4AW enjoyed our recent trip to Sunderland Winter Gardens as part of our geography topic. We began the day by finding out why rainforests are important to us. After that, we learnt about the different layers of the rainforest and which animals and plants could be found there. We had fun taking part in a rainforest treasure hunt and learnt lots of new facts about the topic. After lunch, we studied the rainforest plants and created leaf artwork. A fabulous day was had by all!
Year 5 visited Sandhaven beach in South Shields to conduct some Geography fieldwork. We have been studying Oceans, why they are important, how we use them, why they are in danger and how we can look after them. As part of our topic, we have looked at the impact that humans have on the oceans and we wanted to see how littered our local marine environment was. We drew a sketch map, selected 3 data collection points and then did a tally of the different types of litter that we found in each location. On the whole, the beach was very clean, and the litter was either in one place where some careless individuals hadn’t put their rubbish in the bin, or it was tangled in seaweed which means that it had been washed in by the sea. The second element of our trip linked to our Art study of landscapes. We sketched the beautiful coastal landscape using willow charcoal and chunky graphite pencils. When we returned to school we used the different techniques we’d been exploring to create a final landscape piece. Our end pieces were really impressive and they are going to be used to create a display in the corridor.
As a year group we visited Dogger Bank which is North East England’s offshore wind cluster. We learned about how companies such as Equinor are working hard to revolutionise renewable energy with wind farms using the awesome power of the North Sea wind. It was very interesting and aspirational too with lots of children learning about a range of jobs and company benefits in this industry. This trip linked well to our Geography topic ‘Energy’ but also with STEM too.
In geography Year 5 have been studying the Alps. We went to Silksworth Dry Ski Slope to experience an activity that is enjoyed in the Alps.
4CL had a fantastic visit to Sunderland Winter Gardens.
We started off with some drama where we pretended to be parts of the rainforest. We studied the different layers and did a trail around the rainforest area of the museum.
We completed some sketching in the rainforest and then we added colour onto our pictures back in the education room of the museum.
