Today in History, the children answered our big question for this half term: How has London changed over time?  To show this, they made lots of old and new: buildings and modes of transport.  'I have made London Bridge.'  'I have made the tube.'

 We had the most amazing afternoon inside of the 'Wonderdome', a special visit to kick start the excitement for our next half term of learning, about space.   We flew from the Earth, exploring the Milky Way and looking at some of the other galaxies, we looked at each of the other planets in our solar system and could not believe how big the sun was compared to Earth!.  We also flew on a rocket and landed on the moon, watched the Artemis 11 exploration and looked deeper into our own beautiful planet by heading into the ocean and also through forests and across deserts! We asked lots of questions and we only wish that we could have 'bottled up' the responses from the children: "This is beautiful", "Wow it's amazing", "I can't believe we get to do this!", "This is the best day I have ever had!" were some of the comments echoing around the dome!

 In Maths, we have been learning about halves and quarters.  This week, we used this knowledge to explain half turns and quarter turns, both clockwise and anti clockwise.  We used rotating shapes, large grids in our outdoor classroom (giving each other instructions) and treasure maps!  Here are some pictures of us following our treasure map instructions!

Carrying on with our theme of cricket skills, this week we focussed on fielding as a team, passing the ball between team player quickly and accurately and a little bit of batting. The adults were very impressed with Year 5's good sportsmanship, team support and inclusive attitude. Mr Hopegood