Today we have kick started our new History topic 'Vikings Vs Anglo Saxons' with a visit from a Viking called Bjorn. We all had lots of fun and cannot wait to continue our learning all about Vikings.

Our first task was to complete a Viking quiz, while doing the quiz we found out lots about daily life, Viking battles, archaeology, Gods and their alphabet.

Next we played a Viking game of skill and tactics called hnefatafl. Some of us got quite competitive!

We also had the opportunity to see and handle real Viking artefacts as well as find out more about the daily life of Vikings.

This afternoon we got wrapped up warm and went outside to complete our geography fieldwork. We used maps of the school grounds and Ordnance Survey Maps to solve questions using grid references, calculating distance and map symbols. We had lots of fun and learnt lots too!

On Tuesday 12th December, the Year 5 children were very lucky to be donated a trip to the pantomime. We went to see Sleeping Beauty at Wakefield Royal Theatre and all had a fantastic time. For some children, it was their first visit to a theatre so was extra special for them. We shouted, we sang and some of us even had a dance! 

We have continued with our exploration of the poet Benjamin Zephaniah. The children have been performing a range of poems and have enjoyed trying to use the local dialects as the poet intended. We've had a lot of fun - even Mr W had a go!!

In reading this week, we are learning about the poetry of Benjamin Zephaniah. Today we learnt about him as a person and looked at one of his poems called 'Who's Who'. We discussed the poem and decide that the key message was that we can all be who we want to be! Take a look at some of us performing this poem.