2026/27 Our Learning

We have had a great week in Year 5, with everyone working hard, following instructions and giving their very best across all of our lessons and activities.

One of the highlights of the week was Bikeability. Everyone approached the sessions with a fantastic attitude, listening carefully to instructions and putting in their best effort throughout. We are very pleased that everyone successfully achieved their Level 1. This was a brilliant achievement for the whole class, and the children should be proud of the effort they put in.

In English, we have started our modelled write, focusing on creating a trespass narrative. We have begun developing our writing by looking at how we can create a narrative around the idea of trespassing. The children have made a positive start and will continue to develop their writing as we work through the unit.

In Maths, our focus has been on rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000. The children have been developing their understanding of rounding and applying this to different numbers. This has given us the opportunity to work with increasingly larger numbers and consider which place value each number needs to be rounded to.

Our Geography learning has focused on the human characteristics of Europe. We have been learning about the features of Europe that have been shaped by people, continuing to develop our understanding of the continent and its characteristics.

In RE, we have been learning about the Qur’an and its importance. The children have been exploring why the Qur’an is significant and developing their understanding of its importance within Islam.

Finally, in Science, we have been planning an investigation around gravity. We have been thinking about how we can investigate gravity scientifically and have been preparing for the investigation.

It has been a busy and productive week, and the children have continued to show a positive attitude towards their learning. Well done, Year 5, on another great week!

What a fab week!

What a fab week we have had in Year 5! The children have been busy across all areas of the curriculum, building on their knowledge, developing new skills and putting lots of their learning into practice.

In Writing, we have been exploring the exciting world of The Midnight Fair. We have been developing our understanding of relative clauses and thinking carefully about how they can be used to add extra detail to our writing. We have also been working on character descriptions, considering how we can bring characters to life through the details we include. Alongside this, we explored speech, thinking about how characters might communicate and how this can be included effectively in our writing.

In Maths, we have been developing our understanding of partitioning and using our knowledge of powers of 10. We have been practising adding and subtracting by powers of 10 and thinking carefully about how numbers change when we work with 10, 100 and beyond. The children have been developing their confidence with these calculations and applying their understanding to different examples.

Our Geography learning has taken us across Europe! The children have been preparing and delivering presentations about countries in Europe, sharing information about their chosen countries. We have also explored how countries trade with one another, helping us to understand more about the connections between different countries.

In Science, we have been investigating air resistance, water resistance and gravity. We have been developing our explanations and making sure that we use appropriate scientific vocabulary when discussing these forces. It has been great to see the children becoming more confident in explaining scientific ideas using the language they have been learning.

In PE, we have been working on side-on passes, developing our technique and practising this skill as part of our physical education learning.

In RE, we have been thinking about why Christians use the Bible. We also had the opportunity to explore the Bible ourselves, helping us to develop our understanding through looking at the text and considering its importance to Christians.

Finally, in Art, we have been inspired by the techniques of Cai Guo-Qiang. The children practised these techniques by creating their own explosion paintings, exploring the effects that could be created through this style of art. It was a fantastic opportunity to experiment with a different artistic approach and create some eye-catching artwork.

Another very busy week for Year 5 — well done, everyone!

This Week in Year 5

It has been another busy week of learning in our classroom!

✍️ Writing

In Writing, we explored our text further and focused on writing setting descriptions. We thought carefully about how we could describe a setting and develop our ideas through our writing.

🔢 Maths

In Maths, we explored numbers up to 1 million. We also thought about what happens to numbers when we multiply by 10, 100 and 1,000, developing our understanding of how the digits change.

🌍 Geography

In Geography, we explored Europe and found out about the capital cities of different European countries.

📖 RE

In RE, we asked questions about holy books. We explored the questions we have about them and considered what we would like to find out.

💻 Computing

In Computing, we explored computer systems and how we can use them in the home to help us save time. We focused on the idea of input, process and output and how these work together in computer systems.

🎵 Music

In Music, we explored rhythm. We practised clapping rhythms and worked on listening carefully before clapping rhythms back.

🔬 Science

In Science, we took part in forces stations, exploring different activities and thinking about what happened at each station.

⚽ PE

In PE, we worked on moving on the balls of our feet so that we could anticipate an invading player and respond quickly.

Well done, everyone, for another great week of learning!

What a Wonderful First Week Back! 🌟

What an amazing first week back we have had! It has been such a lovely start to the year, and I feel incredibly blessed to be the teacher of this wonderful class. Everyone has settled in so beautifully, and it has been a real pleasure watching the children get to know their new routines, reconnect with one another and throw themselves into their learning.

Our first day back was very exciting! We spent time getting to know our new routines and expectations, and the children did a fantastic job of adapting to them. We also enjoyed playing some games together and getting to know each other, as well as designing our very own ideal robot. It was a brilliant first day, and I was so pleased with how settled and ready to learn everyone was.

📚 Writing

In Writing, we have started our new text, FArTHEr. We began by making predictions and exploring the images from the text, thinking carefully about what they might tell us and what we could infer. We have also started learning about personification and how we can use it in our writing. It has been wonderful to see the children beginning to explore language in new ways and develop their ideas.

🔢 Maths

In Maths, we have been tackling Roman numerals, working all the way up to 1,000! The children have worked hard to understand how Roman numerals work and have really risen to the challenge. It is safe to say that we have conquered Roman numerals this week!

🎨 Art

Our Art learning has involved creating an installations front page, where the children have been documenting their thoughts and responses to a variety of artworks. It has been lovely to see them taking time to consider different pieces of art and record their ideas.

🇫🇷 French

In French, we have begun learning the French alphabet. We have made a start on becoming familiar with the letters and their sounds, and we are looking forward to continuing to build our French knowledge.

💻 Computing

In Computing, we have been focusing on online safety. The children created posters to document important online safety rules, giving them an opportunity to think about how we can stay safe and make sensible choices when using technology.

Overall, it has been an absolutely fantastic first week. I am so proud of how beautifully the children have settled, embraced their new routines and approached their learning. It has been a wonderful start, and I am already so excited to see what the rest of the year will bring! 💛