An Amazing Start to Year 5!

Year 5 have had an exciting start to the school year, diving straight into creativity, teamwork and new learning. The first few days were a lovely opportunity for the children to settle into their new classes, get to know one another and begin building positive friendships. As part of our whole-school project, the children explored friendship using the book All About Friends. They learnt that disagreements can happen in any friendship and thought carefully about different ways to fix problems, including listening, saying sorry, talking calmly and finding a solution together. They reflected on how our words and actions can help us build strong, positive relationships, making this a lovely way to begin their Year 5 journey.

In Science, Year 5 have been exploring materials and their properties. They recalled the names of common materials and identified different properties, before matching materials to their everyday uses. They then developed their Scientific Enquiry skills through comparative and fair tests, investigating materials for hardness, transparency and whether they responded to magnets. The children carefully used the same method for each material so that they could compare their results fairly.

In Design & Technology, Year 5 have been learning about automaton toys and how mechanisms can create movement. They explored how cams and followers work together before designing and building their own working cam mechanisms. Using simple materials including cardboard, lolly sticks, split pins and masking tape, the children worked together to create vertical reciprocating movement. They showed great resilience as they tested their designs, solved problems and made improvements.