Class Teachers:
Mrs Dowson: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Mrs Mayor: Thursday and Friday
In class support:
Miss Kierzek and Miss Smith.
Mrs Winder will teach computing on a Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Flynn will teach PSHE on a Friday afternoon.
We would like to welcome your son or daughter into Year 5. We hope that they will enjoy the year, work hard to develop their knowledge and skills, and grow as individuals. The highlights of Year 5 include being a buddy to one of our Reception children, training as a Play Leader, designing and making working musical instruments, discovering what happens in the digestive system, baking cheese scones and bread and swimming at Lancaster University.
Use the drop-down menu on the left-hand side to find our class blog. It contains lots of information about what has been happening in Year 5.
In each of the sections below, you will find information about what we are learning each term. Please note that updates will be added as each new term begins. We have left last year's information on at the moment to give you a flavour of what might be ahead!
Year 5 Curriculum Overview
Autumn Term in Year 5
Spring Term in Year 5
Summer Term in Year 5
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Y5 Viking Workshop
We had a great day today learning all about the Vikings. We looked at various artefacts, learnt to row a longship and create a shield wall ready for battle. We played ‘Knucklebones’ and a game called ‘Kubb’, which is similar to tenpin bowling. Our costumes were amazing too.
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Why did the Anglo-Saxons invade Britain?
Today, we started our new unit on Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. We were posed the questions ‘Why did the Anglo-Saxons invade Britain?’ We had to use our deduction skills by looking at various clues to work out the reasons.
Conscience Alley
Our class novel is called ‘Stormbreaker’ by Anthony Horowitz. Today, we read a chapter where the main character is asked to become a spy. We discussed all the pros and cons that he would face making his decision. We then took part in a ‘conscience alley’. The children had to whisper reasons for…
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