Y5 @ Gastrells
Goshawks have been taking part in forest school all autumn term which has allowed us to carefully observe the dramatic changes in our surroundings as we move through the seasons. This has included weaving, discovering edible and not-so-edible things found in the wild, knot-tying, cooking on the open fire and (dead) tree felling!
Meet ‘Big Carl’ – the worlds largest crane and found just down the road at the enormous nuclear construction site at Hinkley Point C . Goshawks have used this as inspiration to build their own cranes, investigating how pulleys can help us lift heavy loads…
This term we’ve been building our skills in movement, balancing and jumping using the vault…
Here are a few pictures from our shared reading session this term – Goshawks have been sharing the enjoyment of books and buddying up with pupils from Peregrines class.
This week we have been investigating how levers work with a simple experiment to balance two different weights…
Goshawks began learning how we can store and retrieve information – completing a few challenges involving a deck of cards…
Do heavy things fall to earth quicker? Goshawks have been learning about gravity and set out to find the answer…
Well done to everyone who took part in a memorable campout last night. the Year 5s enjoyed outdoor food, fire, cricket, sunsets, stargazing, singing and plenty of running around. Fantastic independence to get all kit to site and tents up by yourselves (and some impressive problem solving/origami to get those pop up tents bag in the bags this morning!)
This was our first ever camp so well done for making it such a success. A big thank you too, to Simon and Suzanne for kindly hosting us on their site for the evening.
We marked the jubilee a little early with an afternoon tea and some art projects in the morning. Goshawks teamed up with Owls for some crown decorating before each year group created a collage from a decade of the Queen’s reign; see how many icons you can spot from the 60s (Y5) and the 70s (Y4)…
We finished the day off with and incredible afternoon tea! Thank you to everyone who contributed towards it.
After a very long wait we finally descended on Birmingham along with 5000 other pupils for the Young Voices concert. We were rewarded with some of the best seats in the house, directly behind the band and performers and front and centre before a packed venue at the Resorts World Arena. Goshawks and KS2 sang their hearts out – some tired bodies on Friday but hopefully some lasting memories too…
Goshawks Class 2022-2023