands! They then moved…
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This week, Year 5 investigated which materials would dissolve in water. We used transparent plastic cups of water filled with some white sugar, some sand and a few other materials. We established that in order for…
Read MoreFreewheeling and Wellbeing in Year 5
What a range of activities Year 5 have been doing this week. Some of us got out into the beautiful February sunshine on our bikes to learn about road safety in a Bikeability course. We…
Read MoreSSAS Maths Week 2023 – KS2
This week, we celebrated St Alban & St Stephen’s annual Maths Week. The week was headlined by the Times Table Rockstars “Battle of the Bands”, pitting the students against the teachers. Although the teachers led…
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On Friday, some of the children in Year 5 went to the O2 in London to take part in the Young Voices concert. There were around 8,000 children attending in total and it was an…
Read MoreTesting, observing and recording: Year 5 explore their science skills
This week in science we thought about shopping. Well, shopping bags to be precise and we wondered which material would make the best shopping bag. We discussed the properties a really good shopping bag would…
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This week, Year 5 began their new Science topic Material World. We began by reviewing what we already knew. We created a word cloud together with the iPads to show all of the vocabulary we…
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Happy New Year! What an exciting start back we have had in Year 5. On Thursday we read Mathew (2:1-12) to understand the story behind the Feast of the Epiphany. We recalled our nativity performances…
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