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Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
Tel: 01707 659755
Fax: 01707 665431
Email: admin@popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Year 5 – 15/03/24 | Science Week
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceThis week, we’ve been fully immersed in British Science Week, exploring the theme of Time with great enthusiasm! We started off on Monday by pondering the question, ‘What if there were no clocks?’ This sparked an intriguing discussion. Following that, we delved into the mechanics of pendulums, investigating how factors like string length and pendulum […]
KS2 Way of the Cross – lyrics to learn
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 /by Margaret JoycePlease use the lyrics and links below to learn the songs for the KS2 Way of the Cross service. Lyric sheet can be found here. My Soul is Sad My soul is sad. My heart is breaking tonight. Could you not watch and comfort me until light? Am I alone, surrounded only by night? Could […]
Year 5 – 08/03/24
/1 Comment/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceWell done for your brilliant World Books Day costumes; I was so impressed with the effort you had gone to! In the afternoon, Year 5 shared some of their recent Watertower writing with Year 2, who read what they’d been recently writing – it was lovely to see so many budding authors proud to share […]
Year 5 – 01/03/24
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceSpiritual Growth: To honour the significance of Lent and drawing closer to God, the children participated in the sacrament of Reconciliation. They engaged in a Reconciliation service alongside Years 4 and 6, followed by individual confessions with either Fr Shaun or Fr Robert. Catholic Social Teaching (CST): Throughout Lent at Pope Paul, we will be […]
Year 5 – 16/02/24
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceWishing you all a lovely half term! Here are some photos of us celebrating Mardi Gras with pancakes on Thursday, and tasting some of the components of the Passover Seder meal yesterday! Passover food:
Year 5 – 09/02/24
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceIt’s the end of another week, so here’s a snapshot of what we’ve been up to in Year 5: 🔬 Science: We dove into a fun investigation on water resistance, exploring how differently-shaped stones behave when dropped into water. It’s been interesting to see how streamlining affects their sinking speed! 📚 English: Continuing our journey […]
Dice Game Challenge Afternoon!
/0 Comments/in Archives, General News, Year 3, Year 3 Archive, Year 4, Year 4 Archive, Year 5, Year 5 Archive, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceClick here to see what the Key Stage 2 classes were busy doing yesterday afternoon! Why don’t you click on Dice Games and try some of the dice games yourself?
Maths Dice Games Thursday 1st February, 2024
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive, Year 4, Year 4 Archive, Year 5, Year 5 Archive, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceDice Games – Click here for Dice Games A Click here for Dice Games B Drop Zone (p 29) Differences (p9) Step Adding ( p 18) * Equipment Needed: a partner Dice (up to 6 dice) paper or squared paper Pencil Have Fun!! Mrs McNamara, Ms […]
Year 5 – 26/01/23
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceIt’s the end of another week! Here’s what we got up to in Year 5: 🔬 Science: We experimented with parachutes of different sizes to investigate how surface area affects air resistance. 📚 English: We practiced varying our sentence openers and crafted an eerie description of The Watchtower. Exploring the past perfect tense added depth […]
Year 5 – 12/01/24
/0 Comments/in Year 5 /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year and welcome back! It has been lovely to see the children again this week after the Christmas break and to hear some of their stories from the holidays! In RE, we have been thinking about the meaning of the Feast of the Epiphany, and then began our new topic for this half […]