Year 5

Launch day - 23.04.2025

To launch our new topic, The Victorians, the children shared their fantastic holiday projects, which included detailed fact files, imaginative models, and hand-crafted Victorian toys. Throughout the day, they explored the contrasts between the lives of wealthy and poor Victorians, even designing a luxurious dinner menu fit for an upper-class family! The children also delved into the harsh realities of workhouses, comparing the simple, worn clothing of workhouse children with their own modern outfits. They put themselves in the shoes of a Victorian workhouse child, writing heartfelt letters to imaginary friends describing the challenges and hardships of their daily lives. 

To conclude the day, the children used everything they had learnt to design vibrant posters commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Their artwork captured both the powerful emotions and important vocabulary linked to this momentous event in history.

Launch day - 08.01.2025

As a class we discussed what we already knew and want to know about Ancient Egypt, writing a response on post-it notes and adding them to the live working wall. Children then shared their homework projects with the class. 

Using documentary film, we then looked at the life of an ancient Egyptian. After displaying images of artefacts, the class discussed what they thought the objects were used for then researched and explored various artefacts using a Chromebook. We mapped the journey of an Egyptian citizen to the afterlife and designed a pharaoh’s tomb. In pairs children analysed hieroglyphics and created their own coded messages for others to decipher. 

Finally they used their art skills to draw sacred cartouches which showed the names of kings and queens. Eventually they will create their designs out of clay.

Launch day - 04.11.2024

As a class we discussed what we already know and want to know about nature’s power, writing a response on post-it notes and adding them to the live working wall. Children then shared their homework projects with the class. 

We then looked at how mountains are formed, different types of volcanoes and the effects of earthquakes. Using an atlas, children plotted where most of the natural disasters took place. Later in the day, the children focused on informing people how to prepare for an earthquake by designing a poster. 

Finally they used their art skills to draw a mountain scene.

Launch day- 20.02.23

Year 5 children were Antarctic scientists for the day and carried out the following tasks:

ACTIVITY 1: Children had to prepare for their expedition to Antarctica. They had to make notes on where Antarctica is, the best way to get there and what it is like there.

ACTIVITY 2: Children then had to consider what they would need to pack. They received some advice from a video online before making a list of items.

ACTIVITY 3 Once they had arrived in Antarctica, they had to quickly build a shelter. The children planned what they would need and how they would build their shelter.