YEAR 5

Year 5 is a year where pupils become more independent in their learning and take more responsibilities. The academic year started in September with a residential trip to Sayers Croft. Aswell as being away from home the girls experienced a wide range of challenging and fascinating activities including Bouldering, Orienteering, Pond Dipping, a fascinating Bat Walk, Campfire with songs and sketches, River walking and Mrs McMillan’s absolute favourite, Ballista building (and firing). The Autumn Term topic of Victorian Britain was brought to life through stories and an immersive visit to the Guildford Schoolroom.

In the Spring Term Year 5 go Greek! and become captivated by the legacy of the Greeks and enjoy the world of Gods, Monsters, Heros and Mortals through the study and retelling of myths. This also inspired their own version of the 12 Labours of Heracles which was confidently written and performed by the whole team. The day trip to Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium always goes too quickly. Sitting in the Planetarium brings to life the science topic of Earth and space and links closely with the astronomy of the Ancient Greeks. In addition to this there was time to explore the hands on exhibits and participate in a robotics workshop which culminated in a robot disco! In Design Technology we created aprons out of old pillowcases using hand stitching. These aprons were then worn in the Spring Term during Food Technology sessions when the pupils made shortcrust pasty from scratch, firstly following recipes and then creating their own flavour combinations and designs. The final project of the year was learning about CAM movements and mechanisms. This required understanding of the mechanisms, creativity in design and a lot of problem solving and perseverance. A challenge which Year 5 are always up for.

Design Technology is a firm favourite in Year 5

MRS MCMILLAN