Year 5

During the summer holidays, our school RRSA mascots, Danny and Daisy, visited the war graves of Polygon Wood, Ypres in Belgium with Mrs Short and her family. They visited the grave of Mrs Short’s Grandad’s cousin who was sadly killed on the first day of the battle of Polygon Wood in September 19

We have been studying Alfred Noyes’ narrative poem, The Highwayman. today, we freeze framed different points in the story, and explored what the characters might be feeling and thinking. Articles 29 and 31

This morning, a group of our children attended the Whickham Remembrance Parade. Year Six children laid our school wreath on behalf of everyone. Well done to all of the Front Street children who represented their uniformed organisations too. “…We will remember them…”

In Year 5, we have been using resources to represent hundredths in different ways – with counters, Gattengo charts, as fractions and as decimals. We know that good mathematicians are flexible, so we try lots of different approaches. Article 29.

We have been learning about the Christian celebration of Pentecost. We explored the story and the symbols used to represent it, such as clouds, flames, wind and doves. Which ones can you spot in our artwork? Articles 14, 29, 31