Year 5 HM

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Welcome to Fabulous 5HM In Year 5 we immerse ourselves in a rich, diverse curriculum which inspires and engages the children in their learning. On this page we would like to share some of the exciting activities and fantastic learning we have been doing in Year 5. Welcome to Fabulous 5HM In Year 5 we immerse ourselves in a rich , diverse curriculum which inspires and engages the children in their learning. On this page we would like to share some of the exciting activities and fantastic learning we have been doing in Year 5.

Meet 5HM

Rememberance

 Lest We Forget 

We have painted our own fields of poppies as a small tribute to all those who bravely fought and sacrificed so much for our freedom.

Each poppy represents a memory, a life, and a story that should never be forgotten.

Today, we remember them all, with gratitude, love and respect.

We will remember them.

Green Careers week

After taking part in a Webinar about surveying, we discovered some of the key skills involved in conducting wildlife and habitat surveys using a variety of scientific methods.

Inspired by this we decided to conduct a survey of the different species of plants within our school grounds.

VECTOR DRAWING

In computing, we have been learning about how to create vector drawings using Google Drawings.  After practising our skills we began creating increasingly more complex vector drawings of houses, rockets, owls and penguins.

Visit To beamish

SUFFRAGETTES AT BEAMISH 

We had a fantastic time at Beamish exploring life in 1913 as a Suffragette. We dramatised life as either a Suffragette, a Suffragist or an Anti- Vote Movement and took part in protests and debates to deepen our understanding of our History Topic.

Suffragette Speeches.

Inspired by our Protest march and rally at Beamish we wrote our own powerful and dramatic speeches as Suffragettes and Suffragists and recorded them using a greenscreen.

Blasting Off Into Space !

In Year 5 we have been travelling through our solar system, blasting off into Space.

So far we have designed amazing posters based on scientific research to prove the earth sun and moon are spherical bodies. Using the theories of ancient and modern scientist have we managed to convince you that the earth, sun and moon are spherical bodies?

Changing Role of Women in History.

Year 5 this term have been studying the changing role of women throughout history. As Historians we have used Primary and Secondary sources to explore the changing role of women. We researched so remarkable women and presented our research in a fun and creative way.

Hello Yellow Day  

Year 5 took part in Hello Yellow Day to support World Mental Health Day and raise awareness of the importance of looking after our wellbeing. The children dressed in yellow and enjoyed a range of mindfulness activities to help them feel calm, focused, and positive. They took time to reflect on their emotions, practise deep breathing, and share things that make them happy and grateful. It was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate kindness, self-care, and the importance of talking about how we feel.

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DURHAM CATHEDRAL

Music Outreach Project

We performed as part of a music celebration at Durham Cathedral. Our hard work during rehearsals well and truly paid off in what was a magnificent day! To make the day even more special, amongst the huge audience, the King's representative, Dame Susan Snowdon was there to greet us! We sang 9 time-themed songs from different music eras and genres, and left an important message for the future.

World Book Day

Little Inventors

We had a great morning with Lottie from the Little Inventors team. We discussed what inventors do, what inventions are, and how inventions are important for creating a better future. We linked our ideas to the theme of climate change and to create an invention which could help.

Super Cell Workshop

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit from the Royal Institute of Science to explore how cells work in our bodies. We discovered how bacteria and viruses effect our bodies and how our bodies can fight against them.

ODD SOCK DAY

It was great to see so many odd socks today to celebrate the start of Anti-bullying week!

SUFFRAGETTES AT BEAMISH

We had a fantastic time at Beamish exploring life in 1913 as a Suffragette. We dramatised life as either a Suffragette, a Suffragist or an Antist and took part in protests and debates to deepen our understanding of our History topic.

Women in History

We had a great introductory lesson for our History topic this term! We worked together to decide if varies statements about the rights of women throughout history were true or false. We were really surprised by some of the facts which were true!

OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO

by Dr Seuss

As part of our first week in Year 5, we looked at the Dr Seuss story,  Oh The Places You'll Go. This book explores the journey we go on through life and the ups and downs that we all experience. We discussed the thoughts and feelings of the traveller during the different stages of the story. We reflected on the key messages about perseverance, resilience and determination.

We created emotion graphs to show how the travellers thoughts and feelings changed during the story.

Islands of Me

We created our own islands to show where we hope our journey through life will take us....

We discussed and inferred the meaning of different quotations from the text. We discussed what some of the unusual phrases meant in the story and applied this meaning to real life.

We wrote thought bubbles in role as the traveller in the story to describe how we felt during the different stages of life's journey. 

Our Hopes and Aspirations

2024 - 2025

SPORTS DAY!

Jarrow Hall

We had a great time on our visit to Jarrow Hall. We explored the life of Anglo-Saxons including, how they made their clothes, crime and punishment, and their village life. 

Durham Cathedral Music Outreach Project

Our singing preparations are well underway for our upcoming performance at Durham Cathedral!

FORCES IN ACTION!

As part of our Science topic this term, we have investigated water resistance, air resistance and friction. We have discovered how forces are all around us and can be both helpful and unhelpful. We have created fair tests to investigate how different shapes, sizes and materials can effect the amount of force upon an object.

SUFFRAGETTES AT BEAMISH

We had a fantastic time at Beamish exploring life in 1913 as a Suffragette. We dramatised life as either a Suffragette, a Suffragist or an Antist and took part in protests and debates to deepen our understanding of our History topic.

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Thank you for an amazing turn out to our coffee morning!

Library Visit

Design Technology: Textiles - Stuffed Toys

As an introduction to our Design Technology topic, we discussed and evaluated our own stuffed toys. We discussed a variety of criteria to help us to design and make our own!

SHOW RASCISM THE RED CARD

We explored the causes and consequences of racism in a fun and engaging workshop.

We discussed the role of the internet in our every day lives and considered how to question and think critically about things that we see online.

We identified the ways in which we can use online gaming appropriately.

We questioned and discussed the use of racist language when online.