Blog Author: Mr Jefferies

Reading for Pleasure at Home

Dear Parents and Carers,

We aim to promote a love of reading at Yarm Primary School so we would like to share with you some fantastic activities for keeping your child engaged with books while at home.

Book Covers

Why not try…

Year 5 have been producing some fantastic work at home for our Geography topic all about the Rainforests. 

We have had labelled diagrams of rainforest animals such as sloths and jaguars, rainforest art in the style of Henri Rousseau, fact files about rainforest tribes, and even investigations…

Hello Year 5! 

Here's an Art challenge for you this time. Draw a detailed portrait of yourself. Use a mirror to get a good look at the main details, such as eyes, skin and teeth. Why not use old magazines and other materials to make a collage of your portrait?

If you'd like to share your…

Hello Year 5!

We hope you had a lovely Easter break. To get you warmed up for all the exciting learning ahead in the Summer term, why not have a go at this MathsEyes problem? It's sure to get you thinking! Please post your answers in the comments section.

Miss Mowbray and Mr Jefferies

In the past term, we have looked at 'Famous People and Places.'

Take a look at the images of famous people and places in the slideshow.

Who are they? Where are they? Why do you think they are famous? Why do you think people might travel there? How might they have inspired other…

Hello Year 5,

With us all confined to our homes at the moment, why not go out into the garden or look out of the window and see what clouds you can spot?

Use the link to the website below to discover more about the different types of clouds and make a note of which ones you spot over the…

Hello again!

Remember Year 5, White Rose are still doing their Maths Problem of the Day and you can access all the previous problems on their website. If you do complete one, feel free to post a comment on the blog with your answer!

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Hello Year Fives!

We miss you already and hope that you're keeping safe, happy and healthy at home. 

The cover image for this blog is one of the MathsEyes posters - please give it a go and put your answer in a blog comment. It's always interesting to see how different they all are.

And…

Year 5 enjoyed paying a visit to Yarm library and Waterstones on Tuesday morning in celebration of the upcoming World Book Day 2020 and to further promote that all-important love of reading we treasure at Yarm Primary. 

The children were treated to a talk by the library manager about their…

Year 5 were treated to a morning in a visiting, inflatable planetarium to round off their fascinating Earth and Space topic, 'Is there Life on Mars?' They had the opportunity to 'visit' the planets of the solar system, view real footage of the sun's surface, and gaze at constellations of stars…

Inspired by the abstract 'space art' of celebrated American artist, Peter Thorpe, children in Year 5 tried their hand at creating their own spectacular pieces of art inspired by space themes such as planets, rockets and galaxies.

After carefully planning and considering their designs, children…

Calling all budding astronauts in Year 5! Do you have what it takes to find out if there really is life on Mars? Are you intrigued to know what causes day and night on Earth? Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered why the Moon changes its shape? Well then, our Spring 1 topic - Is…