Photographs of our Learning
We visited Woodlands for our Residential - We had a great time!
We visited the National Space Centre as part of our Space topic in Science.
In DT we used Frame Structures to construct models of Bird Hides. We even used saws, clamps, bench hooks and hot glue!
In Art, we created Set Designs for our favourite scenes from books we have read.
Year 5 led the school in our May Procession
National Numeracy Day....with Mad Hair Day!
We have the opportunity to visit the ducklings in Reception Class
Today Year 5 had the privilege of meeting Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, who works for NASA, on a Zoom call. They learned about the work he is doing using Science, Maths, Engineering and Technology to explore Mars. They learned about the Mars rovers and how we can find out what Mars is like from Earth. Year 5 were challenged to design a robot inspired by nature to go to Mars. They were also able to ask Ashitey questions about space, NASA and the future of space travel and robotics.
We learned even more about the Tudors through a Zoom call with The Tower of London
In PSHE we had a visit from the Police to learn about staying safe online
CAFOD Lent Walk
Retreat Day 2024
To help us celebrate the Feast of St Joseph, we had great fun learning and practising Circus Skills.
In Design and Technology, we explored structures and built our own 3D frame shapes.
World Book Day 2024
Hands On Science came to work with us to help us learn about how chemical elements react to heat to produce different colour flames
We visited STM and took part in an Art Workshop. We learned more about Vanessa Gardiner and how to use different techniques to create watercolour pictures. We thoroughly enjoyed exploring different methods to improve our painting and colour skills.
We had a visit from local author, Ian Billings, as part of our World Book Day and enjoyed learning about how to be better writers
In RE we have dramatised ideas around temptation when thinking about Jesus being in the desert and thinking about how we are tempted to make bad choices.
In February, we visited Symphony Hall in Birmingham to hear and see the CBSO perform. We really enjoyed the variety of music and learned about the different parts that make up an orchestra.
In RE we explored Jesus parables through drama. Some of us are very dramatic!
We explored Crumble kits in our physical Computing unit of work. We had great fun controlling lights and motors.
We welcomed in the New Year and thought about the visit of the Wisemen at Epiphany
We participated in zoom call with the National Archive to further our knowledge of the Domesday Book.
We have made Bambinelli figures to be blessed at Mass on The third Sunday of Advent.
In Maths, we used the story book 365 Penguins to inspire us to learn about calendar dates, Fibonacci numbers and 3D shapes.
In Design and Technology, we tasted, designed and created our own soups.
We want to look after our local environment. We participated in a litter pick to make Darlaston a tidier place.
We have been learning "Heads, shoulders, knees and toes" in French.
We have used our Fieldwork skills to complete a traffic survey in two different locations near to school. We recorded the different modes of transport we could see around school and created graphs to represent our data.
In Art, we have been learning about Typography and have been experimenting with different fonts and illustrations. We learned about Typography artists like Louise Fili and tried our best to design our own fonts and illustrations about where we live
