5R had such a wonderful time at Canterbury Cathedral this week learning about the Anglo-Saxons and the Viking raids. The children were respectful and asked the tour guide lots of questions and answered many as well. They also took part in a number of activities and dressed up during the tour. We wil...

Year 5 loved their trip to Canterbury Cathedral over the past two days. During the day, children enjoyed a tour of the cathedral, learning about its earliest Saxon roots and how during its early years its history was shaped by numerous invasions by the Vikings and the eventual Norman conquest o...

This week, 5Y were told to let loose and "colour outside the lines". And they did! Children created amazing visual images base on whatever came into their heads. Their were no rules and every child produced a piece of art that was unique and different. This art was then transformed into th...

This week in 5B, we have been focussing our attention on BREAD! On Wednesday, the children tried a variety of breads from naan to olive, sourdough to rye. We actually liked more than we thought we would. This helped to inspire our choice of extra ingredient for our bread making. So, Thursday morn...

Yesterday, the children in Year 5 made bread. We all followed the same recipe but were then able to add our own choice of flavours. These ranged from cheese, olives and to the rosemary growing outside Mr White's classroom! Today, the children had the opportunity to share the tasting of the br...

On Thursday, we celebrated National Poetry Day by writing and performing our own poems inspired by 'More Pointless Questions' by John Agard. The children chose elements of nature and posed opposing questions about how they are treated. We had some fabulous outcomes and the children real...