<![CDATA[WILLIAM DAVIS PRIMARY SCHOOL - Year 5 News Blog]]>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:29:58 +0000Weebly<![CDATA[National Numeracy Day]]>Fri, 19 May 2023 12:44:31 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-5-news-blog/national-numeracy-day​An exciting morning at KPMG where Y5 took part in a Maths Masterclass delivered by The Royal Institution. We had great fun recreating Islamic Geometric Patterns to celebrate National Numeracy Day.
]]><![CDATA[National Theatre]]>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 07:40:40 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-5-news-blog/national-theatreYear 5 had a great day out watching a performance of Hamlet at the National Theatre. Afterwards, we had our lunch with fantastic views of the river Thames. 
]]><![CDATA[National Poetry Week]]>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:01:12 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-5-news-blog/national-poetry-weekYear 5 are learning about the use of word play in poetry. Coinciding with National Poetry Week, the children demonstrated fantastic team work writing their poems and practising performing their poems with expression to captivate their audience.
]]><![CDATA[Art]]>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:10:53 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-5-news-blog/art9902327​In art, Year 5 were learning about the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The children used a viewfinder to select areas of his paintings and enlarge and transfer these onto their own artwork. They focussed on the strong naturally flowing lines that feature in Hundertwasser's work.
]]><![CDATA[Art]]>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:33:03 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-5-news-blog/art9871517'In art, year 5 were learning about how to create their unique prints using the 'reduction' technique. 
]]><![CDATA[Art]]>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:29:12 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-5-news-blog/art2058849We looked at abstract landscape pictures by Hundertwasser and made our own viewfinders to select a section of the image.
]]><![CDATA[National Poetry Day]]>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:43:52 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-5-news-blog/national-poetry-dayWe have been practising performing poems linked to our science learning. 
]]><![CDATA[DT]]>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:10:34 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-5-news-blog/dtIn DT we have been learning about bolognese sauces. First we found out about the journey of a tomato and then we tasted two different sauces before choosing ingredients to create our adapted sauces. Chilli flakes and mushrooms were very popular!
]]><![CDATA[Art]]>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:09:30 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-5-news-blog/art9535918We used Google Maps to look at the bird’s eye view of different landscapes. We then created 3D models. ​
]]><![CDATA[School Council Elections!]]>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 12:01:35 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-5-news-blog/school-council-electionsWe held our school council elections. 
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Well done to Dawud and Abiir who have been chosen to represent year 4!  
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