Year 5 Science This week we investigated thermal insulators by testing which materials kept ice cubes coldest for the longest. The children chose their materials to insulate the cups with, and enjoyed reading the thermometers to check  their results. 

Shakespeare Trip Part 2

Shakespeare's Birthplace Post 1  Year 5 enjoyed a marvellous trip today to Shakespeare's Birthplace. The guides impressed everyone with their knowledge and incredible presenting skills, and the drama group amazed us with their wonderful performances. The children were all great role models, and it was fantastic to see them growing in confidence with their presenting and acting skills throughout the day. Well done Year 5!

Personal Development

Year 4 Boccia

On Tuesday after school, our Year 4 Boccia team travelled to Shipston to take part in a competition. They played extremely well throughout, with the competition proving to be very tight. The team finished in 5th place, with only 8 points separating the winning and last-placed teams.

This was a sport they had never played before, yet they approached it with great determination and enthusiasm. We are very proud of their effort, teamwork and positive attitude. A big thank you also to parents for their support with this event! Well done team!

Year 4 have been carrying on with their R.E and Worldviews enquiry question 'How might your worldview lead you to do hard things for good reasons?'.  Recently we have been looking at pilgrimage, where people undergo a journey to a special sacred place as part of their beliefs and faith. Sometimes, this is their choice and other times it is a part of their faith that they need to do it at least once in their lifetime.  Firstly, the children drew their own journey to a place that was special to them. They needed to note down where it was too, what they saw on the way and any feelings they have at different stages of the journey.  We then looked at Canterbury Cathedral which is a popular place for Christians to visit on a pilgrimage. We looked at the website to see what happened when they arrived and what the people hoped to get from their long journey. Priests are there on people's arrival to offer blessings and prayers of thanksgiving.  The children then worked in pairs on an interactive game where they could pretend to be pilgrims travelling to the cathedral. The resources allowed them to make their own decisions about how they travelled, who they travelled with and how they passed the time. The choices they made about the journey placed them either on an early medieval pilgrimage of the late 12th century or a later medieval pilgrimage of the late 14th century. This helped the children to realise how difficult a pilgrimage might be and what problems might appear along the way.