Year 5 2024-2025 Blog

Year 5 travelled back in time to the Victorian age when they visited Quarry Bank Mill in Styal on 7th October.  Dressed in clothes of the Victorian period, the children arrived as apprentices and stepped right into a school lesson! Apart from writing and maths they were taught about some of the medical procedures of the time, such as bloodsucking leeches!  A visit to the mill, where they experienced the noisy machinery,  helped them to empathise with the poor children who worked there two hundred years ago.  We all enjoyed the day as you can see from this selection of photographs. 

To celebrate the historical moment when Queen Elizabeth surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, Year 5 produced homework projects about the similarities and differences between the two queens.  The results were fantastic and included power point presentations, leaflets, hand written posters and even an imaginative race track which demonstrated the hurdles both Queens had encountered during their reigns. Some children added interesting artefacts to their presentations, such as newspapers, Victorian coins and a scrap book from the Victorian era.

Year 5 performed brilliantly at their "River Deep and Mountain High" assembly on Friday 17th July!  Based on this half term's theme they were able to share their knowledge and singing/dancing talents with their parents and the rest of school.  Following the assembly lots of parents visited the classroom to celebrate some of the fantastic work their children have produced this term.  Maths challenges and river word definitions games proved a hit with parents and the children really enjoyed this opportunity of sharing the classroom with their parents.

Children from Year 5 have been in demand this half term!  Three of our computing experts from Year 5 were invited to attend an event called KidsMeet with Mr Chaudry at Astley College.  This is a new initiative to enable children to share their learning across schools.  Our representatives showcased their recently created promotional videos and games to children from other schools in the area.  Teachers and children were extremely impressed by their excellent movie making and programming skills! Well done!