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- office@flashley.staffs.sch.uk
- Flash Ley Community Primary School, Hawksmoor Road, Stafford, ST17 9DR
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Welcome to Year 5.
Your Class Teacher is Mr Bamber.
Your Teaching Assistant is Mrs Hepple.
On this page you will find information about our class.
Summer Term
Visiting sculptor Neil Wood
14th June 2022
Today Year 5 enjoyed a visit by the amazing sculptor Neil Wood. He showed us how to create our own tile. We made our designs using a range of junk materials, which we pressed into the clay. We then cast plaster of paris over our work. When the plaster was dry, we peeled off the clay and admired our plaster tiles. Thank you for an amazing day Neil!
Roman Day XXIV/V/MMXXII
Wow what an amazing day!
We met Lucius (Andy) and had a guide to Roman armour and tactics. Then we staged some battles of our own; Romans vs Barbarians.
Back in the classroom we used our archaeological and investigational skills to uncover actual historical artefacts (items which had been recovered by metal detectorists).
Then in the afternoon after a Q and A session we learned how to play a range of Roman games, Ludus, Five Lines and Three Mens Morris.
We have all learned so much and had a great day!
Roman Day
Music 11 May
We are looking at 'motifs' in music. Motifs are small sections of music, that are often repeated in a tune. The term is particularly used in classical music. In Beethoven’s ‘Fifth Symphony’ he uses the motif as the building block to construct the music, – duh-duh-duh-duuuuuum!
Spring Term
DT Making Soft Toys
This week we have designed and made our own soft toys using felt. We have learned how to sew a blanket stitch as well as how to use needle threaders (which were really useful!)
We are really proud of all our hard work - don't they look great!
25 March Planetarium Visit
Wow what a great morning!
Dave from Auriga Astronomy was fantastic. We were all very excited to enter the planetarium, and the shows were amazing. First we went on a journey around the solar system, and then we found out about mans missions to the Moon.
We also found out about the Artemis program at NASA which is due to launch in the next few months.
Design Technology - Creating a Healthy Meal
Autumn Term
Thursday 9th December
Greek Day
Today we had an amazing day. We dressed as ancient greeks and joined Agaeus the Spartan as he told us about the Greek way of life.
We made a mosaic tile, Laurel wreath and a charm bracelet. It was a fantastic day!
Monday 18th October
African Drumming Workshop
Wow! We had an amazing start to the day today. We were shown a range of african drums and how to play them. We were then shown different beats and put them together into a small composition. The sound was amazing!
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4th October - Poetry Week
For Poetry Week one of the poems we will be studying will be 'From a Railway Carriage' by Robert Louis Stevenson.
From a Railway Carriage by Robert Louis Stevenson
WE have been learning this poem, and we are hoping to learn it off by heart!
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