Year 5 have been exploring how to use charcoal to create different effects. Linking to their topic of Victorian Britain, they have designed these skylines of Smoky Cities.

Year 5 enjoyed a step back in time when they visited a Victorian School for the day.

Year 5 enjoyed a practical Science lesson as they explored how gears work. They used toys and models to investigate how the gears fit together and how clockwise and anti-clockwise movements fit together. The children also reflected on what happened when large and small cogs are fitted together and they looked at the gear mechanism on a bicycle.

The children have been collaborating and using practical resources in order to solve maths calculations.

Year 5 produced art work inspired by the theme of Remembrance. They used mixed media to create images based on the poem ‘Flanders Fields’.

Year 5 enjoyed a visit to the Horniman Museum, where they learnt all about life cycles of different animals. They visited the butterfly house, where they saw a range of rare species.

Year 5 visited the offices of law firm Weil, Gotshall and Manges to find out the different jobs available to them in a corporate company. There was a long list including operations, IT, solicitor, caterer, paralegal, research, coaching and security.Year 5 got the chance to interview the people already doing a variety of jobs to find out what their jobs entailed and how they had ended up working at Weils.
A tour of the large offices in Fetter Lane included a trip up to the roof terrace and to the restaurant that makes meals for the staff. There are apparently six beds on site for the lawyers who need to work late into the night!

Year 5 took us back in time, displaying an entertaining performance about the Blitz, evacuation, rationing and a brief history about Great Britain between 1939 and 1945.

Year 5 enjoyed learning about Road Safety in an interesting workshop.