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Welcome to Year 5!

What a fantastic year we have lined up for you all. 

Our transition topic is called "The Door" and focuses on a wordless picture book by JiHyeon Lee. This hopefully will give ample time for the children to understand what life is like in Year 5, before we get into our first main project, "Rivers and Rainforests".

Be sure to look back again in the coming weeks! 

Over the summer, the team have been busy getting ready and are all very excited to welcome you back. We hope the children fall happily straight back into school life and routines and we look forward to getting to know everyone.

Our first project this term is called ‘Rivers and Rainforests ’. It is a geography led project, where the children will be studying a rainforest, looking at what makes this impressive natural landscape. The children will also be looking at the features of a river and how they are formed.

We look forward to sharing some of their work later this half term.

October

Wow, what a busy September we have had and I can't believe we are already half way through our first topic! The children in Year 5 have been learning all about the Amazon Rainforest, identifying the different layers and the animals that live there - including all the dangerous creepy crawlies. We are now into our second writing outcome where we are writing to the CEO of Kellogg's, persuading them to stop using palm oil in their products. It has been great to watch the children become so passionate about this topic and we are sure this will only help with their final piece of writing.

We have also been incredibly lucky to be working a cricket coach for our PE lessons and the children have become much more confident with their throwing and catching skills - we certainly have some competitive children! Not only this, but the children have been having weekly French lessons with an incredible French teacher and have even started asking questions and responding in French.

What a busy month we have had and we can't wait to see what the rest of this term has to offer.

December

What a busy half term we have had in Year 5! All members of the Year 5 team would like to congratulate the resilience and determination to improve in their swimming lessons. Week on week, the children's confidence has developed and it has been wonderful to witness this.

Year 5’s topic this half term has been ‘Journey into Space’ we have been lucky enough to have a visit from the mobile planetarium as well as an astronomer, who brought a telescope for an after school event! This gave the children the opportunity to observe different stars, planets and the moon in the night sky! Thank you for your support with the children's space homework - we have some incredible pieces sent in!

Next half term we look at 'Ice Trap' where the children will be participating in many more hands on science experiments and looking into Shackleton and his journey.

From all of us in the Year 5 Team, we hope you have a wonderful two week break, filled with love and laughter, and we look forward to seeing you all back in January.

January

Happy New Year! We hope you all had a wonderful break and enjoyed some family time. Year 5 have returned full of enthusiasm and have already been busy with their new learning.

This half term our topic is 'Ice Trap' and it is based around Ernest Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica. The children are writing from his point of view, showing the range of emotion he must have been feeling, when he and his team were trapped on an ice floe. We have watched videos to really immerse ourselves in the extreme weather he would have faced and spent lots of time discussing what he would have been missing at home.

This half term is also packed of science experiments and the children have already began using their fantastic vocabulary during separating materials sessions - test them on what soluble and permeable means!

We look forward to sharing our adventures and discoveries through over the next few weeks.

March

Wow, what a half term Year 5 have had!

The children showed wonderful resilience in their sessions with the team from Bikeability and we were incredibly proud of all of their achievements. All children are able to check their bikes before using them, using the acronym ABCD and the vast majority of children were taken out of school grounds and shown how to navigate roads and obstructions safely. Each child was presented with a safety certificate, confirming their participation in the course.

In the classroom, the children have been fully submerged into our topic 'Through the Eyes of a Child', which is a history topic, based around World War Two. The children have been writing a persuasive speech to Neville Chamberlain, trying to persuade him to stop using animals in the war. We look forward to sharing some of these speeches on Monday at our dance showcase event, starting at 2.30pm.

During the history part of our learning this term, the children have looked at what life may have been like as an evacuee, how women's roles changed through this period of time and what rationing involved , where children will be baking some scones to bring this unit to a close!

Thank you all for booking parents evening appointments last week - it was lovely to be able to discuss your child's achievements with you and we hope you left with some useful next steps. Please do contact a member of the Year 5 team if you would like any further guidance.

From all of us in the Year 5 Team, we wish you a happy Easter break!

April

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter break and are ready and rearing to go for our final term in Year 5!

Last term was filled with 'Through the Eyes of a Child', where the children travelled back to World War 2 and discussed what life would be like as an evacuee. We looked at and read different books, giving us different viewpoints into what life would have been like during this time and choreographed a war themed dance. A big thank you to all adults that came to our showcase afternoon!

This term is set to be just as exciting. A science topic kicks off this half term, looking at life cycles of different animals, including humans. Within writing, the children will be writing magazine articles based around their choice of an animal - each has been individually researched so the children has the ownership of their piece of writing. We look forward to seeing what descriptive pieces the children can do over the next few weeks.

May

This half term, Year 5 have thoroughly enjoyed exploring the fascinating world of science through our topic Animals and Habitats, including a focus on humans and other living things and their environments: the children have shown great curiosity and maturity while learning about life cycles. Their thoughtful discussions and detailed work have really impressed us!

We also celebrated MSSC Day with a creative journey around the world, exploring a variety of global artists and their unique styles. The children embraced this opportunity to experiment with colour, technique, and form, producing some truly impressive artwork inspired by different cultures.

We are incredibly proud of the commitment and effort Year 5 have shown throughout this term. Their engagement and hard work have been fantastic, and we’re excited to see where their learning takes them next as we begin our new topic on the Vikings after the break!

For those looking to keep learning alive over the holidays, here are a couple of Viking- themed activities (all free!):

• Butser Ancient Farm (near Petersfield) offers free online resources, including videos on early settlements and Norse mythology.
• BBC Bitesize – Vikings: Packed with fun videos, quizzes, and facts to help children explore Viking life and culture from home.

Have a wonderful and restful holiday - fingers crossed for some sun!