Beautiful Day
We are having a great time here at Carlton. A day of walking, den building and Mud!!!
Team building!
Enjoying the sunshine whilst working as a team to cross the Lava!
Natural Disaster
Homework this week will be carried out over a two weeks. We would like you to research a natural disaster and write your findings in your own words. You may want to research floods, earthquakes, plague etc. You must have this research in by the 24th May, as you need it to aid your English writing…
Convince me
For homework this week, we would like you to use your knowledge of decimals to prove or disprove each of the following statements. Think about using ‘APE’ and giving examples to show your thinking. Can you use mathematical vocabulary?
Rainforest facts
This week we have started learning about Rainforests, in particular where in the world we would find Tropical Rainforests.
For your homework this week, we would like you to research and record your ‘Top Ten Rainforest Facts’. Consider how you will present these facts – you may present your work…
Elements and compounds
Yesterday, Y5VH visited Conyers School to take part in a chemistry lesson on ‘Elements and Compounds’. We learned a range of interesting scientific facts and carried out a range of fascinating experiments.
“An element is something that is unique. It’s made up of only itself.” MC
“A compound…
History of Yarm
We would like you to create an information leaflet or a poster around the history of Yarm and why people should visit. Think about the history you will include. How will you make your poster/leaflet attractive? You may wish to include facts on Tom Brown, the railways, the viaduct etc.
Visit to Waterstones and Yarm Library
Yesterday we visited Waterstones and Yarm Library. Mrs Kempster from Waterstones, created a number of activities for us to take part in – a quiz, a treasure hunt and then read us an extract from a story, which we all enjoyed listening to.
100 word suspense challenge
Your homework this week is complete a 100 word challenge around one of the pictures below. You must use the suspense techniques we have been studying this week. It must include exciting vocabulary, range of sentence types, range of sentence openers and punctuation.
History of Yarm
After a busy first week back at school, we have already delved into Yarm’s history and unearthed some interesting information.
Who was Tom Brown? Why is he a historical figure for Yarm?
What is his story?