Year 5: Busy Start to the Year

What a term from Year 5! Everyone has worked with fantastic enthusiasm and curiosity, and it has been an absolute pleasure watching them make progress.

In English, the children have been completely hooked on Varjak Paw. They have produced some brilliant diary entries, along with atmospheric setting and character descriptions that show a great eye for detail. It has been wonderful to see the children’s creativity and enthusiasm for writing flourish throughout the term.

I have been incredibly impressed by the children’s resilience and enthusiasm in Maths. We have built a secure understanding of place value, addition and subtraction, and it has been great to see them applying these skills so confidently when tackling tricky problem-solving tasks.

Our PE lessons have been full of energy, focusing on invasion games and fitness. The children have learnt to work as a team, practising passing, catching and finding space. We have also worked hard on improving our strength, stamina and flexibility.

In RE, we have been exploring the core values of Sikhi. The children have been respectful throughout and have had some thoughtful discussions about how these principles connect to our own lives.

In Science, we have been using scientific skills to study the different stages of human development. The children have worked hard to use what they have learnt to collect data and draw conclusions from the results.

Geography has taken us across the Atlantic to explore the physical and human features of North and South America. We have studied key physical features such as the Amazon and Mississippi rivers, as well as population density. We concluded our learning enquiry with a debate about where we would most like to live and why.

The children have loved their DT lessons, where they have been learning about bridges. They have worked hard to plan, build, test and evaluate their designs, demonstrating excellent perseverance and creativity throughout the process.

Keep up the great work, Year 5!