Year 5

What an exciting and energetic half term it has been! Our classroom (and even our forest school area) have been alive with learning, laughter, creativity, and plenty of muddy boots!

During Forest School, the children truly embraced the outdoors. They took part in a hands‑on science experiment, exploring how thermal insulators work. We also combined this with some outdoor creative writing, using the natural environment to inspire rich vocabulary and vivid descriptions. And yes, everyone got wonderfully muddy!

In English, the children have been diving into the world of Norse mythology. After exploring gods, giants, magical realms, and mythical creatures, they have now begun crafting their own original Norse myths. We’ve seen imaginative heroes, dramatic battles, enchanted weapons, and even a mischievous trickster or two! The children have impressed with their descriptive language, creative plot twists, and powerful storytelling voices.

As part of Cyber Week , the children took part in several online voices, kind choices workshops. These interactive sessions helped them understand how to make safe choices online, protect personal information, and recognise when something doesn’t feel right. The workshops were engaging, relevant, and gave pupils practical strategies they can use every day. They even watched themselves on the big screen and cannot wait to share this with you.

In English, the children have been studying the life of Colonel Chris Hadfield and have produced some fantastic biographies for their final project. Their lessons involved becoming biography detectives where they were exploring the features of biographies as well as lessons involving role play and becoming Chris Hadfield for a question-and-answer session.

In maths, we have been looking at short multiplication and short division. The children have been enjoying this unit of maths.

In Science, we have been exploring Space. Discussions have included whether we think the Earth is flat or round and completing experiments to help with this thinking, as well as learning about the other planets in our solar system.

We have been dancing in PE this term, looking at different dances from around the world. We are building up to something that we are all excited about!

In DT we have been making CAMS models that involve a space theme. The children have used their measuring skills, working out how big their frame needs to be as well as how long to cut their dowel.

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