Year 5

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June 27, 2008

Year 5 Literacy Project with Cardinal Hume

Over the past three weeks, we have been working closely with Cardinal Hume school on a Literacy Poetry project.

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June 26, 2008

Heworth City Learning Centre

Today we have been to Heworth CLC where we were given the opportunity to explore new software.

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June 17, 2008

Radio Adverts

In Year 5 we have been looking at a variety of adverts. We have worked in small groups to record a radio advert for our own product. Have a listen and see if you're persuaded to buy / join!

Download crunchmania
Download dancemania
Download DPD sports
Download sports drinks
Download Harry's sweet shop
Download JJA
Download theme park

June 2, 2008

Designing a burglar alarm

Year 5 have been applying their knowledge of electricity to design and make a burglar alarm for a house.

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October 18, 2007

Keeping Healthy

Years 5 and 6 have been learning about keeping healthy. We have looked at the different food groups, the heart and lungs and muscles. Year 5 have created a wonderful display and they wanted to share it with you.

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Group of the Week

In Year 5 the children belong to a team: Lemony Snickett's Crickets, Harry Potter's Jotters, Frodo's Heroes, Tracy Beaker's Speakers or Alex Rider's Readers. They work together to earn points over the week for good behaviour, excellent effort and hard work. Every Friday the points are collected and a trophy is awarded to the winning team.
Our group of the week this week is........

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October 15, 2007

St Augustine's Football Competition

Jack Riley wrote a report about our football team's first competition of the season.
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Year 5/6 Design Technology

Year 5 and 6 worked on the Design Technology topic, Shelters. Before designing their shelters, they carried out research into the different types of shelters. As part of this research, each group constructed a framework using a set of materials (straws, selotape, card and sticky tabs). They accepted their challenge and were able to create a framework, including points that were strengthened to make their frameworks more stable. Here are some of their experimental structures.100_1707.JPG

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Newsroom

Year 5 visited the Evening Chronicle Newsroom this term. We used the same technology the journalists use and everyone produced their own newspaper front page. We all had a fantastic time, have a look at the photos!


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