Year 5’s ice cream treat!

28th April 2025Miss Blackham

A huge well done to our lovely Year 5’s who have been working so hard and have had a real push on their HoWLs. Total superstars x

-Miss Blackham

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Pride of Plover

28th April 2025Mr Schofield

Well done to the year 5 and 6 Pride of Plover this week – you’re working hard, getting smart and being kind so thoroughly deserve this amazing recognition.

Well done also to those in receipt of times tables rockstars and reading plus awards this week, keep being awesome!

Working in a coal mine

28th April 2025Mr Schofield

Today, 5S were shocked to learn that Victorian children as young as four had no choice but to work up to 12 hours a day, 6 days a week in mines to earn money and support their families.

In order to consider the hard work and suffering they experienced, we discussed the different jobs available to people in the mines and the gruelling work they had to undertake. We role played these jobs in groups then got back together to write about how we felt.

We all came away feeling really sorry for our ancestors who had to work this hard at such a young age. I want to praise the class for their sympathy and engagement with this lesson as it was tough to hear about.

First on the scene

25th April 2025Mr Schofield

In English, we looked at the descriptive language used in a Pathe news report of the horrific 1966 Aberfan mining disaster. After, children were challenged to act as journalists and report from the scene. It was great to hear your news reports come to life! Well done.

Miners Dress Up in 5S

16th April 2025Mr Schofield

As part of our hook week into ‘At the Coalface’, Year 5 today came to school dressed as coal miners. We participated in some immersive P.E. which encouraged us to imagine the life of children – many of whom were our age – expressing their feelings, emotions and actions through the medium of dance.

5S are artists!

16th April 2025Mr Schofield

As part of our hook week for our new expedition ‘At the Coalface’, we have used a linked medium (charcoal) to develop our skills in art. We used techniques of blending, smudging, cross-hatching and stippling to affect areas of light, shade and texture. I was so impressed with your focus and resilience when it came to improving your abilities – well done!

Tennis in 5S

19th March 2025Mr Schofield

5S spent this afternoon building on last week’s skills by introducing forehand and backhand techniques using rackets, playing small rallies to work on their ball control. Well done!