How does temperature affect the rate sugar dissolves?

We had great fun this afternoon investigating this. We had planned a fair test earlier in the week and used iPads to time how long the sugar took to dissolve in cold, warm and hot water. We repeated each stage to get more accurate results.

World Book Day!

Here are some of 5 Poplars vegetable characters for World Book Day! Can you tell who they are?

Year 5 and 6 meet Rebecca Westcott (RRS)

Year 5 children joined year 6 children in the hall for a talk from local author Rebecca Wescott. She explained about her published books and what inspired her to write.

Red Nose Day

Here is a fun link for Red Nose Day.

Can you learn the song by heart?

http://www.outoftheark.co.uk/resources/red-nose-day/

Maths - Planning A Party

This afternoon 5Poplar used their column addition and subtraction skills they have been practising this week to plan a party! They were given a list of items to choose from and had a budget of £100 to spend! They worked in teams trying to plan the best party! Here are a few pictures of the groups in action!

Literacy - Writing A Letter

After the author Rebecca Westcott visited our school, we decided we would each write a letter thanking her for her time and giving us all helpful advice on become a writer. Here is a first draft of Louise's letter which is going to be up levelled using her purple pen of power! Fantastic start Louise!

Literacy - Author Visit Rebecca Westcott (RRS)

Today years five and six were lucky enough to have local author Rebecca Westcott visit and give excellent advice on becoming a writer. She discussed inspirations, publishing, memory evidence and many more useful tips to help them! Here is a quick snap of Rebecca with a few students from our school, showing the different books she has written! Have you read any of them before?