Beechwood Primary School

2018-2019

May

In Year 5, during our Topic and English lessons, we have been learning about Rivers and North America. To hook the children in, we made rivers using clay, cardboard and water. In their groups, they labelled the different parts and discussed the purpose of each section. They then used iPads to research different rivers such as the Mississippi and the Thames. The children used this information to create a timeline of events and wrote a report highlighting the significance and benefits of these rivers. The children thoroughly enjoyed it!

March - Year 5 Harry Potter

On the 4^th and 6^th March, the children in Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Warner Bros Studio. The trip has provided many opportunities within school to develop the children’s writing. During the trip, the children were wowed by numerous props used in the films and had the opportunity to be up close and personal with some. The children managed to find stamps to complete their Harry Potter passports, hunting around various places from the Harry Potter films. They also searched for Golden Snitches that were hidden around the exhibits. One of the real highlights was the children having an opportunity to have their photo taken on a broomstick with the visual effect of actually flying through the air. Each child has been able to download these and keep as a personal memory of the day.

February

This term, Year 5 have been learning about Space. During this topic, the children have had discussions about which they thought was the most important out of the Sun, the Earth and the Moon. They have also learnt how day and night occurs and learnt about the theories of space. To help the children understand why the moon looks different at different times of the day, they created posters and used oreos to show the eight phases of the moon. It was a really fun afternoon and the children thoroughly enjoyed it!

December

This term children have been learning about forces in Science.  They learnt about air resistance and had the task of carrying out a fair test experiment to find out what type of material would make the best parachute.  Working in small groups, they made their own parachutes using fabric, plastic sheet, paper and tissue. They then tested out their parachutes and learned that the plastic sheet would make the best parachute because it took the longest due to it having more air resistance. Pupils were thoroughly engaged and challenged in this activity as they had to plan and carry out their experiment on their own.

October

The academic year has gone off to a great start and pupils are settling into the routines and structure of their New Year group. In year five, our English unit which is based on the movie UP kicked off with a fantastic hook where children immersed themselves into the story and explored the emotions of the characters. We made 3d paper houses and used helium balloons to send them off into the sky with our wishes. The children were fascinated by the display and it was a struggle to contain their excitement. Back in class, children wrote a recount describing the event and an explanation of what caused the balloons to lift the house into the air.

Sponge the Teacher

As part of our fundraising at school for the Year 5 trip, children took part in a sponge the teacher event. Some teachers were very kind and allowed multiple children to throw soaking wet sponges at them all in the name of fundraising. 

Well done Beechwood!

2017-2018

Spring Maths

Year 5 have covered numerous areas within Maths so far this year. Recently, the children developed a key value of co-operation to complete a tarsia. This activity challenges the children and develops communication skills. There are often red-herrings within a tarsia so the children need to justify their responses.

The academic year has gone off to a great start and pupils are settling into the routines and structure of their New Year group. In year five, our English unit which is based on the movie – UP kicked off with a fantastic hook where children immersed themselves into the story and explored the emotions of the characters. We made 3d paper houses and used helium balloons to send them off into the sky with our wishes. The children were fascinated by the display and it was a struggle to contain their excitement. Back in class wrote a small blurb describing the event.