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Teacher of the week: Mrs Garofalo, by Annabel
I interviewed our Year 5 teacher Mrs Garofalo today. Did you work anywhere before you came to Barnes Primary School? “Yes, I worked in a big inner-city school near Latimer Road in Hammersmith.” At Primary School, what was your favourite subject? “English and history. I loved writing and learning about the past.” What... »
Year 5 Horniman Museum trip, by Angelica
What is the Horniman museum? The Horniman is a museum about weird music, animals evolution and African artifacts. Year 5 went to the museum on Thursday 14th March 2013. The answer sheet was okay and I am going to say the answers and the letters in bold you have to mix them up to... »
Year 5 – The Macbeth Workshop by Jessica
This week, thirty lucky people (fifteen from each class) got chosen to participate in an Orange Tree Theatre workshop . . . Macbeth! The teachers picked names out of a hat. Two days ago (Tuesday 15th January), we had a workshop telling us all about Macbeth and what happens in the play. Today (Thursday 17th... »
Swimming in Year 5, By Toby
Swimming in Year 5 is really fun. We go swimming at Pools on the Park in Richmond. If you in or going into 5CW with Miss Wilson and Miss Cole, you will go swimming second after the other class. The second class to swim goes to the playground for at least 30 minutes (half... »
The Harvest Festival by Jessica, April and Angelica
Every year when the season comes we give thanks for the harvest! That’s right, it’s harvest time. This years theme for the harvest festival was . . . BEES! Every one of those buzzing little creatures plays a vital role in our harvest. They go from flower to flower, collecting pollen and then it... »
Christmas Cards, by Jessica, April and Angelica
It is Christmas time (nearly)! So all classes in Barnes Primary School have got to work making christmas cards. Our class, Jessica and Angelica’s class (5GS), decided to make snowmen with thumbprints. This is how it worked: We thumbprinted with white paint We stamped our middle finger for the head We got strips of cardboard dipped... »
Our South Korean Visitor, by Jessica and Angelica
Who is Ms Yuri Change you may ask? She is a teacher from South Korea who came to experience our 5GS class and compare it with her own. She stayed for about two weeks in our class (but eight weeks in the school) and then returned to South Korea. She had a fellow Korean teacher,... »
Our Trip to Thames Young Mariners, by Jessica, April, Angelica & Toby
Jessica: My overall feeling about the trip was that it was fun but wet. My favourite activity was definitely canoeing. Partly because I was with a partner, which made great teamwork. It was also super fun. I remember when we were on shore but told to take a step back into the water, further and further... »
A Trip to the Stars, by Jessica, April & Toby
5GS and 5CW went to The Royal Observatory on Tuesday, September 18th. First we took the train to Waterloo. Next we took the tube to London Bridge. After that we got the train to Greenwich. Finally we arrived! 5CW first went to the planetarium, whilst 5GS went to a workshop. It was great. We went... »
Public Speaking by Catherine and Rosie
On Monday the 21st of March, Year 5 pupils got the opportunity to enter the Public Speaking Competition. The teachers had thought and thought and thought until they had come up with a subject for the pupils to talk about. Each pupil was asked to talk about the playground – what works well and what could be... »