What a busy week of competitive football we have had with the boys’ football team! With two matches in one week, the boys knew they would be in for a tough battle. It kicked off with a comfortable win against Riverside Primary, winning 5-2. Then...
This week in Year 5, we kicked off our Space unit ‘To infinity and beyond’, by making planets and learning about the amazing Solar System. We learnt that the Solar System formed about 4.5–4.6 billion years ago and consists of the Sun, eight planets, dwarf...
It has been a really busy two weeks of football for both the Boys’ and Girls’ football team. After qualifying into the last 18 teams, the girls travelled to GOALS to play two league games, losing 1-0 in a tightly contested battle with St.Teresa and...
In Year 5, during careers week, we were fortunate enough to have a visit from an IT consultant! We learned about the role and responsibilities of an IT consultant. We also found out what qualifications are required. We learned about the importance of IT. Finally,...
This week at Parsloes was careers week, when we welcomed visitors to our school, to talk about their career. Year 5 enjoyed finding out about a career as a fund raiser from a Cambridge University Graduate. The week ended with our ‘Careers’ House Challenge’. We...
In PSHE this week, Year 5 finished off our unit of ‘Dreams and Goals’ by understanding that communicating with someone in a different culture means we can learn from each other. We also understood that we will need money to help us achieve some of...
This week in History, Year 5 were re-enacting the Viking raid on Lindisfarne. A small group of us were monks and the rest of us were Vikings. Lindisfarne was the first major Viking raid in AD 793. We learnt that the monasteries were an easy...
In Maths, Year 5 have been investigating cubed numbers. We began by interlocking cubes to make larger cubes. We learnt that a cube number is the result of multiplying a whole number by itself and then by itself again, for example 6 × 6 ×...
This week, we began our new topic ‘Raiders and Rulers’. To help immerse ourselves in our unit, we explored a range of artefacts and sources about the Vikings. We discussed and answered a range of questions about how they were used, how they were made...
Parsloes Music Concert – a showcase unlike any other! WOW - what a fantastic start to the musical year! Last week, Years 2 -6 put on a concert that left the audience on their feet with pride. We are incredibly proud of all the pupils who took...