Swimming Gala
Yesterday Y5/6 representatives took part in the Copeland Schools Swimming Gala. They all had a great time completing races in the four main strokes as well as relay events, underwater swimming, diving, jumping, sculling, collecting sinkers and even a running race. They all showed fantastic…
Y5 Working Scientifically
Year 5 used chopsticks to move cubes of jelly from one pate to another. The jelly cubes were the covered in cooking oil and the test was repeated. They had to work out how the oil changed the effect of the friction.
Local Poet Visits Year 5
Year 5 have had a fantastic afternoon working with local poet Lucy Burnett. They studied 3 different poems and were able to express which one they liked best and why. They learnt lots of new vocabulary and were able to use this in their own weather poems. They also went outside to gather their own…
Year 5 Cricket
Today Year 5 had their 1st session of cricket. They learnt how to catch the ball effectively and how to hold a cricket bat correctly. They enjoyed short games which involved practicing their batting and fielding skills.
STEM Story Time in Y5
Year 5 took part in a live STEM session today. They learnt all about what an engineer does and had the privilege of listening to Helen and Drew telling has all about their careers as engineers. They learnt how important science, maths, engineering and technology are and were able to ask questions…
Year 5 Visit the Book Bus
Year 5 enjoyed choosing books for our class library from the Book Bus today. We now have a replenished class library of fiction and non- fiction books for us all to enjoy.
Active Travel Week Spring Term 2023
We have all been trying to walk, cycle or scoot to school this week as part of Active Travel Week. As well as helping us get fitter, this cuts down on pollution and car congestion outside our school. Year 5 also had a turn at wearing the step trackers this week. The children tried to improve on…
Year 5 Phunky Foods Ambassadors
Year 5 Phunky Foods Ambassadors gave an assembly today all about food waste. We learnt that everyday in the UK we throw away 24 million slices of bread, 5.9 million glasses of milk and 5.8 million potatoes. Our Ambassadors would like us all to try and waste less food by only serving up what we can…
Astronomer Visits Year 5
To enhance Year 5’s learning on ‘Earth and Space’ they had a talk from an amateur astronomer. They learnt all about star constellations, nebulas, supernovas and the planets. Mr. Hunt told them about the different types of telescopes you can use to study the sky at night and why we are lucky to…
Year 5 Saint Patrick’s Day
Year 5 went to church this morning to celebrate their class saint St. Patrick. Father Groody told us that St. Patrick was actually born within our own parish at Ravenglass in about the year 400 before he moved to Ireland. We finished the service with a wonderful rendition of ‘Hail Glorious Saint…
Year 5 Science Investigation
Year 5 carried out an investigation to see if they could make a sturdy structure out of uncooked spaghetti and marshmallows. They discovered that the more triangles they included in their structure the stronger and less wobbly it was. They also learnt about what STEM means and what jobs require…
Year 5 Visit to Egremont Library
Year 5 visited Egremont Library today to choose a book. They read the blog to see if they were interested in the book and if they were they checked it out. They had some quiet time to enjoy reading their chosen book.