Fox class have had lots of fun making Pneumatic machines over the course of 3 weeks. We spent time learning how Pneumatic’s work and had a go using syringes and tubing. They will be in our classroom if you want to come and look at our amazing work.
Holmbury to Leith Hill
Fox class had an amazing night away. We completed tracking and trailing in the woods then got some much needed sleep before our hike on Friday. The children were great and completed the hike to Leith Hill in record time. We were fascinated by the views we could see from both Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill. I am so proud of each and every one of them. Well done Fox class!!
Tracking and Trailing.
Last night, at Holmbury, Year 5 had a go at tracking and trailing in the dark! One group laid a trail of arrows using sticks and then hid in the woods. The second group then had to follow the trail and find their friends. There were some great hiding places and everyone was great at leaving very clear trails. Hiding in the woods was a lovely experience. We could hear lots of owls and it was a clear night so we did some star gazing too!
Science Fun!
Fox class had lots of fun exploring friction. We raced cars down different surfaces to see which went further, the results shocked us all!
Sports Week
We have had a great week learning new skills. We have enjoyed archery and got some good scores. Fox class also had a go at skateboarding this week, which was a lot of fun. To finish the week we ended with sports day, I am so proud of all of them, well done Fox class.
Holmbury St Mary
Fox Class had a fantastic overnight stay at Holmbury St Mary Youth Hostel last week followed by a hike from Holmbury to Leith Hil on Friday.
Drop Towers
Fox class have been set the challenge to design and make a drop tower ride for an egg. They have been sawing and drilling wood to be able to make a pulley system that will help their egg to have an eggciting time!
Super Science
This half term we have been learning about forces in science and how they relate to roller coasters. We have investigated friction on different surfaces. Making marbles do a loop-the-loop and air resistance with parachutes. Here are some pictures of our investigations!
Country dancing
Year 5 had a brilliant time at the Country Dancing Festival on Tuesday! Did you know it has been running for 73 years? Mrs Jesse and I were very proud of all the children that came along to dance- well done! Click below to see a video of the brilliant dancing!
Holmbury St Mary to Leith Hill
We had such a good time on our residential trip before half term. Please enjoy this video with pictures and videos of our trip!
Sports Week
Fox class have had such a great time learning different skills and sports this week. We were especially good at the pop lacrosse! We can’t wait for sports day today!
Co-ordinates!
Have you ever played a game with co-ordinates? Well, we had a great time today when we used a map of our school and hid cards outside for our friends to find. Each card had its unique co-ordinates, and our friends had to follow them to find the cards.
It was a fun way to learn about co-ordinates while exploring our school's fantastic outdoor area. Not only did we sharpen our co-ordinate skills, but we also exercised our brains, and we had a great time while doing it.
Can you spot the one in the tree?
Clarinets!
We had a brilliant time today in our first whole-class clarinet lesson!
We started with some fun warm-up games that helped us understand pulse and rhythm, before putting our clarinets together. Although we only started with the mouthpiece, we soon learnt how to carefully put the reed on and the best way to make a sound (without too many squeaks!).
We are looking forward to learning more and sharing with you our progress towards the end of the summer term!
Drawing a rocket -written by a year 5
This week Year 5 have been busy creating pictures of rockets with chalk pastels. Everyone had fun using the chalk pastels and drawing the outline of the rockets in pencil. Everyone’s hands were a mess after using the chalk pastels. Even if people used bright colours, some hands looked absolutely horrendous!
Reading to trees
Today Fox Class were editing their space stories by reading to the trees. It was lovely to be out in the sunshine and to hear the stories out loud. It really helped us to spot our mistakes!
Gymnastics
We had great fun on Monday using the equipment in PE to show off our gymnastics skills.
Super Science Trip- written by 2 Year 5s
First we got on to our school trip bus to Winchester Science Centre. It took one hour to get there! When we finally got there, we put our bags and coats into a trolley. After that, we did a rocket science workshop. Someone called Sunny took the workshop- she showed us this purple liquid that if you shook it and lit the vapour you got to see FIRE! Then we got to make our own rockets. When it was my groups turn, our rocket went the furthest and our astronaut (a lego brick) stayed in it (it was the only one!).
Then we went for lunch (not very exciting). After lunch, we went to the planetarium. We had seats that leaned back and as you looked at the dome it was like we were travelling in space. Then we went downstairs to look at the space things. There were games, interactive activities and lots to explore. Then we went upstairs where there were lots more things like sound proof walls, instruments and liquids. I really enjoyed it but then sadly it was time to go so we got back on the coach.
Year 5 rockets
Have a look at the rockets that we made on our trip to Winchester Science Centre!
Art Week
We have had such a fantastic week making masks and using ink to draw Italian buildings. We look forward to sharing our artwork with you during our gallery on Wednesday!
Starting art week with a POP!
In Year 5 we have been looking at the country of Italy and particularly at Venetian masks. We used a template to sketch an outline and then added details to it. We then used modroc to create the base of our mask on the balloons. A lot of the balloons popped- scaring Miss Clark! But we persevered and managed to successfully get our masks started
