Spring Term 2025

W/C 24th March

Another great week in Year 5. In Maths, we completed our first unit on fractions, decimals and percentages - by looking at equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages. We then moved onto Perimeter and Area. In our first lesson, we looked at how to find the perimeter of rectangles before moving onto the perimeter of rectilinear shapes. Next, we looked at finding the perimeter of polygons. Finally, we looked at find the area of rectangles. 

In English, we started our new unit - looking at a Biography. We looked at a model text, then indentified the shapes on the map. We then had an experience day, where we looked at fatcs about David Attenbrough and wrote then in chronological order. We then moved onto our first sentence stacking lesson, writing the heading, background context and information about his early life. 

In Science, we completed our experiment looking at of we can combat the effects of gravity on something that is falling. We tested our parachutes to see if we could prevent an egg from breaking when it was dropped. 

In Geography, we looked at what pollution is and how it impacts our local river. Finally, we completed some RE, looking at inspirational Muslims and how they impact other Muslims. 

W/C 17th March

It has been assessment week this week. The children have worked really hard on their Maths, Reading and Science tests. We have also completed our independent write - a poem based on, 'The Most Dangerous Animal in the World'. The children have worked really hard to ensure their poems follow the rhyming structure! 

We have also managed to fit in some more Maths this week, looking at rounding decimals to the nearest whole and then to the nearest tenth. Next, we looked at percentages and then looked at them as fractions and decimals. 

In Geography, we continued our work on rivers in the local area and looked at how humans use the rivers in our local area. We compared the how the river was used in the past to how it is used today.

In History, we learnt about Canute the Great and why he was an influential king and why we remember him. 

Finally, we started our next Science lesson, where we looked at if we can combat the effects of gravity on something that is falling. We made our own parachutes and next week we will test them by attaching and egg and dropping it from a height!

W/C 10th March

This week was National Science Week! We have enjoyed a Sublime Science workshop as well as the Planetarium. Take a look at the schools Facebook page for some pictures of the two events. 

In English, we finished off our sentence stacking lessons, writing a poem about annoying animals. We continued to use rhyme and we also looked at adverbials, verbs and alliteration. We then spent time planning our own poems, researching the animals that we want to include and creating our own success criteria. 

In Maths, we looked at comparing and ordering decimals. We started off with numbers with the same number of decimal places, before looking at numbers with a different number of decimal places. We then moved onto rounding, where we looked at rounding decimals to te nearest whole number. 

In Geography, we kicked off our new unit by going on a walk to our local river, the River Slea. We looked at the key features of rivers and then used OS maps to find the source and where it joins the River Witham. 

In RE, we continued our learning on Islam and looked at the festivals of Eid. We learnt about the difference between the two Eid's and why and how they are both celebrated. 

On Friday, we enjoyed learning about Holi festival. We thoroughly enjoyed take part in the colour festival with the rest of the school. Pictures can be found on the school Facebook page. 

W/C 3rd March

We have had a great week in Year 5! We started off with a Plumbing workshop on Monday and Tuesday, where we learnt how to attach pipes, with an inlet and outlet! We measured, marked, drilled and attached pipes before checking for leaks! 

We also completed some more Maths, looking at thousandths as fractions, then thousandths as decimals, before looking at thousandths on a place value grid. 

In English, we started our sentence stacking lessons, based on the poem, 'The Most Dangerous Animal in the World'. We looked at rhyming, verbs, sounds, allieration, imagery and noticing. 

We also completed two more History lessons, the first looking at if the conflict between the Anglo-Saxons and Vkings was over after Danelaw and then loking at what happened in 954AD, focusing on Eric Bloodaxe and King Eadred. 

In RE, we learnt about Salah - prayer. We learnt about when and how Muslims pray and the words and actions that are used. 

We enjoyed our Music lesson this week, where we played our starry tune on the glockenspeil. We also took part in PSHE, looking at our dreams and goals for when we grow up. There was also some time for Art, where we looked at contempory design! 

W/C 24th February

We have had a really busy first week back! We have settled in really well and completed lots of learning!

In Maths, firstly we finished off our unit on Fractions, by looking at fractions as operators before moving onto our new unit on decimals and percentages. We started off by looking at decimals up to 2 deicmals points, locating them on a number line and using a place value grid to look at the value of each digit. Next, we looked at equivalent decimals fractions as tenths and then hundredths, before looking at other equivalelnt decimals and fractions. 

In English, we started our new unit on Poetry -The Most Dangerous Animal in the world. We looked at the shaoe of the poem and developed our understanding of the shape. We then completed two experience days - the first was based on researching annoying animals and the second was looking at rhyming couplets. 

In Science, we started our new unit on forces by looking at what a force is. We explored different objects and looked at whether they used a push or a pull force, before looking at how these objects could be slowed down and sped up. 

In History, we continued our work on the Vikings. We spent the lesson looking at the question, why was there so much rivalry between the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings? We looked at te increasing tensions between the two groups before learning about Danelaw. 

In RE, we continued our learning around Islam. We looked at the washing ritual of Wudu, how it is performed and why it is important to Muslims. 

We also completed another Music lesson, we learnt a new song based around the Solar System, which included singing and rapping. 

W/C 10th February

This week, some of the Year 5 students have enjoyed a week in Paris France, spending a day visiting the sights of Paris: with a boat trip along the river Siene, a trip to a traditional market town, a look around the Eiffel Tower, a bus tour aroud Paris and two days enjoying Disneyland Paris. The remaining children spent a week in Year 6, with Mrs Minucci, where they took part in a writing workshop - creating their own mythical creatures, which they have published into a book hidden in the school library. 

W/C 3rd February

We have had a busy week in Year 5. We have completed some more work on Fractions in Maths, looking at how to calculate the fraction of a quantity and an amount. We then looked at how to find the whole. 

We completed two more RE lessons, one learning about what happens during Ramadan, including why Muslims fast and the festival of Eid at the end of the holy month.  In the other lesson we learnt about the pilgrimage of Hajj and the rituals that are followed during their time in Mecca. 

In Geography, we finished our unit by looking at what happens to a river on its journey, including looking at key features of a river. We then completed our end of unit quiz. 

In History, we completed two more lessons on the Vikings. The first lesson, we looked at the reasons why the Vikings were so successful at raiding, including the fact that they were well trained, always carried weapons and planned their surprise attacks carefully. We then learnt about Viking beliefs, including some of the gods that they believed in. We then learnt about Valhalla, the Viking version of heaven and what they believed happened to them if they died in battle. 

We also completed two more Science lessons. The first, we looked at how the movement of the earth affects us, by giving us day and night because of the rotation on the axis. We also looked at how the tilt of the earth gives us our seasons. Finally, we looked at how our views on the solar system have changed over time, looking at the discoveries that have enabled us the understand what is happening in the solar system. 

Next week, some children will be going to Paris for a week's residential, we hope you have an amazing time. Those not going will be joining the children in Year 6, we hope you have a great week as well. 

W/C 27th January

We have had a great week in Year 5. We have finished off our learning of Multiplication and Division in Maths and have moved onto our second unit of Fractions. We started off by multiplying a unit fraction by an integer and progressed to multiplying non-unit fractions. Once we had mastered this, we used this knowledge to multiply mixed number fractions by an integer. 

In English this week, we have been working on our independent write. We have used our work from the short film, 'One small step' to create either our own versions of the story, re-write the story from a different perspective or continue the story. Once we had drafted our stories, we then edited them before publishing them into a book. 

In History, we continued our work on the Vikings. We looked at Viking raids, specifically the one at Lindisfarne. We then answered the question, how much fear did the Viking raids cause? 

In Science, we leanrt about the moon. We looked into what the moon actually is and where it gets it's light from. We then looked at the different phases of the moon, before looking at how the moon impacts the tides on Earth. 

In Art, we continued our work on drawing the human form. We looked at how using guidelines can help us when drawing the face and body. 

W/C 20th January

Another busy week in Year 5! We have been working really hard in all subjects. In Maths, we have spent a lot of time this week working on division. We started off looking at short division and then moved onto dividing a 4 digit number by a 1 digit number, before looking at dividing with remainders. We then spent some time consolidating this understanding. 

In English, we have completed our sentence stacking lessons based on 'One small step'. This week, we included metaphors, action sentences and complex sentences and on Friday we created our own sucess criteria for our independent write, which we start next week. 

In RE, we learnt about Ummah - the worldwide community of Islam and how Hajj and Zakah impacts this. 

In Geography, we learnt about what a river is and how they are formed. We looked at how a river starts at the source and ends at the sea, meandering around rocks and creating valleys and canyons on the way. 

In Science, we learnt about how bodies in our solar system move. We learnt about the difference between rotating on an axis and orbiting the sun. 

W/C 13th January

We have had a great week in Year 5. We have spent a lot of time focusing on multiplying by a 2 digit numbers, in Maths, building up to multiplying a 4 digit number by a 2 digit number. 

In English, we have completed 4 more sentence stacking lessons and one experience day, based on 'One Small Step'. We have been working on using relative clauses, colons, adverbials of tome, complex sentences, similes and modal verbs. 

In Geography, we started our new unit in how water travels around the world. We looked at the water cycle, labelling the different elements and understanding the difference between evaporation and condensation. 

In History, we have started our new unit in the Vikings. We looked at who the Vikings were, focusing on where they came from and how they got to Britain. We also looked at some of the reasons they came to Britain and answered the question, were all Vikings bad?

In RE, we started our new unit in Islam. We looked at what happens in the Mosque, including learning about some of they key features. We looked at how the Mosque is an important place in the community. 

W/C 6th January

What a fanastic first week back! We have enjoyed our Bikeability training this week. On Tuesday, we all set off on the playground, working on our basic skills and learning how to check our bikes are safe to ride. Some of us were not very confident on our bikes, so we spent some time learning to ride them independently. These children made some excellent progress. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the confident riders went onto the roads and learnt how to do a number of manouveres, including stopping, u-turns, left turns in and out of a junction and right turns in and out of a junction. 

We have still managed to squeeze in some other lessons this week. In English, we started our new unit based on 'One small step' a short film. We looked at complex sentences, alliterative dialogue, action words and repetition. We also completed an experience day, thinking about special people in our lives and what makes them special. 

In Maths, we started our new unit on Multiplication and Division. First we learnt how to multiply a 4 digit number by a 1 digit number, before looking at multiplying a 2 digit number by a 2 digit number using the area model and then the column method. 

In Science, we started our new topic on Space. We looked at what a Solar System is and what ours is like, learning about the different celestial bodies that make up a solar system and ordering the planets from closest to the sun. 

In Art, we started our work on drawing the human form, we looked at drawing different features and then had a go at drawing a portrait.