This week in English we have started learning about Explanation texts. We have looked at a range of explanation texts and highlighted key features. The children enjoyed working in groups to complete this activity.

On Friday afternoon, in science the children looked at a range of materials and made predictions about whether they thought they were magnetic, electrical conductors or metal/non mental.

On Thursday Class 5 were really lucky and make a lion made from Willow. They each made a fish too from willow, I am sure you will agree they all look amazing,

This week we have started cricket, the children had a range of activities to complete including, throwing to a target, balancing and other games to develop our listening and teamwork skills.

In computing this half term the children are going to be applying programming skills to create skills and melodies leading to a battle of the bands performance.

As part of our forces unit in science the children use a simple lever machine to make their own catapults.

Our school choir went into town this afternoon to do some carol singing, they were fantastic. Well done everybody, have a lovely Christmas and a great new year.

This morning we were lucky enough to take part in a free live science lesson all about space. The children had a tour of a space centre and were taught lots of interesting facts. At the end the children could decorate their own planet however they liked, we think they turned out fantastic.

This afternoon the children in Marlfields choir went out into the community to perform some Christmas songs. They enjoyed juice and chocolates and gave the residents some gifts. The children sang some Christmas songs, Christmas carols and shared some songs from our own Christmas production.

As part of our Viking topic the children have researched, designed, planned and made a Viking longboat. We think they look amazing and the children loved it making them in groups. This morning some year 2 children came into class 5 and Amelia and Kira told them all about their moving longboats.

In science yesterday the children were investigating which materials had the most impact on friction when a car travelled down a ramp. The car travelled the fastest on sandpaper and slowest on foil.

This afternoon year 5 have been investigating forces, in particular upthrust. The children had a range of items that they weighed as they are and then weighed in water to see what happened. The children found out that the objects weighed less in water due to the force upthrust. To finish off the children used plasticine to make into a boat to see if it could float.

As part of our DT topic the children are going to be making moving Viking long boats, last week to begin the designing process the children investigated how to use the cams in order to make the boats move up and down.