It has been such a busy Summer Term and we can't believe it's the final part of our journey in Year 5.
Here are some of our highlights...
Reading the book Treason by Berlie Doherty.
Will Montague is a page to Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. As the King's favourite, Will gains many enemies in Court. His enemies convince the King that Will's father has committed treason and he is thrown into Newgate Prison.
Will flees Hampton Court and goes into hiding in the back streets of London. Lost and in mortal danger, he is rescued by a poor boy, Nick Drew. Together they must brave imprisonment and death as they embark on a great adventure to set Will's father free.
Art week- Tudor style!
Making honeycomb in Science
To celebrate British Science week, we decided to investigate what gave honeycomb such a bubbly, airy texture. We observed several chemical processes as we made the honeycomb and learnt that bicarbonate of soda, is used in baking as a raising agent. Raising agents cause bubbles of gas to form within a mixture.
As our baking powder was exposed to heat, it broke down and released carbon dioxide. This chemical reaction caused the bubbles to form, making a foam. As the foam cooled, it changed state from a liquid to a solid, trapping the bubbles and creating the airy and light honeycomb texture.
Maths Day- Calculating a budget to organise our own Jubilee party/stall.
Today, we were tasked with planning our own party and had to organise and decorate our own stall to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee. We had to budget our money carefully in order to ensure we had enough in our bank to make and purchase decorations, food and drinks.
We took part in auctions throughout the day where we had to bid against each other for the items and resources we wanted. When there were half price sales, we had to calculate the new costs and when prices increased, we could only buy what we deemed as a necessity. We learnt that when something becomes desirable it often means that the price goes up. This led us to discuss the current petrol crisis and why gas bills are also rising. In our groups, we had to negotiate the maximum price we were prepared to pay, as well as keep an inventory of everything we had spent.
Luckily, throughout the day there were opportunities for us to earn additional money/interest to add to our funds. Many of us learnt how to negotiate a price and some of us even sold resources to other teams to make a profit to add to our bank.
