On Wednesday 6th May, Year 5 were visited by Ben (Zeus) from Past Productions and we learned all about the Greeks!

8th May 2026S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

On Wednesday 6th May, Year 5 were visited by Ben (Zeus) from Past Productions and we learned all about the Greeks! We found out about some of the differences between Athens and Sparta and how life for men and women was different.  We learned about some Greek myths and then prepared and performed a play to tell the story which was great fun!  We discovered that the Olympics were called the Athenian Games originally and then we took part in our own mini Olympic games!  After lunch, we wrote persuasive letters in role as Greek characters linked to the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. We then used all of the work that we had done to design and make our own Greek plate that showed a traditional Greek theme – the end results were fantastic! Finally, we ended the day with a quiz to show how much we had learned, which was loads!

In Year 5, our DT topic for the first summer half term was to research and make a healthy Bolognese.

8th May 2026S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

In Year 5, our DT topic for the first summer half term was to research and make a healthy Bolognese.  We found out about the ingredients, from farm to fork and then we looked at how we could alter a traditional recipe to make it healthier.  We prepared and added lots of vegetables including onions, peppers, courgettes, carrots, celery and mushrooms into the sauce and mixed it with tomato puree, garlic, chopped tomatoes and passata. Once it had cooked down, we blended it with a hand blender to make the sauce nice and smooth.  After pan frying some lean minced beef, we added the sauce and let it simmer for ½ hour.  We then boiled some penne pasta and mixed it all together.  The final addition was a sprinkling of parmesan (for those who wanted it) before the big taste test.  The Everyone loved it and even came back for seconds!

World Book Day Winners

23rd April 2026S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

During World Book Day pupils took part in a competition where they had to create a World Book Day voucher.  They were given the challenge of creating a bold, eye-catching gift card design that celebrated their interests and showed how books can help you to explore ideas, spark imagination and go further through reading.

 

Science Week: Curiosity and science in our everyday lives.

16th March 2026S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

The children at Biddick Hall Juniors have been involved in a variety of activities as part of Science Week. They have tested boats, designed a poster, investigated the question, ‘What should we trust machines to do for us? and had a visit from Katie Rochester from Inventors and Makers who came in and worked with each class to do an Artificial Intelligence Workshop.

World Book Day 2026

16th March 2026S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

To celebrate World Book Day an author visited our school called Jodie James.  She visited every class to complete an activity and read part of one of her books.  All lessons during the day focused around various books and authors.  Everyone also took part in a school competition to design a World Book Day token.

All pupils were given a £1 World Book Day book voucher and we held a Scholastic book Fair where books were for sale after school on Monday 9th March.

Friday 6th February 2026 was Number Day!

10th February 2026S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

We came to school dressed with a number focus and spent the day exploring number with a focus on estimation.

  • We made pictures from numbers.
  • Estimation Activity – We got given pictures and the we had to order the pictures on from smallest to largest. We discussed how we did it and then gave our best estimate of the amount.
  • We did a fun number Scavenger Hunt around the school. We estimated first then had to go around the school finding our if we were right!
  • We had fun creating a page for a Number Book for a younger child. Mrs Rennie is going to send them to the Infant School as a stapled book.
  • We found out if we were Smartie Pants! We had to guess how many Smarties were in a tube. We then had to think of the colours of the smarties and estimate how many of each colour there might be.
  • We estimated how much it would cost to buy enough apples for every child in our class to have 1/4. We then got to check and eat the apple!