Category: Year 5
Primary Maths Challenge
Years 5 and 6 took part in the Primary Maths Challenge this week. The test paper contains 25 questions that must be completed with a 45min timeframe. The children showed a great deal of enthusiasm for the challenge and performed very well.
Under 11s Football Match versus Barfield School
Lyndhurst Under 11s boys team met Barfield School on a very wet and windy afternoon. The conditions were poor from kick-off, but Lyndhurst were determined in their play. Strong up front play from Zoravar and Naik put early pressure on and some excellent goal keeping from Sebastian on one pitch and Alex and William on…
Lyndhurst School Recycling Monster
At Lyndhurst School, we are always actively encouraging children to recycle items where they can’t be reused. To help with this encouragement, we have a new arrival at the school…the Lyndhurst School Recycling Monster. All the children can enjoy feeding it their recycling items and we look forward to watching their imagination go wild thinking…
Lyndhurst’s green fingers supporting the Co-op
Earlier this year, our pupils kindly donated some seedling that they grew over the half term holidays, as part of the the Co-op’s Spring Challenge to support Yateley Industries Community Pantry Garden Project. We are delighted to share an update on how the seedlings have blossomed into fabulous plants. The community there have harvested some of the…
Year 5 Recycled Bird Feeders
Year 5 loved being creative using recycling to make bird feeders in a recent lesson. They were very excited to be able to fill them up with bird seed and put them out into the school garden, in hopes that some feathered friends would use them. We will keep you posted if we get any…
Doodle Summer Challenges
It was lovely to see so many of our pupils take part in the Doodle Summer Challenge this year in Maths and English. They had to log into their Doodle account every day for 14 consecutive days and earn at least 600 stars for the younger children and 750 doodle stars for the older children…
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
It is never too early for Christmas preparations! Lyndhurst have been getting in the festive spirit by creating their Christmas cards ready for the printers. They have used a variety of techniques across the school to create a very diverse range of cards, from snowy painted landscapes to colourful stain glass window cards. The judging…
Dog’s Trust Workshops
We were very fortunate to enjoy workshops run by the Dogs Trust this week. We would like to thank Jo who came into school to talk about the work that the Dogs Trust do and what it takes to care for a dog. The children also learnt the 5 ‘happy dog rules’ – ask your…
Year 5 Music Over The Decades
In Year 5 Class music, the children have been digging deeper into the different genres of music and how they have changed across the decades. The children loved following them over the years to see as they ‘popped’ in and out of favour! Some of the genres landing for a decade in force, such as…
Year 5 – Recycled Bird Feeders
Year 5 had a brilliant time getting creative making some bird feeders from a whole load of recycling. They are looking forward to painting them and waiting to see if they have any feathered visitors come to use them when they are put out into the garden.