Merry Christmas from Year 5!
Hello, and welcome to the final Year 5 update of 2025! Nothing much of note to report, other than to offer our most sincere and heartfelt thanks for all the generous gifts and cards we’ve received. You’ve truly made us feel appreciated, so thank you. Please don’t forget that Monday 5th January is an INSET […]
Term 2 Week 6 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. It’s been a tough week in terms of illness (teachers haven’t been immune, sadly – Mr Burrows has spent most of the week at home), but hopefully we can all have a brilliant final week at school before the holidays. This week, your children have been […]
Term 2 Week 5 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update, and welcome to December! It was lovely to see so many of you during Tuesday’s and Thursday’s parent consultations. If, for whatever reason, you were unable to attend your appointment, please come and find us on the playground or get in touch with the office to […]
Term 2 Week 4 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. Can you hear that? Could it be…the distant sound of festive bells ringing just around the corner? No? Not yet? Oh, sorry. My mistake. This week, your children have been up to the following: In literacy, we have been writing up our diary entries, based on […]
Term 2 Week 3 update
Hello, and welcome to another weekly Year 5 update. Winter seems to have finally reached us, and so this is a gentle reminder to make sure that your children come to school appropriately dressed for the temperature! We know that getting your child to take a coat with them or wear trousers instead of shorts […]
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 […]
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