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Year 5
Welcome to Year 5 2024-2025
What Will My Child Be Learning This Half Term?
Friday 24th October 2025
What a fantastic term! We ended our week by finishing our art work, which we have been working hard on for the last couple of weeks. We then self-evaluated our work, describing what we did, why we did it, and what we liked. It was so great to walk around and see what our peers had created, and how it differed to our own work.
Friday 17th October 2025
We have moved onto multiplication and division in Maths. We started the week by exploring a variety of questions and picking them apart. This helped us to understand what the question is actually asking us, and therefore, how we answer it. It was interesting to hear how many different ways a question could be answered, and how we can answer them as quick as possible.
Friday 10th October 2025
This week, we started our new English Learning Journey. We are looking at a new book called ‘Gotcha! A funny fairy tail hide-and-seek’. We started by meeting the Stinkwarts, who had gone missing, and finding them outside hidden around the Federation. We then drew the Stinkwarts and made some predictions on what we thought about them.
Friday 3rd October 2025
We have been working on addition and subtraction this week in Maths. To kick off the unit, we had a go at trying some mental strategies and then applied them to a gameshow-style quiz. It was great fun trying different methods and seeing if we could beat our friends and finding the answer.
Friday 26th September 2025
Due to the swimming season finishing, we started our indoor PE lessons this week. We had so much fun exploring different shapes and balances in gymnastics, working with a partner to create some fantastic routines. We discussed symmetrical shapes and asymmetrical shapes, and how we can use them to make our routines Olympic level!
Friday 19th September 2025
We have been developing our understanding of hockey in PE. This week, we looked further at attacking and defending, working in teams to try and block the other team from scoring. It was important that we considered our space, as well as who we were going to pass the ball to.
Friday 12th September 2025
Year 5 have had a brilliant first week back! We have had a great week exploring our new topics and getting to know our new classmates and teachers. In Music, we had a look at how boomwhackers can vary in pitch and dynamics depending on their size and how hard we hit them against our palms. This helped us to then follow a rhythm and play along to some of our favourite songs.
Friday 4th July 2025
What a busy week! On Tuesday, we all met our new class teachers (some old!) and saw our new Year 6 classes. We have also had our swimming galas, where the children displayed excellent technique and enthusiasm! Thank you to all who attended! On Thursday, we went over to John Hanson for our bespoke taster morning, where we participated in: English, where we used our justification skills; Science, where we completed several experiments and P.E, where we played basketball and rounders. Next week is Arts Week and we are all very excited!
Friday 27th June 2025
What a brilliant week we have had! Well done to all the children who participated in sports day – You were brilliant! Thank you also goes to the parent for your support. In Maths this week, we have been focusing on fractions and how to use concrete manipulatives to solve questions. In English, we have been planning our balanced arguments surrounding the book Romeo and Juliet. In DT, we have worked hard to continue the process of making our Mayan art tapestries!
Friday 20th June 2025
This week was full of exploring and performing. In music, the we learnt an African song called Shosholoza. We all had a great time creating a dance and using the drums to create our own performance. It was lovely to watch and the children really enjoyed it. In Free Reading Friday, we took the opportunity to be outside and relaxed in the shade listening to short stories by Michael Rosen – it was so calm and peaceful we nearly fell asleep. We look forward to showing off our running techniques next week in our mini sports day!
Friday 13th June 2025
This week, we were lucky enough to have Openbox come in and complete a Mayan workshop with us. In this, the children learnt about the Mayan way of life including: beauty standards, sacrifices (pretend of course) and jungle warfare – how exciting! In Maths, we have introduced long division and how to find our ‘menu’. We were even lucky enough to have a full Year 5 lesson taught by Miss Thompson! In PE, we continued our learning in athletics on sprinting and how to run efficiently.
Friday 6th June 2025
Our first week back after the May half term and we have been busy! In Maths, we looked at multiplication and division questions and how to unpick the information from them and use it to calculate the answer. In English, we have started our next text of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare. In this, we have reenacted the story as well as learning about how Shakespearean people would communicate. In PE, we ran with the intention of keeping a steady and consistent pace – pacing ourselves.
Friday 23rd May 2025
Our final week before the May half term and in Science, we have begun an experiment to test which cutting of a plant would grow the most successfully. The four parts being tested are: roots, stem, leaf and flower. In PE, we were practicing long jump using the new long jump pit! In Maths, we have focused on short division ands finished off this week with a division treasure hunt. In Health and Wellbeing, we role played how laws come to fruition through the House of Commons, House of Lords and finally the Monarchy.
Friday 16th Friday 2025
This week in Year 5, we have been looking at prologues in English and their features. In PE, we played our first game of rounders; we used the skills we have learnt in previous lessons to bowl accurately and strike the ball with a good connection. In Computing, we used scratch to code a quiz which told you if you were correct or incorrect! One more week until the May half term…
Friday 9th May 2025
This week in Science, we learnt how some plants rely on pollinators to reproduce. To replicate this, we embodied the roles of flowers and pollinators and used cubes to represent the transfer of pollen. In RE, we compared different sacred places, considering what makes them sacred to their community. In Health and Wellbeing, we discussed the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords and how they work to run our government.
Friday 2nd May 2025
Our first full week back and what a week we have had! This week in RE, we discussed the word ‘sacred’ and what a sacred place could be. To represent this, we made sacred places for our stick babies! We also have a visit from a local pastor, who showed us what equipment is used during a communion service. We also managed to begin swimming this week, where we developed our front crawl, breast stroke and back stroke. In Art, we introduced our new artist – Henri Rousseau – and compared him to our previous artist, Hundertwasser.
Friday 25th April 2025
This week in Year 5, we have started a variety of new learning journeys. In English, we have been learning about possessive apostrophes for singular and plural nouns. In Maths, we have been solving problems using negative numbers as well as some statistics. In Geography, we used our skills as geographers to: explore European countries, discover time zones, compare the River Thames to the River Seine and create a fieldwork sketch!
Friday 4th April
What a week! Our last week of the spring term was packed with learning and dedication. Year 5 have been wonderful. We produced many final outcomes, one of them being our computing videos. Linked below are 2 of the many wonderful videos. We have been blown away with the skills each child has built upon and learnt in computing this term. The year 5 team are so proud of the children’s efforts so far in year 5. Each child has worked so hard and deserves a good break. We hope everyone has a lovely half term. See you soon!
Friday 28th March
With only one more week to go, year 5 have continued to work hard. In PE, we have built on out tennis skills and learnt about volleying. Towards the end of the session, children had the opportunity to play a small match, which involved: forehand, backhand, rallying and volleying. For Computing, we have been working on a really exciting project. The children have been exploring different ways to film and make a video. Yesterday was the day to put our learning to the test and film! Our videos are based on the Federation; it was so lovely to see children demonstrating teamwork while filming. We cant wait to see the final outcome!
Friday 21st March
This week, we began a new learning journey in English. We are focusing on 3 creative and imaginative books by Graham Baker-Smith. To start this new topic, we explored the images and style of his work. We became editors and explored what stands out about his writing and what could be improved. The children were really creative in their responses, using a wide range of figurative language. In Maths, we have now finished our measurement topic. Year 5 have worked really hard to understand some really tricky concepts, such as converting between imperial and metric units of measurement. They have shown a great deal of determination and perseverance. As a team we are proud of how well year 5 are getting on.
Friday 14th March
Another fabulous week in year 5! We had the pleasure of becoming Greeks for a day. This involved three activities: cooking, Olympics and geometry. We made flat breads and a Tzatziki. Everyone had a role in the ‘kitchen’ and the food was delicious! At the end of the day we sat down and tasted what we had made. There was even enough for seconds! During the Olympics, children had the opportunity to take part in the activities that were in the very first Olympics: a 200m race, discus and javelin. Finally, geometry! We learnt about some essential mathematicians, such as Pythagoras and Euclid, by researching and creating top trump cards. The whole day was exciting and full of interactive learning. The children (and adults) had an amazing time.
Friday 7th March
Let’s begin with world book day! What an amazing day we had. It was so lovely to see everyone dressed up and the effort that was put into making these outfits look so good. To celebrate, we visited Year R and found a buddy to read with. It was so lovely to see how kind and caring year 5 are. For our learning, we started the week with some Maths; using different resources to help us multiply fractions by a whole number. In RE this week, we continued to learn about resurrection and how this story can link to our lives today. Overall, a fantastic week in year 5.
Friday 28th February
Year 5 have settled back in beautifully. To start our week, we began our new outdoor PE topic – tennis. We focused on our ‘ready’ pose and using the forehand technique to hit the ball. In Music, we had the opportunity to explore the steel drums. It was lovely to see the children having a chance to play a musical instrument and work together, using teamwork, to create a short piece of music. For our indoor PE session (although we decided to go outside due to the weather) we began our tropic of fitness. With a focus on speed, we began with skipping ropes and ended the session playing a game of cat and mouse, to see if we could catch our partner. Overall, a great week in year 5!
Friday 14th February
For our final week of the half term, we started with a house tournament of handball. This gave the children the chance to show off what they have learnt this half term. In Art, we added the finishing touches to our clay house and painted them in true Hundertwasser style. Our outcomes were amazing and you can see the children have let their creative sides shine! In Computing, we made our final pieces too. We have been working hard on programming to make a chairoplane that will spin! Year 5 have really worked hard this half term ; enjoy the week off and get some well deserved rest!
Friday 7th February
This week we became artists and created our final pieces. We have been working hard to create a model house, inspired by Hundertwasser. The creativity and imagination has been wonderful! In English, we have been exploring how to write a balanced argument, discussing if industrialisation or nature is better for the Varmints. We have then applied our newly learnt skills, of balanced arguments, to write and answer: which natural disaster is more dangerous, earthquakes or volcanoes? Finally, to conclude anti-bullying week, we finished by drawing what the world looks like through our own eyes.
Friday 31st January
We have had a great time in year 5 this week. Despite the weather, we have continued to build our skills in handball. For our inside sessions, we have continued to focus on matching and mirroring (in gymnastics), now including the equipment! In maths, we have worked really hard on consolidating our knowledge of multiplication ad division. We began the week with prime numbers and finished with some mental methods of multiplication and division. To end our week, we had the pleasure of year 2 coming to join us for free reading Friday! It was so lovely to see all the children sharing how fantastic they can read!
Friday 24th January
The week began with a game of handball. In PE we have been learning the rules and skills for handball; we had the chance to play a mini match this week! For our indoor PE sessions, we have continued with gymnastics and focused on mirroring our partners. The routines and skills that were showcased were impressive! In Geography, we learnt all about volcanoes and the ring of fire! To show our newly learnt knowledge, we made a volcano chatterbox! To finish our week, we got a bit messy with clay. We explored manipulating clay to make something inspired by nature. Our outcomes were fabulous!
Friday 17th January
The week began with becoming actors! The children created a short video to show how it would feel to walk into Medusa’s lair. I think we have some actors in the making! In PE we have been building upon our knowledge of gymnastics and learnt about inverted movements. Each child worked together in small groups to showcase a mini routine, which showed off the newly learnt skill. It has been amazing to see children’s confidence grow in creating these routines.
Friday 10th January
Year 5 have settled back in well after the Christmas break. Our week started on an adventure with Grandpa and Tony. In Geography this week, we completed our field work investigation and explored the safest places in the school if an earthquake were to occur. We also explored percussion instruments to kick start our music for this half term.
Friday 20th December 2024
Just like that, the Autumn term comes to an end. Over this term, we have covered many topics like the Ancient Egyptians, Mountains, Space, Forces and many more! The Year 5 team would like wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you in 2025…
Friday 6th December
This week, we have had lots of fun finishing off our History unit, we finished the topic by producing an information text about why the Egyptians were so successful. At the beginning of the week, we became detectives and were tasked with solving a 3000 year old crime. Four tombs in Egypt had been robbed and we had to replace all the artifacts that had been taken in order for them to go to the afterlife. This task was not to be taken lightly – it was a very serious investigation. We are looking forward to all the activities in our final week of the term.
Friday 6th December
This week, we have been focusing on measurements in our Maths lessons. We have had the opportunity to explore the different types of metric units of measurement that we use and investigate around the classroom, measuring different objects and converting them. We have also had a great time perfecting our street dance routine… we can’t wait to perform the final piece. In geography this week, we were lucky enough to explore the different artifacts that were discovered by Howard Carter in Tutankhamun’s tomb. It was very interesting!
Friday 29th November 2024
It’s the one… the only… it’s Christmas Jingle week! This week, we have read several chapter of the book ‘The Untameables’ and followed the rebellious adventure of Roan and his friend Elva. We have also used this develop our knowledge of punctuation such as: colons, semi-colons and dashes. In Maths, we have been learning how to add and subtract fraction with different denominators. For the Jingle, we have made individually decorated baubles, multi-coloured pompom reindeers and Christmas Eve wish bracelets!
Friday 22nd November 2024
This week, we went on an adventure to Winchester Science Museum! We explored the galaxy through their planetarium, learnt about how light moves from infrared to ultra-violet and experienced a variety of incredible scientific experiments – what a day! There was even some snow on the way there. Back in school, we have discussed the difference between wants and needs and what we would do if we won £5000.
Friday 15th November 2024
What an exciting week we have had in Year 5! In history, we were visited by Openbox who taught us lots of wonderful things about Ancient Egypt – such as the name of their paper being PAPYRUS!! We also went down to Year 1 to share some books and read with the younger children. In Maths, we have been exploring equivalent fractions as well as converting between improper fraction and mixed numbers. In English, we have begun our planning for Lost Thing diary entry, where we will find something that doesn’t quite belong.
Friday 8th November 2024
Our first week back after half term and what a week it has been. In History, we were visited by Howard Carter! He gave us a message written in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and asked us to translate it for him. In Maths, we began looking at fractions by cutting up pizza and strawberry laces into equal parts and comparing the fractions. In PE, we have started playing hockey; we have learnt how to dribble and push pass so far.
Thursday 24th October 2024
What a fantastic start to Year 5 we have had! In Maths, we have explored the four operations and how to apply them to real world problems. In English, we have created non-chronological reports about our very own stinkwarts – some of them are remarkably odd! In Geography, we have made relief maps, which speak pre-recorded facts when certain points are pressed. In Music, we have created our own performances using music from some of our favourite musicals. In French, we have learnt how to discuss what pets we have as well as playing some French games! We were also lucky enough to have the Fire Service come in to talk to us about how we can prevent fires and what to do if one occurs. The Year 5 team hope you have a restful break ready for Autumn 2.
Friday 18th October 2024
The penultimate week of our first half term has come to a close. In Maths, we have been learning about short division. In English, we have been planning our non-chronological reports about our stinkwarts. In Geography, we used salt dough to create our own relief maps of the Himilayas.
Friday 11th October 2024
6 weeks of our first term completed! This week, we have explored the tallest peaks in the UK and have learnt about topography – we even drew contour lines on potatoes! In English, we have: hunted for Stinkwarts, described them and learnt how to use colons in a list. In Maths, we have consolidated our knowledge of long multiplication. Some of our Year 5 boys represented the federation in a football match against St John’s, winning 6-1!
Friday 4th October 2024
This week, we have been putting our skills to the test in English as we have written a setting description of a narrative. In Maths, we have begun to conquer long multiplication and, in Health and Wellbeing, we have discussed anger and how what strategies we can use to help us process it.
Friday 27th September 2024
We are officially half way through this half term! This week, we swam in torrential rain for our last session of the calendar year; these will continue in the summer term. In Maths, we have been learning about factors, multiples, and prime numbers and how they are related. In Music, we have been performing snippets of our own musicals using well-known songs. We also had the opportunity to read with the wonderful Year 3 children.
Friday 20th September 2024
Week 3 is complete! Although we were graced by some exceptional thunder and lightning, we managed to stay dry when learning about football in PE and how to move in order to be a more effective pass. In Maths, we consolidated our knowledge of column addition and subtraction. In RE, we discussed The five pillars of Islam and how they impact a Muslims life.
Friday 13th September 2024
As the second week of the year comes to an end, we have settled into Year 5 life. In Maths, we have focused on rounding and have used the new playground to our advantage. In English, we have looked at varying sentence structures such as compound and complex to describe oceanic images. In PE, we have begun our football module developing our skills on moving the ball in a variety of ways.
Friday 6th September 2024
A new year has well and truly begun! This week, we have begun to learn the new routines Year 5 requires. In Maths, we have been learning about place value and the importance of a numerals location. In English, we have explore complex sentences and the structure they must follow. In Health and Wellbeing, we discussed the word ‘Yet’ and how important it is to be ambitious. What a fabulous start to the year!