Term 5 Week 1 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. We hope you had a fun and relaxing Easter break, and that your child and rested and raring to go for another few weeks of learning! There aren’t many to go until summer and Year 6…gulp. (Don’t panic!) This week, your children have been up to […]
End of Term 4 update
Four terms down, two to go! Time flies when you’re in Year 5! (I didn’t even mean for that to rhyme.) First of all, it was lovely to speak to many of you this week during our Parent Consultations. If you didn’t get round to booking or, for whatever reason, you missed your slot, please […]
Term 4 Week 4 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. Let us hope that the sun is here stay! It makes such a huge difference the mood of a school when the sun out, and I’m sure the same is true at home, too. This week, your children have been up to the following: In literacy, […]
Term 4 Week 3 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. We’re already half way through the term! Two weeks to This week, your children have been up to the following: In literacy, we have continued to read The Boy At The Back Of The Class. Next week, based on the book, we’ll be writing formal letters. […]
Term 4 Week 2 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. Whisper it, but hasn’t this week felt a bit like spring? It’s been so lovely to be able to spend a bit more time outside during lesson time. Hopefully it continues! This week, your children have been up to the following: In literacy, we have been […]
Term 4 Week 1 update
Hello, and welcome to the first weekly post of the second half of Year 5! We’ve been treated to the first signs of Spring this week – fingers crossed this will become apparent at the term goes on! We wanted to extend a massive thank you to those of you who have donated a copy […]
Secondary School applications (for September 2027)
The application process for secondary schools starts in September 2026 and we have prepared a list of local secondary schools to help you with this selection process. We would strongly encourage you to take the opportunity to visit schools in person to see whether a school is suitable for your child and their needs. Here […]
End of Term 3 update
And just like that…the first half of Year 5 is done! Welcome to the final update of Term 3. This week, your children have been up to the following: In literacy, it’s all been about poetry! We have been writing renga poems (ask your children!) and we have been reciting poetry to each other. It’s […]
Term 3 Week 5 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. We’ve been informed by the office that the email notifications you should have been receiving about these updates might have been going into Junk folders. That means that this could be the first of these you’ve read. I’ve been writing these every week. Honest! Anyway, this […]
Term 3 Week 4 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. We’ve had a week working very hard on our Greek myths, and we’re extremely proud of your children’s efforts. Please ask them what they’ve been writing – we bet you’ll be impressed! This week, your children have been up to the following: As mentioned, in literacy […]
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