Year 5 have worked as historical detectives this afternoon.
After studying a range of photos to become more familiar with the Victorian era, we worked to place the reign of Queen Victoria into a kitchen roll timeline.
We used a collection of key events in Coventry to understand when Victorian life falls into the history of Britain.
Ask your children if they can tell you the reign length of Britain’s longest serving monarch.
To discover just how plants reproduce, Year 5 set about taking a whole bouquet of roses to pieces today.
By acting as observational scientists, we broke down each flower into its male and female parts to discuss how pollen is transferred from one flower to another.
Today, Year 5 enjoyed a trip out to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
On arrival in the morning we were quickly introduced to a variety of animals living in the rainforest across the world. We learnt about materials harvested and used in the rainforest and reflected on why the rainforest is such a vital ecosystem for humans.
We then had the opportunity to handle some exotic animals which can be found in tropical rainforest areas. Some of us were a little scared but brave volunteers handled stick insects, corn snakes and bearded dragons.
After a much-needed lunch, we set out on an expedition through many different climates contained within the glass greenhouses. Here we found an amazing range of plants suited to the many climates found on our planet.
Moving through the afternoon, we explored an adventure playground area and many different plants suited to the rainy English weather.
Well done on brilliant discussion and behaviour throughout the day Year 5!
To celebrate the upcoming canonisation of our class (almost) saint, Year 5 can come to school tomorrow in non-uniform and bring a treat to share with other members of the class.
Through the morning we will be researching the life of John Henry Newman and discovering his links to our local area.
Be sure to tune into the news on Sunday 13th October as Pope Francis leads the ceremony and celebrations in Rome.
Year 5 have been inspired by the intricate paintings of Henri Rousseau through this term. Aided by Ms Quinn, each Monday afternoon has become a dedicated time to tear, rip and cut our way towards beautiful collages.
The children have thought carefully about shape and layers of each section of their collages to build up a rainforest scene.
Year 5 made a morning out of preparing a fire, choosing a perfect toasting stick and showing patience, dedication and precise turning skills for the ultimate toasted marshmallow.
We’ve took this event and created our own personal recounts (expect updates on the blog in the following week!) of how we felt during this delicious cookout!
Second day of the 30 random acts of wildness: what can you see in the clouds?
Today’s return to school marks the first day of Year 5’s 30 random acts of wildness.
Organised by the Wildlife Trust, this is a 30 day challenge to engage with nature once each day.
Day 1: feel the wild between your toes.
Though the weather has been against us this week, Year 5 finally found a chance between rain showers to put our Banksy style stencils into action.
Testing these stencils has really helped the children to see what is and isn’t effective as we progress on to other mediums, such as paint.
Expect to see these same designs around the classroom in weeks to follow.
Year 5 have had a great first week back into school. We’ve enjoyed a day out competing at the Chance to Shine cricket tournament on Wednesday and all children represented All Souls’ excellently.
We have also begun studying this term’s artist: Banksy. Different fonts are being explored and children have enjoyed experimenting with stencils and their limitations.
Today we have brought in our new theme for the term, which is the Olympics. Children worked to create their own logo, mascot and medal designs for an All Souls’ Olympic Games portfolio. They have presented these to their classmates and in the next week we will be voting on which designs we want to take forward for an eventual Olympic Games.
Children also worked to present a story about a personal achievement. Following in the footsteps of the Ancient Greeks we thought about what we were proudest of and told the story in 3D around the surface of a plant-pot. 
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