Year 5: Blog items
Date: 2nd Nov 2020 @ 10:20am
Date: 30th Oct 2020 @ 10:25am
Music was our focus for Black History Month in Year 5. We focused on the contributions that artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Bob Marley made to twentieth century music and culture. We listened and appraised different genres of music and created some wonderful artwork.
Date: 17th Oct 2020 @ 8:49am
This week in PE, it was all about the teamwork. We learned about how to effectively communicate to solve problems and discussed the qualities of a good team player. We talked about how effective communication can make tasks easier and learned that mutual respect and tolerance of other people's opinions was important.
Date: 7th Oct 2020 @ 8:44am
With pens and pencils removed from the desks, Year 5 had a morning of debate and discussion. We talked about some challenging issues and learned how to express our opinions in a respectful way. The children won the 'Beat the Teacher' dictionary challenge and proved they have excellent dictionary skills!
Date: 29th Sep 2020 @ 4:43pm
Days of the week and months of the year have been our focus in French this week. We have listened carefully to the correct pronunciation and learned that the French do not use capital letters for days or months. Next, we will learn how to say the full date.
Date: 28th Sep 2020 @ 7:48am
This half term, our Geography is based on rivers.We have been looking at river features and how rivers change as they flow towards the ocean. This week we used atlases and online maps to locate famous British rivers. We then looked for the features we have learned about on OS maps. We discussed how effective the OS map is at representing the features compared with an aerial photograph.
Date: 14th Sep 2020 @ 8:23pm
Welcome back Year 5! Over the last few days we have been getting to know each other, learning new routines and settling back into school life. Things may be slightly different in the classroom but the children have proved they are up for the challenge of making a success of Year 5. In science, we have been learning about properties and changes of materials. After discussing how we could sort materials into different categories, the children designed a fair test to see which material would make the most effective food preparation surface,
Changes to Home Time Arrangements
Date: 3rd Sep 2020 @ 4:18pm
Changes to home time arrangements
As we have now been open for a number of days we have noticed a concerning lack of social distancing by parents and carers. Therefore, we are enhancing our COVID Safe rules.
We recommend that face coverings are worn by all parents and carers who are medically able to do so – staff will also be wearing face coverings.
To further ensure safe exiting at the end of the date, we will now stagger the collection times:
Year 3 – finish at 3:15pm
Year 4 – finish at 3:10pm
Year 5 – finish at 3:20pm
Year 6 – finish at 3:25pm
As always, for those parents/carers who have to collect children from Nursery, Reception and Key Stage 1, staff will still wait with your child until you can collect them from their designated zone.
Nursery, Reception, Years 1, 2 and 3
There will be no changes to Reception and Key Stage 1 at this time, however, this situation is under constant review. Please remember, do not call your child over to you, they will be brought to you by a member of staff.
Please follow these new procedures to help keep your child safe.
Date: 2nd Sep 2020 @ 11:31am
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Date: 12th Mar 2020 @ 10:05am
Cadets had an interesting visit from CSI this week. The cadets learnt all about the role of the crime scene investigator, the style of the jobs they attend and how the forensic evidence is used to catch criminals and in court.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 7:31pm
As part of our learning journey in Design and Technology, we looked at how to make structures stronger. We investigated 2D and 3D shapes and how they can be made stronger using triangulation. We made shapes using a construction kit, paper straws and pipe cleaners and investigated which ones were the strongest. This will help us when we design our own structure next week!
Wonderful World Book Day Outfits
Date: 5th Mar 2020 @ 6:42pm
Is this this best year yet? The children in Year 5 made such an incredible effort with their World Book Day costumes today, all to celebrate the wonderful world of books and highlight the importance of reading. The Queen of Hearts, Harry Potter, Matilda, Gangsta Granny and Willy Wonka were just a few of the famous book characters that made an appearance.
Date: 4th Mar 2020 @ 6:00pm
Our Year 5 mini-cadets received a visit from detectives who work in Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this week. During the session, the detectives explained what their job entails and how they work to solve crimes and to keep people safe.
Date: 3rd Mar 2020 @ 8:00pm
As part of Year 5's work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, 14 children had the opportunity to learn and act out a scene from the play 'The Taming of the Shrew' and perform with other schools in the local area. All the children came together at the Grand Theatre in Blackpool and performed on its famous stage. We were extremely impressed with the children's dedication and commitment when learning their lines and also the courage and confidence they demonstrated whilst acting in front of an audience. All of Year 5 children enjoyed watching the play and their experience at the theatre.
Date: 27th Feb 2020 @ 9:25am
Our new topic, World of Work, was launched with a careers fair afternoon. Numerous volunteers from a wide variety of different professions visited us and answered our questions about their career and path into their field of work. It was a hugely successful afternoon and the children learned lots about the different careers available to them. We would like to say a huge thank you to the volunteers who gave their time to speak to the children.
Date: 24th Feb 2020 @ 11:05am
Year Group Newsletter Spring 2 2019/2020
Date: 24th Feb 2020 @ 11:01am
Topic Overview Spring 2 2019/2020
Date: 24th Feb 2020 @ 10:55am
Date: 13th Feb 2020 @ 10:18am
This week, the mini-cadets were back at base learning all about the 'response' team and their role and the equipment needed. Two officers talked through the grading system and the amount of time they have to respond to different incidents. Keeping people safe is their main aim and they stated how they avoid using the pepper spray and batons at all costs. They also showed us how to hand-cuff somebody! Another informative session which challenged some of the cadets' misconceptions about the police.
Date: 13th Feb 2020 @ 9:19am
Year Five have been rehearsing for the forthcoming Shakespeare festival which is being held on Tuesday 3rd March at the Blackpool Grand Theatre. 14 children are performing in Taming of the Shrew alongside children from eight other schools. The children are all extremely excited to perform!
Date: 11th Feb 2020 @ 12:59pm
On a very windy Monday evening and having been rehearsing since September, Boundary joined pupils from virtually every Blackpool school at The Grand Theatre, performing hundreds of songs and dances, playing in bands and orchestras and enjoying a wonderful introduction to theatre!
Pupil's from Years 5 an 6 performed a medley of songs from Oliver and WOW, they were amazing! The hard-work, determination, perseverance and team work that each child demonstrated throughout each rehearsal and during the final performance really paid off - we could not be more proud of each and every performer!
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to watch and to the children and staff for the time and energy they put into rehearsing and the final show.
Date: 7th Feb 2020 @ 11:45am
The mini-cadets have been working with another of the emergency services this week. During the session, they learnt about the range of jobs fire fighters have to attend, explored a fire engine and even tested out the hose. They learnt how the police and fire service have to work well together in emergencies and how they support each other to keep the public safe.
Date: 30th Jan 2020 @ 6:13pm
In science, we continued our learning about forces by investigating levers and pulleys. We learned that a lever can help you move a heavy object with less effort. Paint tins were opened, nails removed from wood and bottle caps removed - all with the help of everyday objects that act as levers. The children were even able to lift Mr Jones off the floor, after working out that moving the fulcrum closer to the load would make it easier!
