Spring B
Week 3
The focus of this week's Forces in Action Science topic was levers and pulleys. Our year 5 pupils worked in small groups to construct a catapult using lolly sticks, elastic bands and a bottle top. They enjoyed seeing how far they could launch a piece of plasticine and whether the position of the elastic bands had any effect on this distance.
On Tuesday we celebrated Newcastle United's historic win in the Carabao Cup Final with a non-uniform day where pupils and staff were invited to wear black and white instead of our usual school uniform. We also enjoyed learning how to play tag rugby in our PE lesson.
Week 2
Our Year 5 pupils are continuing to learn about Forces in Action in their science lessons. This week we were learning about the effects of water resistance. We conducted an experiment to see if the shape of a piece of plasticine affected how long it took for the plasticine to sink to the bottom of a container of water.
