Friday 17th October 2025 

Year 5 had a great trip to the SEALR building site on Thursday and loved looking at the drone footage of the surrounding area. Some children got to drive a simulation, trying to avoid the containers. 

In English, the children have been writing their journalistic report about Beowulf or something that interests them. They have used quotes and enjoyed describing the gory violence of Grendel. 

In Maths, the children have used miultilink to investigate multiples and factors. They have finished painting their Anglo-Saxon brooch, and have explored pulleys, gears and levers in Science. A very busy week!

Friday 10th October 2025

Year 5 have continued writing about Grendel and Beowulf, creating a character profile of Beowulf.

In Maths, the children have been looking at multistep additional and subtraction problems, which have been challenging, but the children have been showing the growth mindset by using the CUBES method to understand and solve the problems.

In History, the children looked at local maps, finding the names of places that have Anglo-Saxon roots. The children made lots of discoveries about their local area and places they had been in England. 

Friday 3rd October 2025

This week Year 5 have been looking at the fight between Grendel and Beowulf, interviewing each other and writing diaries about life under Grendel's constant terror. In Maths, we have been adding and subtracting in columns and thinking about how rounding can help us estimate an answer. 

During RE this week, they worked in groups to explore the Langar and how Sikhs use this to show their devotion. The children created the Langar out of Lego explaining the different parts after watching a short video. 

Friday 26th September 2025

This week, Year 5 have begun analysing the structure and features of a newspaper article around the Viking invasion of Lindesfarne. In Maths, the children have been rounding numbers up to a million. 

The highlight of the week was making Anglo-Saxon cakes, melting butter and baking carefully. The aroma wafted through the corridors of the school, making many people hungry! Many of the children were interested in what the Anglo-Saxons ate and drank, filling in a food wheel back in the classroom. 

Science was outside this week, creating plasticine models to explore which were the most streamlined shapes. The children dropped them into measuring cylinders and timed the drop to the bottom. They saw the value in doing more than one test as sometimes the timings were wildly different!

Friday 19th September 2025

Year 5 were given the challenge to create the most effective parachute on Tuesday. There were many discussions about air resistance and observations made about the different parachutes. The children have been excited to write their own kenning about a topic of their choice. These range from various Pokémon to 1930s steam trains and spitting llamas. In Maths, the children continued to look at place value and partition the numbers in a variety of ways. 

In history, the children have been exploring Anglo-Saxon houses and creating their own wall using wattle and daub techniques. They used flour and water rather than mud or animal dung! 

Friday 12th September 2025

This week, year 5 have been exploring Kennings in English, completing a Kenning treasure hunt in the school grounds. In Maths, the children have been reading numbers up to one million and reminding themselves about Roman numerals. 

The children enjoyed making slow motion videos in Science of different sized balls dropping to the ground. They  generally agreed that they fell at the same time but we discussed different variables about why this may not have happened. For example, dropping them on a slope or the air resistance.