Term 2 Week 2 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. It’s been a good week here, and we were privileged to visit the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke on Friday. Keep an eye out on the school’s social media pages for some photos! This week, we have been up to the following: In literacy, we’ve been continuing […]
Term 2 Week 1 update
Hello, and welcome to Term 2! Your children have settled back into school nicely, and we’re straight back into the swing of things. This week, we have been up to the following: In literacy, we have started reading Street Child, which is our focus book for the term. In maths, some of us are working […]
End of Term 1 update
Hello, and welcome to the final weekly post of Term 1! We’re simultaneously wondering where the time has gone but also exhausted that the term has been so long! Not sure how that works. Anyway, we wanted to say how incredibly hard your children have worked so far this year. It’s a pleasure to teach […]
Term 1 Week 7 update
Hello and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. A incredibly big thank you for all of you who contributed to the Fundraising Day. We are still totting up the final total, but your generosity has blown us away! We also wanted to offer a huge vote of thank for those people who contributed to […]
Term 1 Week 6 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update! We hope that the INSET day has treated you and your children well. Teachers have spent the day talking about lots of new vand exciting writing opportunities that your children will be taking part in over the year. This (truncated) week, your children have been up […]
Term 1 Week 5 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. The slow, inevitable creep into Autumn seems to upon us, and so we wanted to remind you to make sure that your child comes into school with a coat every day. They won’t be needed some days, but your child will be grateful for the days […]
Term 1 Week 4 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. We’re properly into the swing of things now, so I’m happy to report how well your children are responding to the increased expectations of Year 5. They will have earned a lie-in this weekend! This week, your children have been up to the following: In literacy, […]
Term 1 Week 3 update
Hi, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. This week, we have been up to the following: In literacy, we have been working on writing our own Dreamtime fairy tales. Next week, we’ll continue the Australian theme by writing descriptions of some of its beautiful settings. In maths, we were either continuing on with […]
Term 1 Week 2 update
Hello, and welcome to another Year 5 weekly update! It’s been our first full week back at school and your children have continued to hit the ground running. Year 5 is a big year and we have plenty to cover, but we are extremely happy so far. This week, your children have been up to […]
Open Days for secondary schools
We know a lot of parents are already thinking about their child’s move to secondary school in September 2027. You will get more information about the process in Year 6, but there are lots of Open Evenings in September and October which Year 5 parents and children can attend to start to get some idea […]
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