Finding Simple Machines in the Playground

After being introduced to the different types of simple machines the Grade 5’s went for a walk around the school ground to see if they could recognize any. We found some wheels and axels (taps and pirate ship wheels), several inclined planes (ramps and ladders)...

Balancing in Grade 5

As an introduction to our simple machines unit, the Grade 5’s undertook a balancing challenge. They had to use anything from around the classroom to make a sculpture which balanced. There were some wonderful ideas.

Helping out with Brain Gym

Once a week Ms Markin runs a dance based Brain Gym session and she has recently been asking a few students to come up on stage as helpers. This week was Grade 5’s turn. Well done to Osama, Finley and Rafael who did such a great job....

Full STEAM ahead with Carrot Maths

The Science Fair is coming…. so the Grade 4 and 5 teachers decided to dedicate a STEAM session to measurement. (The M in STEAM stands for Maths). Armed only with a carrot and an instruction sheet, teams measured themselves, furniture around the classrooms and...