Spring Newsletter
Published 01/01/26, by Joe Boynton
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Read MoreY5 Reading workshop Thursday 12th February 2.30-3.00pm
Published 04/02/26, by Joe BoyntonY5 will be holding a reading workshop on Thursday 12th February from 2.30-3.00pm. This will be a lovely opportunity to see the books that children get to read in Year 5 and maybe even reminisce about some of the books you read as a child!
Read MoreReading fluency project
Published 04/02/26, by Joe BoyntonWe have been improving the fluency of our reading. Each morning, we practise a text and at the end of the week we have been really brave and stood at the front to be filmed reading.
Read MoreD&T
Published 04/02/26, by Joe BoyntonWe have been continuing with our D&T project, using the glue guns to put our chassis together.- Read More
Y5JB Clarinet music performance
Published 22/01/26, by Joe Boynton 
Read MoreY5 London Residential
Published 20/01/26, by Liam FurnissWe are delighted to once again be able to offer all of the children in Y5 this year a fantastic opportunity to visit London, and participate in the Science Museum’s special programme “Science Night”, this year on Friday 19th to Saturday 20th June 2026.
Read MoreNational Space Centre
Published 20/01/26, by Joe BoyntonWe are currently driving back from the National Space Centre with nearly 60 very exhausted children. A wonderful day was had by all. We took part in a workshop to learn all about the phases of the moon and to discover why we have night and day. The highlight was an amazing iMax tour of the night sky! Enjoy the pictures of our day.
Read MoreScience and D&T
Published 14/01/26, by Joe BoyntonIn Science, we have begun learning all about Space. We found out about the size of the different planets and learnt about the different lengths of orbits and how this affects how long a year is on these planets. We also had our first piece of space home learning from Kurt!
In D&T, we have continued work on creating our cars, carefully measuring (measure twice, cut once!) out the chassis and axles and then using junior hacksaws to cut our wood.
Read MoreY5 Reading Badges
Published 17/12/25, by Joe BoyntonWell done to all the children who received their Autumn bronze reading badge for recording 40 reads!
D&T and Guided Reading
Published 16/12/25, by Joe BoyntonIn D&T, we have continued our work exploring gears and pulleys. In Guided Reading, we have nearly finished our class reading book and have written some Haiku's (Japanese poems) about the story.Read More
Read MoreY5 Geography and D&T
Published 03/12/25, by Joe BoyntonWhat a fantastic and active week's learning we have had in Year so far this week! We began a new topic in Geography, flooding. Using globes, atlas and O.S. maps, we began to learn all about London and Sheffield. In D&T, we started
Y5 Step into Christmas
Published 03/12/25, by Joe BoyntonThank you to all those that came to Step into Christmas on Monday, we hope it helped you get into the festive spirit!Read MoreNews Feeds
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