Year 5

This week has been full of emotion, challenge, curiosity and a lot of enthusiasm from the children.

📚 Boy in the Tower

We continued reading Boy in the Tower, discovering that even more towers are collapsing, Ade’s mum is becoming increasingly unwell, and Ade himself is feeling more isolated…

What a week it has been in Year 5. The classroom has been buzzing with creativity, curiosity and the occasional moment of “Wait… what?” as we’ve stretched our brains across a whole range of subjects.

English – Unique Voices, Brilliant Writing

We wrapped up our diverse and unique explanation…

Last week was another busy and brilliant one in Year 5, with lots of new skills and discoveries across our subjects.

English – Australian Writing & Clever Clauses

We continued working on our explanation texts about Australia, focusing on developing our use of semicolons, colons and embedded…

We’ve had such a fab first week back in class — full of energy, curiosity and brilliant learning.

This week we launched our brand‑new English text, The Boy in the Tower, and the children are already hooked. The opening chapters have sparked lots of discussion, and we’re excited to see where the…

This week has been packed with creativity, curiosity and some brilliant discussions across all our subjects.

✍️ English – Villains, Tension and Powerful Imagery

We planned the second half of our portal stories, focusing on how to build tension and develop a gripping plot. The highlight was…

We’ve had a brilliantly busy week in class, diving into new ideas, exploring big questions, and getting hands-on with our learning.

✍️ English – Portal Stories Come to Life

We proudly finished the first drafts of our portal stories, introducing our imaginative characters and the…

What a vibrant and busy week we’ve had in class. The children have thrown themselves into every lesson with enthusiasm, curiosity, and plenty of creativity.

✍️ English – Stepping Through the Portal

This week we began writing the first half of our portal stories. The children chose between…

This week in English, we have been diving deeper into how semicolons work and experimenting with using them in our portal stories. We have been practising joining ideas, building suspense, and making our writing feel more mature. Alongside this, we have been planning our good characters, thinking…

We’ve had a brilliant week of learning and the children have really risen to the challenge across all subjects.

In Maths, we’ve been exploring congruent shapes, translation and reflection. After a slightly rocky start, the class have absolutely smashed it — drawing shapes, moving them across…

What a brilliant week we’ve had in Year 5! In English, the children have been hard at work crafting persuasive pieces based on the evacuation of children during World War II. They showed real maturity and empathy in their writing, and we were especially impressed with how confidently they used…

What a phenomenal week it’s been in Year 5! The classroom has been bursting with energy, imagination, and those brilliant “aha!” moments that make learning unforgettable.

✏️ English – Persuasion Power!

We launched our brand‑new writing objective with a bang! This week, we stepped into the…

What a fantastic start we’ve had to the new term. The children have returned full of energy, curiosity and a real eagerness to learn.

This week, we began our new class novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. There was huge excitement as we stepped through the wardrobe and into Narnia for…