Y5 – STEM – Engineering Day – 15.7.2026

15th July 2026Helen Smith

Year 5 had a phenomenal end of year trip to TTE Middlesbrough College for an engineering day following our Aspirations Day. We had a site tour including a workshop tour with mechanical maintenance, machine shop, CNC machines, files and vices, mechatronics and SMART factory workshop, control room, plant room 3 phase separator and PLC. We then completed 3 workshops: continuity testing where we measured resistance,looking at and understanding how plugs work before connecting/wiring a plug and electrical wiring and motor control to make electrical circuits. Check out our photos!

Y5 – PE – Fit for Fun – 3.7.2026

6th July 2026Helen Smith

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed our Fit for Fun day with party games, races, football, team building, exercises and especially DANCING!
Who knew Michael Jackson would be such a huge hit? Before later, enjoying some time with our friends and family in the sun at our whole school picnic.
Such a great day!

Year 5 – Computing

1st July 2026Mr G Mcintosh

🖥️ Coding Quizzes in Scratch: Year 5 is Masterminding Selection! 💻

Our Year 5 computer scientists are diving into an exciting programming unit: Selection in Quizzes!

Throughout this unit, the pupils are levelling up their coding knowledge by exploring how computer programs make decisions. Here is a look at what they are mastering:

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    True or False? Revisiting how ‘conditions’ control the flow of actions in a program.

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    If… Then… Else: Learning how this foundational programming structure selects completely different outcomes depending on user input.

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    Designing Interactivity: Putting their skills to the test by designing and coding their very own interactive quizzes right inside Scratch!

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    Testing & Evaluating: Running, debugging, and sharing their quizzes with classmates to gather feedback and make smart code improvements.

They aren’t just playing games—they are building them from scratch! 🌟

Y5 – Geography – Fieldwork – 26.6.2026

27th June 2026Helen Smith

Year 5 enjoyed completing their Geography Fieldwork unit this afternoon where we explored our enquiry question ‘Where does our food come from and how is it affected by climate?’ We used food packaging to explore the country of origin and food miles that it’s travelled in order to reach us before analysing what our data showed.Check out some of our photos!

Year 5 – DT

22nd June 2026Mr G Mcintosh
Year Five had a great afternoon putting their knowledge of Greek architecture from our latest DT topic Architecture into practise.  Using a computer aided design website called Tinkercad the children were able to draw and manipulate their designs to produce their own structures. 
They did a great job and it seems we may have some budding architects in our midst! Well done Year 5!

Year 5 – World Music Day

22nd June 2026Mr G Mcintosh

Year Five celebrated World Music Day by learning about the composer Gustav Holst. After learning about his career and inspiration we went on to perform his pieces using body percussion, percussion instruments and glockenspiels. The children really enjoyed the array of choices and collections.