Welcome to Year 5.
Our Teachers are Mrs Bland and Mrs Poole and our Teaching Assistants are Mrs Yiu and Miss Felgueiras.
Mar 062026
World book day!
What an action-planned week it has been in year 5! It has been wonderful to see the children so engaged with world-book-day.
We had some fantastic costumes, from dork diaries and minecraft characters to a very convincing Professor Umbridge. It was brilliant to see everyone getting into the spirit of celebrating their favorite stories.
On the day, we spent time being creative by designing our own book covers and even crafting our own themed word searches to challenge our friends. One of the most rewarding parts of the day was heading over to spend some quiet time reading with the Year 1 children. Our Year 5s were such kind and patient reading buddies, and it was lovely to see them sharing the magic of books with the younger members of the school.
In our math lessons, we have been working hard on some tricky conversions. We have been looking at how to move between fractions, decimals, and percentages. The children are showing great resilience as they master these concepts.
It has been a week full of discovery and hard work. I am so proud of how everyone has balanced the fun of World Book Day with their work.
Feb 272026
Welcome Back!
I hope everyone managed to have a restful half-term break!
It has been a fantastic first week back, Year 5 have jumped straight into some new, exciting topics!
This week, we started our brand-new class book, Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover. We have been learning all about how this amazing robot was built to explore the “Red Planet.” We even practiced using scientific labels to describe the rover’s parts. Instead of just saying “a camera,” we learned about the Descent Camera and the Hazcams that help the rover avoid dangerous rocks. It is fascinating to see how something the size of a car can travel so far for science!
In Art, we have launched a new unit all about dioramas. We are learning how to build up drawings of space and how to use different materials to make a scene. We can’t wait to start building our own miniature Mars scenes.
Science has been ‘uplifting’ this week. We have been experimenting with pulleys to see how they make moving heavier objects easier. It was so much fun setting up the equipment to see how much of a difference a pulley made when lifting objects.
We are very proud of how the children have settled back into routine and look forward to another fully-packed half-term!
Feb 132026
Have a lovely half-term!
I can’t believe we are already at the end of the half-term—where has the time gone? We’ve had such a busy, week in Year 5.
In English, we have officially finished our robot stories. Following on from our work on Malorie Blackman’s Robot Girl, the children have worked so hard to bring their own characters to life. We’ve had some very creative story lines and plot twists. In maths, we have continued to look at area. The kids are becoming real experts at measuring and calculating the space inside different shapes. It’s been great to see them applying what they learned from our prior lessons to more complex questions.
As it is children’s mental health week, we have also spent some time thinking about ourselves and our wellbeing. We’ve been making ‘where I belong maps’, creating islands that represent our lives. The children added all sorts of things that are important to them, like family, pets, sports, and their favourite interests. It was a lovely, calm way to reflect on what makes us who we are and celebrate everything that makes each student unique.
We am so impressed with how hard the year fives have worked this half- term. We hope you all have a lovely, relaxing half-term break, and we look forward to seeing everyone back for another great half-term in a week’s time!
Feb 062026
Robots, resilience and radiant windows!
Happy Friday everyone! I can’t believe we are already at the end of Week 5. Just one more week to go until half-term. We’ve had a really busy, hands-on week in Year 5 and the kids have been absolute stars. In English, we’ve been reading Robot Girl by Malorie Blackman and if you haven’t heard about the big twist yet, definitely ask your children because it totally blew their minds! Inspired by the book, the class has started writing their own stories about robots facing problems.
Maths was a bit of a workout this week too, as we got interactive with area. We turned the classroom into a giant measuring zone, where the kids were hunting for objects all over the room, measuring them up, and calculating the area. It was great to see them realise that math isn’t just on a page, but is actually found on our tables and around the classroom.
We also had a splash of colour in RE while we talked about light and symbols. We decided to make our own stained glass windows using tracing paper and bits of coloured tissue paper to create some really vibrant designs. I’m so impressed with how hard year 5 is working.
Jan 302026
We are scone crazy for week 4!
This week we have been baking scones. However, unlike last week, this week’s scones have a mediterranean theme. We have used a variety of olives, feta and herbs to create different scones that reflect the fresh produce grown in the Mediterranean.
After researching the impact of air miles on food consumption we have explored the seasonal produce we can responsibly access in different countries. Miss Felguieras has been taking children – in groups that reflect their food choices – into the cooking rooms to bake delicious scones! This activity has been thoroughly enjoyed by the children; they have enjoyed comparing their original scones to the scones with the mediterranean produce included.
In English, we have been doing the fabulous ‘Robot Girl’ by Malorie Blackman. The children were astounded by the big reveal in the penultimate chapter. The book has been thoroughly enjoyed!
Jan 162026
A scrumptious week!
This week in D.T. we have been looking at making scones. We have been meticulously washing our hands and being careful with kitchen utensils and hot ovens! The results, after much hard labour, have been a delicious treat of scones.
In Maths, we have been learning about fractions. We have been timesing fractions by a whole number, finding the fraction of a number and recapping our prior knowledge on fractions. This week’s homework is linked to our learning.
Our first swim lesson has taken place and was enjoyed by all . Our second lesson is coming up this afternoon, we have already been learning the basics and being put into groups. It was a lot of fun to get a chance to be in the water!
Jan 092026
First Week Back
Happy New Year!
We have had a great first week back with lots of learning already taking place.
In Maths, we have been learning about multiplying fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers. We explored how to do this both visually and using a quicker method – multiplying the numerator. This week’s Maths homework is linked to this learning.
As part of D.T. this term, we will be baking a savoury scone. This week the class discussed hygiene rules before baking their scone next week. This will happen across the week on different days. Later in the term, we will be making a second savoury scone inspired by Mediterranean ingredients.
Most excitingly, we were able to have her first swimming lesson this week. The children were very excited to be going to the pool and have now been sorted into their groups.
Thank you for all of your support and we look forward to seeing you next week.
The Year 5 Team
Dec 192025
Happy Holidays!
This week in English we finished our instructions on “How to disguise yourself as a Christmas Elf”. The children were very creative and used lots of year 5 grammar rules (and humour) to create their unique instructions.
In Maths, we have continued to look at fractions. We converted between improper fractions and mixed numbers. We also practised the butterfly method to add and subtract fractions with different denominators.
It’s been fun to do some festive art activities. We designed Christmas trees, made snowflakes and did some Christmas coordinate colouring.
The year 5 team would like to thank you for your generous gifts. You are very kind and it is all very appreciated. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Dec 122025
The penultimate week!
Wow! What a busy week we have had.
We started writing our instructions based on “How to disguise yourself as a Christmas elf”. The children have been very creative with their ideas and also did some wonderful sentences using subordinate clauses and commas!
In Maths we have been continuing our work on fractions and now know how to compare and order fractions by finding a common denominator. Well done everyone for your hard work!
See you next week and have a lovely weekend.
Dec 052025
A busy few weeks!
Over the past few weeks Year 5 have performed their wonderful sharing assemblies. Both classes should be very proud of themselves – lots of great acting going on! We will miss the Ancient Greek song – I bet it is stuck in everybody’s head!
We have also finished writing our stories based on Athena. The children worked very hard to include the rules of speech and lots of description. Our stories involved a mortal challenging Athena (an immortal) to a competition involving creativity, wisdom or strategy. Of course the mortal won… but Athena had a terrible punishment in mind for them!
In Maths we have been working on equivalent fractions. It is important to use times tables for this! The best place to start is multiplying by 2 or 10 to find an equivalent fraction – and remember you need to multiply (or divide) BOTH the numerator and denominator.
Only 2 weeks of the Autumn term left… Have a lovely weekend and see you on Monday!
