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  • 21/11/25

    Strengthening Materials

    This week, Year 5 became young engineers as they explored different ways to strengthen materials for their bridge projects. The children tested techniques such as folding, layering, tubing, and adding triangular supports to see how each method improved stability. They experimented with paper, car...
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  • 14/11/25

    Michael Rosen Morning

    For Michael Rosen Day, Year 5 enjoyed a wonderful poetry morning inspired by one of his funniest poems, Hot and Cold Food. The classroom was full of creativity as pupils wrote their own versions, adding imaginative twists, surprising foods, and plenty of humour. After writing, the children teamed...
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  • 08/11/25

    Continental Drift

    This week, Year 5 used play dough models to explore how tectonic plates move and why the continents drift. Pupils shaped different coloured dough into plates, fitting them together like a giant Earth jigsaw. They then pushed, pulled, and slid their plates to see what happens at different boundari...
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  • 07/11/25

    End of Autumn 2 Week 1 Messages and Updates

    What a great start back we have had this week. We've had a great end to the week as well with so many children dressing up as rock stars for the launch of our battle of the bands competition. We've also had so many children logging their home reading on Boomreader so thank you to all the...
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  • 25/10/25

    Ancient Greek Vases

    This week, the children completed their final piece in our Printing unit — and what a wonderful way to end the first term! Using their carefully developed final designs, the children created beautiful repeating patterns, which they then applied to their own Ancient Greek-style vases. T...
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  • 24/10/25

    End of Autumn Term 1 Week 8 Messages and Updates

    Wow! What a great half term we have had in year 5. The progress the children have made in reading, writing and maths has been wonderful to see and some of the learning which has taken place in the wider curriculum has been excellent. P.E. kit - it is getting colder now so jogging bottoms/jumpers...
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  • 17/10/25

    End of Autumn 1 Week 7 Messages and Updates

    This week has been slightly less hectic but no less fun as we've made lots of progress in our lessons and held our first round of meet the teacher appointments. Thanks to everyone who booked a meeting with us - it was great to meet so many of you and share all the positive messages we had about...
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  • 16/10/25

    Towers of Teamwork

    In PSHE this week, the children explored what it really means to work and learn as a team. They thought carefully about what makes teamwork successful — including communication, cooperation, listening to others, and making sure everyone has a role to play. To put their ideas into practice...
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  • 11/10/25

    End of Autumn 1 Week 6 - Messages and Updates

    What an amazing week we've just had in year 5! Whilst the majority of the year group went away and made lifelong memories at Herd Farm, the group who stayed behind at school enjoyed a brilliant project led by Mrs Bourke.  We then enjoyed sharing our different experiences with each oth...
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  • 10/10/25

    Reflective Presentations

    This week, the children had a fantastic start as they split their time between two very different (but equally exciting) experiences. Some of our pupils set off on residential, where they took part in a range of outdoor adventurous activities. From teamwork challenges to trying new skills and bui...
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  • 04/10/25

    End of Autumn 1 Week 5 - Messages and Updates

    What a great week we've had in school this week! We've published our very first pieces of writing (which are excellent), investigated which materials dissolve in water, refined our skills in rugby and considered whether Alexander the Great was really great! Next week is a big one in ye...
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  • 03/10/25

    Visiting Ancient Greece

    This week, the children have been busy finishing their travel brochures, designed to persuade people to visit Ancient Greece. They’ve worked incredibly hard to bring history to life, combining imagination, persuasive writing, and creative design. The children showed fantastic creativity whe...
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