By Miss Edwards on Thursday, June 29, 2017 in Art and Design, Year 5. No Comments
5S and 5JE have had a fantastic day at Kings Norton Boys School! Our first session was based on the history of the Native Americans. The children made deductions using a historical source. A representative from each group described their observations so the other children could draw the image. We had many interesting interpretations! After […]
By Gary Evans on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in Music, Year 5, Year 6. No Comments
Our Year 6 choir members worked with the CBSO on the Spirit of Birmingham music project follow the link to find out more. The choir have some exciting projects coming up, we will do our best to share these via the blog!
By Mr Ellison on Friday, May 12, 2017 in PSHE, Uncategorized, Year 5. No Comments
Our Random Act of Kindness for this week was to write a positive post-it to the school. Here are a few. “This school is amazingly fun and cool. I love all the teachers and I’ve made loads of friends.” “To school, thank you for everything, especially the library.” “Everybody’s really kind and helpful.” “I love […]
By Mr. Setchell on Sunday, April 30, 2017 in Maths, Video Lessons, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6. No Comments
How many times tables do you REALLY need to learn? Is the answer a) 38? or b) 144? Don’t forget some classic times table memory-joggers like I ate and I ate until I was sick on the floor . . . 8 x 8 = 64 5…6…7…8…56 is 7 times 8 Know […]
By Mr Ellison on Friday, March 31, 2017 in Art and Design, History, Learning Adventure, Science, STEM, Year 5. No Comments
5E were tasked with building their own machines to transport water from the River Nile to land. Using inspiration from the shadufs used in Egypt, we explored the use of levers, pivots and counterweights. Ingenuity and interdependence was shown by everyone, producing some really unique devices. Amazing work and effort 5E!
By Gary Evans on Friday, March 24, 2017 in Community, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6. 1 Comment
We met a dog called Bailey and learned all about how to treat dogs with care and respect. We also learned how to keep safe around dogs that we may not know. We had a really interesting assembly and we are grateful to The Dogs Trust for coming in to see us.
By Gary Evans on Friday, March 24, 2017 in Community, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6. No Comments
By Miss Edwards on Thursday, March 2, 2017 in English, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6. 5 Comments
It has been wonderful to see so many children dressed up as book characters today, and staff dressed as their favourite characters. It made it such a hard job for staff to choose one winner from their class. Each Year group have individually celebrated World Book Day by taking part in activities based on the […]
By Mr Ellison on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in English, Uncategorized, Year 5. 58 Comments
To celebrate World Book Day, we would like you to write a book review of your favourite non-fiction or poetry book. Include these sections: Title Author Synopsis Why you enjoy this book A score out of 5 Make sure your post includes your name (with only the first letter of your surname) and your class.
By Mr Ellison on Monday, January 16, 2017 in Learning Adventure, Year 5. 80 Comments
What can you find out about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun ? Reply to the post with your first name and class.
