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...
This week, the Girls’ football team played their final group game against Valence Primary School. This was a 'must win' game for the girls. Having won only one game out of their previous three games, the girls were determined to win and secure their place...
This week, in Maths we began our new unit of multiplication and division by creating our own ‘multiplication wheels’. We then used these to explore and compare patterns in different timetables. We spotted patterns such as, in the 5 timetables all digits end in 5...
This week saw the girls' football team play their second league game of the season, against a very tough Eastbury Community School, who are currently the league leaders. The girls started the game very strong, creating a multiple of chances, unfortunately they could not convert...
This week in Physical Education, both Hummingbird and Owl class continued the unit of basketball. We focused on the defensive element of basketball, by working together well as a team and communicating to regain possession. We applied basic principles suitable for defending. Whilst Robin class...