The One and Only Ivan hard at work on #WorldBookDay 📖🦍

In 5DV #WorldBookDay was a huge success! We had a great time doing lots of book based activities based on the book #TheJourney and staying in character 📚🦍🧌🧚‍♀️

Editing is a key part of the writing cycle. We peer edit to get others perspective on our work and learn from each other. #collaboration is key 🔑 ✍️ The Arbor School

Year 5 were busy dissecting flowers this week as part of our science learning for project 🌺🔬✂️ The Arbor School

Day 1 Ecoventure with Year 5 students. The students have all settled in well and are already making wonderful lifelong memories #livingoutbestlives

Year 5 deep into their negotiations in our project launch. We discussed the 'fairness' of some countries keeping their abundant resources, whilst others exploiting the little they have. ArborInnovate The Arbor School #trade #globalthinking #leaders

Year 5 working from the first minute. Rehearsing and revising those mental maths and reading comprehension skills. #maths #english #revision #prepared #EarlyRisersClub

Subordinating conjunctions are much more fun to use when you’re playing noughts and crosses ✖️⭕️ Students in year 5 put their skills to the test with this fun Pie Corbett inspired challenge ✍️☺️ The Arbor School

Great writing continues to be a focus in year 5. We are working in teams to “grow sentences” by adding varied language such as fronted adverbials, adjectives, and conjunctions. Team work is a great way to develop #criticalthinking and learn from each other 📝🧠 The Arbor School

We love a good escape room in year 5 ✏️ #grammar games help us stay sharp! The Arbor School

Students in 5DV have been practicing their SPAG using this amazing resource by the UN WFP Freerice 🍚 Not only do we love the competition element, it’s great to know we are learning AND making a difference 🫶🏽 The Arbor School

Year 5 take the time to appreciate each other and share friendship tokens 🥰

Sustainable Development Goal posters displayed and peer assessed in our 5EH exhibition. Fantastic feedback written by our Year 5 students using our success criteria.

Year 5SJ back to school and learning how to be a successful team. A day done and already enjoying their time back at The Arbor School #backtoschool #team

Year 5 sharing their thinking in Maths and identifying good examples within the class.

#Year 5 have set off on a walk to observe their local area’s geographical features.

Year 5 passing through the phases of question -> research -> inform as they learn more about the importance of the #HiddenFigures who played a role in NASA’s early days.

Year 5 visit to the Turtle Rehabilitation Project UAE. We asked so many questions! #inquiringminds