Fishergate Primary School Year 5&6

Year 5&6

Music News, News, Year 5&6

Samba Time in Year 5&6!

On Wednesday 20th January Year 5/6 children really enjoyed a samba workshop!  They had opportunity to play some rhythm based games, and learnt how to perform a samba on a selection of Latin American instruments including ganzas, agogos, tambours and drums. It sounded great! It also tied in brilliantly with the work we have been doing in class, as we have been learning all about Bernstein’s ‘Mambo’ from ‘Symphonic Dances’ from ‘West Side Story.’ Amazing!




News, RE News, Year 5&6

Fishergate pupils visit York Mosque

As part of our R.E. lesson Year 5/6 paid a visit to York Mosque on Wednesday 18th November.  We were enthusiastically and warmly greeted by the Imam, Abid Salik, who spent around an hour talking to our children. Although the trip was fundamentally to learn about the teachings of Islam and the way York Mosque serves the local community, the Imam was open to all the children’s questions. He answered with humour and sensitivity. He then went on to talk  about the terrible situation in Paris, how the perpetrators ‘do not represent Islam’.  We then held a minute’s silence, which felt even more poignant within the Mosque.
I am sure all the children came home full of wonderful stories about their morning spent at the York Mosque!  We were made to feel very welcome and it is well worth a visit.

English News, Year 5&6

Y5/6 Celebrating Writing 17-11-15

 

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“The big fish was right to eat the little fish” by Maya and “Stealing is sometimes justified” by Jessie.
Persuasive arguments by Jessie and Maya based on Jon Klassen’s ‘This is not my hat’, which the whole school has been reading this week.
Click the pictures to enlarge!

Art & Design News, Year 5&6

Transition workshops at the Design and Technology department, Fulford School

Recently, Year 6 pupils have been up and down the road to Fulford School, where they have participated in some transition Design and Technology activities, led by Fulford’s head of department, Dave Wooldridge. As well as carrying out a challenge to build and race an elastic band powered car, we cooked in Fulford’s purpose-built kitchen.

On all our visits, the behaviour and attitude of Fishergate pupils has been exemplary.  We are proud to take them out and about!