We've had another great week in year 5 this week, enjoying visits from a theatre company who focussed on anti-bullying and the oral hygiene team which was great fun. We also had a special online lesson featuring Steve Backshall which was exciting. Congratulations to our winners of special men...

This week, Year 5 took a trip to Magna Science Adventure Centre and AESSEAL New York Stadium to celebrate History of Rotherham Day. We started the day with a workshop at Magna, where the children explored the lives of steelworkers over the decades and learnt about how steel was forged. The childr...

This week, the children have been investigating the anatomy of an egg as part of their unit on living things and their habitats, with a particular focus on the life cycles of birds and reptiles. The children took part in a hands-on investigation where they carefully cracked open an egg and explored...

This week, Year 5 had a fantastic debate about how the Shang dynasty treated prisoners of war and compared this to how the English treated prisoners in different periods of history. This was a brilliant way for the children to compare different people and eras in time and think carefully about how o...

Year 5 have been practising their art techniques in the style of Claude Monet this week! They explored the style of his work and the techniques he used, then applied these skills to complete a section of one of his famous paintings. Well done, Year 5!

Year 5 have been practising a range of watercolour techniques as part of their Claude Monet art unit this week. They explored tonal grading, blending, layering and cross-hatching, developing greater control and understanding of how watercolours can be used to create depth and texture. T...