Year 5 News
5B residential 2026 @ Gearstones Day 1
08/06/2026 · 1 comment
The terrible weather in Farsley didn’t bode well but the weather up in the Dales so far has been fine! We had an uneventful journey up and arrived exactly on time. We familiarised ourselves with the lodge and had lunch. We made our beds and then got ready for the Waterfall Walk at Ingleton. Read More
Residential Ready
07/06/2026 · 1 comment
The food has been delivered, the bedding is ready and waiting, and the weather (at least for Monday afternoon) looks a little kinder. A reminder please that all cases, from both classes, need to be in school tomorrow morning. See you all in the morning. 14
The week before ‘The Week’
05/06/2026 · 1 comment
Good evening. It has been another normal week in Year 5 apart from 1001 questions which have started with, “On residential, …”. The most exciting week of the year is just around the corner and the enthusiasm of all the children has been wonderful to see. We aim to give them memories that will Read More
Diaries, Rivers and Cycling
17/05/2026 · No comments yet
Good afternoon. Last week was as packed as always and the final week of the half term will be no different. English We completed writing the first draft of our diary extract based on The Hobbit and this week we will be looking to edit and improve one or more of the paragraphs. One Read More
Nothing to bee afraid of
01/05/2026 · No comments yet
English This week, we have been continuing to read The Hobbit and prepare for our major writing piece, which will be a diary extract. One of the features of a diary is that tends to use past tense verbs in the perfect tense. Although this can sound confusing when learning about it, it just Read More
Feeling like summer in Year 5
25/04/2026 · No comments yet
Good afternoon parents and carers, It has been a lovely first week back after the Easter holidays and the children have been enjoying playing outside in the amazing weather. In Geography we have started our new topic on Rocks, Rivers and the Water Cycle. We started by looking at different rocks. We then made Read More
Sporting Success
27/03/2026 · No comments yet
Our last full week of the term has been busy with Maths and English, as always, but there have been a few football matches and an interesting Science lesson, along with a musical interlude. Maths This and next week we are looking at perimeter and area. Below is a video to help with finding Read More
Debating and Rainforests
15/03/2026 · No comments yet
English This week, both classes have continued their debate practice by writing their speeches. The motion – Should school uniforms be optional – has aroused stong feelings and we have had many excellent examples. The judging criteria is very detailed and the competitiors have to include a variety of phrases, vocabulary and techniques as Read More
Oh ‘deer’, fractions and decimals again!
27/02/2026 · No comments yet
Maths This week we have started the new topic of Decimals and Percentages. One of the key concepts is the eqivalence of decimals and fractions. Tenths and hundreths are more easily understood but finding the decimal equivalent of 1/4 and 1/5 are trickier. The video below can help with this. English Our new class Read More
Half way through the Spring term
13/02/2026 · No comments yet
The weeks have rushed past since the start of January and we have had a hectic final week before the half term. English The acting bug struck 5B again this week when we recorded our versions of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The scripts were written and edited by the groups, with children taking Read More
