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22 Nov

Jodrell Bank Trip

by Miss Kenwell

On Tuesday, Year 5 went on an amazing trip to Jodrell Bank to support our space topic in science.  The children were able to explore a number of different exhibits in the Planet and Space Pavillion where they learned about black holes, our solar system and even how Jodrell Bank was used during the Second World War.

Year 5 also spent some time in the Space Dome where they were given a talk about our solar system and looked at all of the different constellations in our solar system - they had fun trying to guess which animals the different constellations looked like!  They travelled to Saturn and Mars to explore the planets and looked at how the movement of the Earth affects day and night.

Finally, the children explored the outside area and investigated the 'Whispering Telescopes' and were able to watch the giant telescope move along the train tracks.

Have a look at the pictures below to see what the chidlren got up to!


17 Nov

Road Safety Poster Competition

by Mrs. Owen

   

Next week is Road Safety Week.

Can you design a poster to give top tips for keeping safe on the roads?

This year's focus is about the speed of traffic, but you can also choose to make a poster about other road safety issues like

 

• what to wear to stay safe and be seen

• keeping safe on a bicycle

• rules for driving safely

• crossing the road safely – The Green Cross Code

 

There will be three winners selected across school. (EYFS, Phase 1 and Phase 2) The winners will each receive a road safety prize.

 

Entries must be in by Friday 24th November.

 

Give them to your class teacher and Mrs. Owen and a panel of judges will decide on the winners that day.

 

Visit the road safety websites below to find out more information.

www.brake.org.uk

www.think.gov.uk

 


17 Nov

Children In Need

by Mrs. Owen

Today, we recognised Children In Need. Everyone made a brilliant effort to 'show their spots' and donated towards the charity. Thank you to our amazing cooks for baking the delicious Pudsey Bear biscuits. We will share the total amount raised on next week's newsletter.


 

 

 


02 Nov

Black History Month

by Miss Kenwell

October is Black History Month and Year 5 have been completing a range of activities to celebrate!

We had a very exciting visitor come in to lead a workshop exploring the lives of some famous black British people who have made amazing contributions to society.  These included Marcus Rashford, Malorie Blackman, Lenny Henry and Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

Can you guess who we are pretending to be in each picture?


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