Final Year 5 Blog of the Year 2024/25

And we have arrived at the end! What a fantastic week to finish off such a wonderful year. As tradition, Year 5 get to take part in Year 6’s end of year performance (which was outstanding!). Our children grew in confidence as each performance went on and really did save their best until last. Some children even stepped in on last minute to read the lines of other children who were absent which showed incredible bravery, resilience and confidence- thank you to those children! We are still scraping the final pieces of glitter and face paint from the carpet but it was all worth it in the end as the Indian braves gave their best war cries and dances whilst our sea creatures glided across the lagoon.

With the final days becoming more relaxed, teachers have ‘forgotten’ to blow the whistle at the end of break times, which has allowed the children to get the most out of their last few break times of the year.

Let’s Celebrate

  • Learner of the Year- This week our award goes to Finley for displaying all of our learning characteristics throughout the whole year. It did not surprise me to see that you had won the children’s vote for this award. Your teachers have always known that you display all of our characteristics so it is brilliant to see that your classmates have also seen this.


  • Virtue Star of the Year- Our winner, voted by the children, for our star of the year goes to Ciaran. You are such a liked member of our class Ciaran but this does not come from your football skills or your jokes, it comes from you being a good and hardworking person- a person who always displays our virtues day in and day out. You are so full of kindness and this is something we all see everyday. Never change in this regard.

Notices

  • Homework- There is no official homework set over the summer but it is vital that children keep on top of their times tables, reading and handwriting so they are ready for Year 6 and can get the ball rolling straight away.

  • Book Collection- Please can everyone have a look at home for any library books, which are to be brought in back in September.

  • Football Kits- Any school football kits that are found at home over summer need to be brought back in to Mr Cornwell in September.

  • School will reopen for the new year on 2nd September.

    Have a fantastic and safe summer holidays!

Year 5 Weekly Blog 11.07.25- ‘Do something this week that your future self will thank you for’

And just like that, we have finished our penultimate week of Year 5! Our week has been dominated by rehearsals for the end of year play. The children have been pulled out of class daily to be rushed into the hall to practice their scenes and they gave done this full of enthusiasm and focus. In between all of this, learning has continued with lots of independent work in our English and RE final units. In English, the children have finished their final drafts of their Highwayman poem and have begun their final piece in their books. In RE, the children have continued their research into other faiths around the world with us looking into all of the big five religions of the world.

The children rolled up their sleeves on Monday as it to time for masterchef. On the menu was spaghetti bolognese with the children working on the clock to finish their creative dishes. I hope you all had the chance to have a taste of all of their hardwork.


Let’s Celebrate

  • Learner of the Week- This week our award goes to Rose for being a focused and brave learner. It has been such a disruptive with all of our play practices and yet when we have come back into the classroom for our key pieces of learning, you have been so focused as usual. I feel like I have seen a different side to you since we have started our play practices and you have really shone on stage- I can’t wait to see this in full during our performances next week.



  • Virtue Star of the Week- Our virtues for this half term are love and compassion and our winner this week goes to Jacob. I have sensed a real growth in you Jacob as we have come to the end of Year 5. You have shown qualities that show that you are ready for Year 6. You have been so considerate towards your staff members and have been always on hand to help- this has not gone unnoticed.


Notices

  • KS2 Music Concert- For those children who have flute lessons on a Monday, your concert will be held on Monday 14th July at 2pm. Parents are welcome to attend and watch all of the hard work that they have done this year with a musical instrument.


  • Year 6 End of Year Play- The dates for the parent viewings are listed below. These will be pre paid tickets.


  • Monday 14th July at 6:30pm

  • Tuesday 15th July at 9:15am

  • Tuesday 15th July at 6:30pm


  • Book Collection- Please can everyone have a look at home for any library books that need to be brought back in before we finish for summer.


  • Please can everyone bring a plastic bag in on Monday or Tuesday so that they can start taking their school books home.


  • School will close for summer on Friday 18th July at 2pm.

Year 5 Weekly Blog 04.07.25- 'With transition, we have two options. To step forward into growth or to step back into safety'

What a week it has been! We have entered the final month on our schooling calendar with us only weeks away from the finishing line! With this time of year, comes lots of exciting days out with this week being our transition week at Our Lady’s. Wednesday saw us off to St Bedes for our high school transition day, along with five other schools in our Catholic cluster. The theme for the day was Science and Technology, with us being split into small groups and going off carrying out experiments and cooking challenges! The children’s behaviour, attitude and representation of the school was impeccable. I could not be prouder of Year 5. As Mr Marsden (St Bede’s Headteacher) said, ‘I can always spot an Our Lady’s child when they come to my school based on the way they conduct themselves’. Mrs Gregan came with us and was on point as chief photographer.

The following day was also transition themed with this being Our Lady’s move up day, with Year 5 moving up to Year 6 for the morning. Mrs Harrison could not speak highly enough of the children, carrying the same qualities from the previous day.

We have continued to develop our cricketing skills in PE this week by focusing on our batting technique.

End of Year Play- Costumes

Details are listed below in regards to tickets and dates of the performances. Our class have been split into mermaids and indians (your child will know which one they are playing for the play). These costumes need to be brought into school ASAP in a plastic bag with your name on the bag.

Mermaids/Mermen- Swimming costume (girls) and a vest or plain t-shirt for the boys. If possible, choose colours that are bright to fit the theme of the scene so blues and greens would be good if possible.

Indians- pair of brown, grey or black shorts. The rest of these costumes have been provided.


  • Let’s Celebrate

    • Learner of the Week- This week our award goes to Matilda for being a focused and cooperative learner. Even with our learning being disrupted with play practice and trying to work in intense heat in our classroom, your commitment, enthusiasm and kindness never drops below your incredible standards. This just shows that you are ready to lead our school as a role model and the responsibilities of a Year 6 pupil.




    • Virtue Star of the Week- Our virtues for this half term are love and compassion and our winner this week goes to John-Paul. Transition week is always a fun and exciting week with lots of new opportunities but it is also important in making good impressions. You do this every single day Johnny so I had absolutely no worries about you in your transition days this week- an excellent role model.


    Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.


  • Mini Vinnie Raffle- Our Mini Vinnie team are hosting a raffle which takes place this Monday 7th July. It is 50p per ticket or £2 for a strip. Prizes will include, toys, sweets, chocolates and books. The Mini Vinnies will be setting up a stall at the end of the day on Monday if children and parents are interested. Reminder for all mini vinnies to remember to bring in their prizes for the raffle.


  • Food Technology (Spaghetti Bolognese)- This week, your child went home with an ingredients list for their cooking lesson this Monday 7th July. If your child has not mentioned this, please check their bag to find their list. These ingredients will need to be brought in on Monday.

  • KS2 Music Concert- For those children who have flute lessons on a Monday, your concert will be held on Monday 14th July at 2pm. Parents are welcome to attend and watch all of the hard work that they have done this year with a musical instrument.


  • Year 6 End of Year Play- The dates for the parent viewings are listed below. These will be pre paid tickets.


  • Monday 14th July at 6:30pm

  • Tuesday 15th July at 9:15am

  • Tuesday 15th July at 6:30pm

Year 5 Weekly Blog 27.06.25- 'Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances'

Let’s Celebrate

  • Learner of the Week- This week our award goes to Matilda for being a focused and cooperative learner. Even with our learning being disrupted with play practice and trying to work in intense heat in our classroom, your commitment, enthusiasm and kindness never drops below your incredible standards. This just shows that you are ready to lead our school as a role model and the responsibilities of a Year 6 pupil.




  • Virtue Star of the Week- Our virtues for this half term are love and compassion and our winner this week goes to John-Paul. Transition week is always a fun and exciting week with lots of new opportunities but it is also important in making good impressions. You do this every single day Johnny so I had absolutely no worries about you in your transition days this week- an excellent role model.




End of Year Play

It is tradition that Year 5 get a peak behind the curtain and have a small role to play in the Year 6 end of year play. Dates of the play are listed below. We have some of the costumes already for our specific characters but we need your help. You may have some of these costumes/props already or they could be bought online via cheaper websites such as shein, temu, vinted etc.

Under The Sea (Mermaids/Mermen and Sea Creatures)

Charlotte, Rory, Beth, Grace, Rose, Toby, Lilly, Poppy, Daisy, Matilda, Isioma, Tilly, Logan, Amelia, Joseph


Indians (Native Americans)

Lorenzo, John-Paul, Hugo, Jacob, Sean, Tomy, Josh, Ciaran, Teddy, Hudson, Louis, William, Finley, Gus, Seth



Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.






  • Extra Curricular Activities- Please check the sports blog for new and existing sports clubs taking place this half term, including game and tournament dates.





  • Football Trials Tuesday 1st July - If you haven’t already and are interested in competing in the school football team, sign up via the sports page. There will be two trail dates to attend.





  • St Bedes Science and Technology Day Wednesday 2nd July- We will be having our annual taster day at St Bedes. School pick up times at Our Lady’s will be as normal. Children will need to be in their full school uniform (school jumper and not a PE hoody). You may bring a pack lunch with you or you can choose to have a school pack lunch. Please complete the form below to select your childs lunch for this day.

  • Year 6 End of Year Play- The dates for the parent viewings are listed below. These will be pre paid tickets.

  • Monday 14th July at 6:30pm

  • Tuesday 15th July at 9:15am

  • Tuesday 15th July at 6:30pm

Year 5 Weekly Blog 20.06.25- ‘Pain is temporary but being a champion is for a lifetime’- Usain Bolt

What a week it has been! I think we can agree that it has surely been the hottest week of the school year. What better activity to do in the blistering heat? Make the children do lots and lots of running! Luckily, our sports day this year fell on a glorious sunny day. The children absolutely ran their socks off and showed such a healthy competitive spirit. It was Harcourt who dominated the Year 5/6 sports day and it was these points which led them to becoming overall Our Lady’s Sports Day Champions!

If that wasn’t enough, the following morning saw us carry out some more running but in a slightly different environment. Pajamas, teddies and parents were all present for our annual Gym Jam Jog festival. The overall funds raised is available on Mrs Gregan’s blog and it is an amazing amount.

Let’s Celebrate

  • Learner of the Week- This week our award goes to Hudson for being an enthusiastic and cooperative learner. You really stood out to me during our sports day this week. You were so enthusiastic about the whole afternoon and carried such a positive energy into every task, which really rubbed off on your team. Your teamwork skills were really on show too! Always cheering on your fellow teammates and you did not let your head drop when results didn’t go your way.

  • Virtue Star of the Week- Our virtues for this half term are love and compassion and our winner this week goes to Amelia. Outside play is always a delight but especially when we have weather like this. I love the way you play with your friends and the creative nature of your games. This kindness and duty to look after others is why you are such a valued member of our mini vinnies.



Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.

  • Extra Curricular Activities- Please check the sports blog for new and existing sports clubs taking place this half term, including game and tournament dates.

  • Football Trials Tuesday 24th June- If you haven’t already and are interested in competing in the school football team, sign up via the sports page. There will be two trail dates to attend.

  • LSA Open Evening Thursday 26th June 4:40pm-7:00pm

  • Charity Football Match Friday 27th June- If you are interested in playing in a charity football match along with St Peter’s and St Bedes, please check the sports page for more information.

  • St Bedes Science and Technology Day Wednesday 2nd July- We will be having our annual taster day at St Bedes. School pick up times at Our Lady’s will be as normal. Children will need to be in their full school uniform (school jumper and not a PE hoody). You may bring a pack lunch with you or you can choose to have a school pack lunch. Please complete the form below to select your childs lunch for this day.

Year 5 Weekly Blog 16.05.25- ‘A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down’

What a week it has been! The weather has been even warmer so play has been super exciting outside basking in the sun and lots of learning continues to take place inside the classroom. The end of the week’s focus all turned to Year 5 as we hosted our Krispy Kreme Donut Fundraising Day. Lots of children helped contribute to organising the event such as picking up boxes from the office, selling and packing donuts and delivering boxes to class.

With the day invested so much into donuts, we spent the morning out in the sun as some children walked to the promenade for their swimming gala trials whilst everyone else had an extra day of forest school!

This week, we have been learning…

  • Maths- We have been smashing 2 digit x 2 digit numbers with lots of children having a go at 3 digit x 2 digit. We have continued to practice multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 by shifting our digits across place value columns. This will come in handy as we move onto percentage of amounts next week.




  • English- we have began writing our final discussion question after finishing our planning and collecting of research at the beginning of the week. It has been brilliant to see the children take more care of their presentation and really focus on their handwriting.




  • History- It has been all things ‘witches’ in this weeks crime and punishment lesson. We looked into why so many people believed in witches in the 15th Century. We did this by conducting our very own witch hunt in search for the answers. We had fun going through the ‘how to spot a witch’ checklist, can you remember what was on it?




Conversation starters

  • RE- We have been testing our conscience with some moral dilemmas in class. Do your parents know any good moral dilemmas that they can put you to the test with?





  • English- We have began our discussions text topic and have been creating points of view for our school themed questions.

    Should all children learn how to swim?

    Share with your parents the reasons we came up with - for and against.




Let’s Celebrate

  • Learner of the Week- This week our award goes to Tommy for being a determined and reflective learner. You have been so determined this week Tommy, especially during our maths lessons. You are powering through your times tables and are really getting to grips with short multiplication. Whenever you have needed just a bit of help, you have always asked and this has been really useful in your progression. Excellent work!




  • Virtue Star of the Week- Our virtues for this half term are curious and active and our winner this week goes to Rory. You have been so active throughout all our curriculum Rory. Wanting to challenge yourself in maths by choosing really difficult numbers to multiply and also working to your best ability in our discussion writing.






Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.





  • Forest School- This will take place every Friday for this half term. You will be sent a text the previous night to make aware who is doing this on which day as the class are split into groups. The children will just need to bring in a change spare of clothes- ones suitable for outdoor activities and working within a forest environment. Long clothing will be needed (no shorts).

    The groups are;

    Group 1- Daisy, Grace, Isioma, Jacob, Lilly, Logan, Matilda, Seth, Teddy, Toby

    Group 2- Amelia, Beth, Finley, Hudson, Hugo, John-Paul, Joseph, Poppy, Sean

    Group 3- Charlotte, Ciaran, Gus, Josh, Lorenzo, Louis, Rory, Rose, Tommy, William

    Each group will have four sessions of forest school spread out across the rest of the year.






  • Extra Curricular Activities- Please check the sports blog for new and existing sports clubs taking place this half term, including game and tournament dates.





  • Swimming Gala - Please check the sports blog to see if you have made the swimming gala team this year. More information about this event is available on the sports page.




  • Half Term- School will close on Friday 23rd May at normal school finishing time. School will reopen on Monday 9th June.




  • Year 5 Sports Day- Will take place on Wednesday 18th June, starting at 1:30pm.




  • Gym Jam Jog- Will take place on Thursday 19th June. Bring your pajamas, running trainers and enthusiasm for an early 8am start!




  • LSA Open Evening Thursday 26th June 4:40pm-7:00pm







Year 5 Weekly Blog 09.05.25- 'Our first duty is to communicate the beauty and joy of knowing Jesus'- Pope Leo XIV

In RE, we have looked at the story of the ‘Lost Son’ or ‘The Prodigal Son’. We reflected on the selfishness of the son and the greed his possessed but more importantly the forgiveness of the father in his return. The children were able to link the ripple effect to this and explain how actions, good or bad, have consequences.

It may have been a short week but what a week it has been, certainly one to remember in the history books. From Wednesday onwards, we have been glued to the BBC live stream of the Conclave as we were anticipating the release of smoke from the Sistine Chapel. It was fitting that on Thursday, the day of the Pope’s announcement, that we were in celebrating of VE Day 80. The school gathered together in unison during a picnic and moments of reflection.

Apologies for last weeks lack of photos so here is two weeks of Year 5 loving life in forest school!



This week, we have been learning…

  • Maths- We been smashing short division with 3 digit x 1 digit numbers and have also been looking at how we can multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.



  • Science- We have finished Newton’s 3 laws of motion with us diving into his third and final law of action/reaction and looking at how this applies to real life examples.



  • History- We have begun our new topic of Crime and Punishment this week as we look back through a 800 year journey into how both crime and punishment has changed throughout history.


  • PE- We have been applying our teamwork skills and knowledge of counter balances to perform these using apparatus.


Conversation starters

  • RE- We have been testing our conscience with some moral dilemmas in class. Do your parents know any good moral dilemmas that they can put you to the test with?



  • English- We have began our discussions text topic and have been creating points of view for our school themed questions.

    Should mobile phones be banned in schools?

    Should school uniform be compulsory?

    discuss these with your parents and see what they think.






Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.





  • Forest School- This will take place every Friday for this half term. You will be sent a text the previous night to make aware who is doing this on which day as the class are split into groups. The children will just need to bring in a change spare of clothes- ones suitable for outdoor activities and working within a forest environment. Long clothing will be needed (no shorts).

    The groups are;

    Group 1- Daisy, Grace, Isioma, Jacob, Lilly, Logan, Matilda, Seth, Teddy, Toby

    Group 2- Amelia, Beth, Finley, Hudson, Hugo, John-Paul, Joseph, Poppy, Sean

    Group 3- Charlotte, Ciaran, Gus, Josh, Lorenzo, Louis, Rory, Rose, Tommy, William

    Each group will have four sessions of forest school spread out across the rest of the year.





  • Extra Curricular Activities- Please check the sports blog for new and existing sports clubs taking place this half term, including game and tournament dates.





  • Swimming Gala Trails- If you’re interested in taking part in the swimming gala, please complete the form on the sports page of the school website. The trails will take place on Friday 16th with the Gala being on Friday 23rd. You will need to bring your swimming costume, a towel and goggles to the trail session.

  • Year 5 Krispy Kreme Donut Day- For our class fundraiser, we are hosting a donut sale for the rest of the school. Children can bring £1 in to buy a donut. A box of 12 can be pre-ordered from the office.





Year 5 Weekly Blog 25.04.25- 'We must live in faith, not only by our words but with our actions'- Pope Francis (1936-2025)

What a beautiful first week back it has been in school. So much reflection has taken place with us as a school coming together to celebrate the life of Pope Francis. Both in worship and in lesson, we have reflected on his life as Pope and have looked at the roles and responsibilities that this brings. We have also been lucky enough to have the Our Lady of Lourdes statue with us during the holy pilgrimage. We have reflected on the story of Mary and Bernadette and have created some lovely prayers and art work to resemble this.

Our second week of forest school is now underway, with all three groups now experiencing the wonders of outdoor education.

This week, we have been learning…

  • Maths- We have been using our mental maths to calculate the area of rectangles and also going beyond 12 x 12 by using written method.

  • Science- We have continued with our forces topic by discussing our understanding of motion. We have looked at historical scientists who first developed theories around movement and we have been testing their hypotheses.

  • Music- It is all things musical theatre this half term! We began by learning about the make up of MT such as its three components along with the roles within MT. We began to create a history timeline of how musical theatre has changed throughout time and listening to different types of MT.

  • Reading- We have started our new class novel of ‘The Suitcase Kid’ by Jacqueline Wilson, where we look into the life of a 10 year old girl handling big changes within her family.



Conversation starters

  • RE- We have been looking into the life of Pope Francis and discovering how Pope’s are granted a coat of arms, which is a badge/emblem to represent your name. Talk to your parents and grandparents and see if your family name has a coat of arms.



  • English- We have began our discussions text topic and have been creating points of view for our school themed questions.

    Are class council sessions necessary?

    Should homework be doubled or banned completely?

    discuss these with your parents and see what they think.



Let’s Celebrate

Learning certificate for being focused and cooperative goes to Logan: Over these past couple of weeks, we have seen a change in your attitude and choices Logan. You are reflecting on the advice given to you and are really making sure that you are making the right choices. This has been seen all throughout our first week back as well!

Virtue Star of the Week: Our virtues for this half term are active and curious. Our winner this week goes to Beth. You are always so active Beth, especially in small creative tasks that are set, you just go above and beyond.



Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.



  • Forest School- This will take place every Friday for this half term. You will be sent a text the previous night to make aware who is doing this on which day as the class are split into groups. The children will just need to bring in a change spare of clothes- ones suitable for outdoor activities and working within a forest environment. Long clothing will be needed (no shorts).

    The groups are;

    Group 1- Daisy, Grace, Isioma, Jacob, Lilly, Logan, Matilda, Seth, Teddy, Toby

    Group 2- Amelia, Beth, Finley, Hudson, Hugo, John-Paul, Joseph, Poppy, Sean

    Group 3- Charlotte, Ciaran, Gus, Josh, Lorenzo, Louis, Rory, Rose, Tommy, William

    Each group will have four sessions of forest school spread out across the rest of the year.



  • Extra Curricular Activities- Please check the sports blog for new and existing sports clubs taking place this half term, including game and tournament dates.




Year 5 Weekly Blog 11.04.25- 'You shall be with me in paradise'

What an amazing yet emotional week it has been in school. Each and every year, the children make holy week even more memorable and this week is certainly one to remember. Watching all of the younger children portray their chapter of the Easter story was moving as this led up to Year 5’s performance of the Crucifixion. Regardless of the nerves, the children lived within their roles and performed with such emotion and meaning.

In addition to this special week, the Our Lady of Lourdes statue had arrived at our school as she continues on her pilgrimage around the diocese. We all came together in worship on Wednesday to celebrate this, along with St Peter’s school who had kindly passed on the statue from their pilgrimage.

In between all of our holy week preparations, we have been finishing off our maths and English units. In English, we have been writing our second newspaper article, with the first being about Jesus’ crucifixion, we now turn to his resurrections two days later.

In Maths, it has been all things shape this week with us focusing on calculating area of shape. We have been looking at combination of shapes such as rectilinear shapes (practice again saying this out loud) and using our area formula calculate bigger shapes.

We finished our week with fun and celebrations. Our second group got to have their first experience of forest school out in the shining sun whilst the rest of the class completed a class Easter hunt! There were plenty of chocolates to go around, especially in the Easter raffle, along with some other class prizes.

Conversation starters

  • RE- One of the big learning points from Jesus’ journey to death was sacrifice. Has there been a time in your life that you have sacrificed something for the greater good?

  • English- We have just finished our class novel of the Windrush Child. In the final chapter of the book, it focuses on the injustices around equal rights throughout history and how we aim to solve these issues. If you were the Prime Minister, what would you do to make the world a better place?

Let’s Celebrate

As it is the end of term, the certificate and virtue star have been voted by the children for whom they think has displayed those characteristics throughout the whole term.

Learning Certificate Winner of the Term goes to Matilda

Virtue Star of the Term goes to Louis

Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.

  • Forest School- This will be starting on Friday 4th April. You will be sent a text the previous night to make aware who is doing this on which day as the class are split into groups. The children will just need to bring in a change spare of clothes- ones suitable for outdoor activities and working within a forest environment. Long clothing will be needed (no shorts).

    The groups are;

    Group 1- Daisy, Grace, Isioma, Jacob, Lilly, Logan, Matilda, Seth, Teddy, Toby

    Group 2- Amelia, Beth, Finley, Hudson, Hugo, John-Paul, Joseph, Poppy, Sean

    Group 3- Charlotte, Ciaran, Gus, Josh, Lorenzo, Louis, Rory, Rose, Tommy, William

    Each group will have four sessions of forest school spread out across the rest of the year.

  • School will reopen on Tuesday 22nd April

Year 5 Weekly Blog 28.03.25- ' When we have been hurt, we cannot recover until we forgive'

What a glorious week it has been. The sun is shining, learning is flowing, Easter preparations are continuing and the children are in high spirits. This week was the first time we have practiced in the hall as we learn stage directions and adding that extra dramatic effect to our holy worship of Easter.

In RE, We have had some warmly discussions about the importance of forgiveness. We shared experiences of when there have been times when it has been hard to forgive and we have found it within ourselves to do so. We also talked about the consequences of lying and how that can impact both trust and forgiveness in the future.

This week, we have been learning…

  • Maths- The children have been smashing short division this week, now tackling 4 digit by 1 digit numbers including lots of carrying and overall remainders.

  • Science- we have been experimenting with water resistance and discussed how this impacts even our fun play in the water such as ways to jump into a swimming pool. We analaysed how the factors affecting water resistance change the outcome of three different types of jumps. We then replicated this on a smaller scale, using objects to act as these shapes.

  • Geography- We have continued to use map grid references to precisely and have made this even more precise by introducing 6 figure gird references as opposed to 4 figures.

  • PE- It was all about patience, carefulness and team strategy in the team games this week as we used our balancing and hand eye coordination techniques to complete team relays just using a tennis racket and bean bag.

Let’s Celebrate

Learning Certificate- Sean for being a focused and cooperative learner. Staying focused and determined throughout independent tasks can be tricky, especially in Year 5. However, you have no issues with this at all. You manage your distractions really well and you get your head down and are super focused on your work. You also work really well alongside your learning partners and you use this time wisely to share your thinking and reasoning skills.

Virtue Star of the Week- Our star of the week goes to Rose. You are such a generous person Rose, especially with our younger children. It really does bring a smile to my face when I see you saying hello and goodbye to our Year 1 and Reception children at break times. It just shows the bond you have created with them and how grateful they are to have you as a role model.


Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.

  • Wednesday 2nd April- School Photo Day. Children are to come into school in their school uniform. Any child who plays for the school netball and football teams, please bring your kit as well. There will be no PE on this day.

  • Forest School- This will be starting on Friday 4th April. You will be sent a text the previous night to make aware who is doing this on which day as the class are split into groups. The children will just need to bring in a change spare of clothes- ones suitable for outdoor activities and working within a forest environment.

  • Friday 4th April Reconciliation- Our Year 5 and 6 children will be given the opportunity for reconciliation by having confessions with our Father Peter in the lead to up to our lent preparations. This is usually done in high school but yourIf you would not like your child to participate then please let Mr Cornwell, Mrs Gregan or the school office know.

    If your child is likely to attend St Bedes High School. They are given the opportunity to make their sacrament of confirmation. We have been given the opportunity to do this when the children get to Year 6. Please complete the form below to choose which option you would like for your child.

  • Thursday 10th April Crucifixion Assembly- This will be held at school at 9:15am

Year 5 Weekly Blog 21.03.25- ‘Every choice has a consequence. Once you make that choice, you must accept responsibility’


Another week has flown by as we approach the halfway point in our Lenten journey- I hope you have been earning those pennies in your Lenten boxes. In preparations for Easter week, the children have been given their scripts for the Easter assembly with all children knowing their roles and their lines.

Is it important that during this holy yet stressful period of the year, we remember that all of our actions have consequences. Everything we say and do and how we do it has an impact on someone else- both positive and negative. This has been our focus in RE this week, known as the ‘Ripple Effect’. These teachings allow us to reflect more on our choices, knowing what impact these have on those around us and then everyone else indirectly.


This week, we have been learning…

  • Maths- The children have been smashing short division this week, now tackling 4 digit by 1 digit numbers including lots of carrying and overall remainders.

  • Science- we have been experimenting with water resistance and discussed how this impacts even our fun play in the water such as ways to jump into a swimming pool. We analaysed how the factors affecting water resistance change the outcome of three different types of jumps. We then replicated this on a smaller scale, using objects to act as these shapes.

  • Geography- We have continued to use map grid references to precisely and have made this even more precise by introducing 6 figure gird references as opposed to 4 figures.

  • French- We have been applying our geography knowledge into our French by looking at which countries around the world that speak French as their first language- also making a historical link as to why with some countries.

  • PE- It was all about patience, carefulness and team strategy in the team games this week as we used our balancing and hand eye coordination techniques to complete team relays just using a tennis racket and bean bag.

    Photos have been taken out the week to capture these moments of learning. We have had some difficulty with uploading these. These photos will be uploaded on Monday.

Let’s Celebrate

Learning Certificate- Joseph for being a focused and determined learner. You have had a super week Joseph. You have been so calm and focused in all of your lessons and this has paid off. This has given you more time to get stuck into your work and I have seen the determination to complete your tasks- Keep it up!

Virtue Star of the Week- Our star of the week goes to Tilly. You are such a generous girl Tilly and not the mention grateful. Your kind and compassionate nature is just a joy to have in the classroom. You treat all of your classmates and staff members with the upmost love and generosity. Thankyou so much!

Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.

  • Wednesday 19th March Schoolastic Book Fair- From this date until the following Wednesday, the hall will be open at the end of the day for the chance to buy a book at our annual book fair sale.

  • Wednesday 2nd April- School Photo Day

  • Friday 4th April Reconciliation- Our Year 5 and 6 children will be given the opportunity for reconciliation by having confessions with our Father Peter in the lead to up to our lent preparations. This is usually done in high school but yourIf you would not like your child to participate then please let Mr Cornwell, Mrs Gregan or the school office know.

    If your child is likely to attend St Bedes High School. They are given the opportunity to make their sacrament of confirmation. We have been given the opportunity to do this when the children get to Year 6. Please complete the form below to choose which option you would like for your child.

  • Thursday 10th April Crucifixion Assembly- This will be held at school around 9:10am

Year 5 Weekly Blog 14.03.25- 'To live within the beatitudes is to follow in Jesus' footsteps'

Journey to the Cross

This week, we have began our easter assembly preparations by looking into the Stations of the Cross in our RE lessons. The children were able to retrieve most of the fourteen stations before we even started our discussions. We then placed these in order and matched these with their correct illustration.

We also finished creating our beatitudes and we have been blown away by the children’s beautiful choice of words and ways of wanting to live. Big shoutout to Mrs Tierney for bringing this to life in one of our school boards.



This week, we have been learning…

  • Maths- We have been back onto the children’s favourite method of ‘the bus stop’ in our division topic. The children are feeling so much more confident with this and have been taking extra care with their presentation to help make their jotting clearer.

  • Science- we have been experimenting with air resistance by analysing how this force applies to a parachute. We broke into teams and designed our own parachute and dropped these to test the timing and safety of them- don’t worry, no child was used in any parachute attempt.

  • Geography- We have began our new geography unit of different figure map referencing. We have been able to apply our previous knowledge from our world’s countries and continents topic to our world map to precisely plot locations.

  • French- We have been applying our geography knowledge into our French by looking at French directions and using these to hunt for treasure.

Conversation starters

My Happy Mind- We have been discussing what our top strength is and sharing how often we show this strength. Tell your family members when and where you used this strength. Can they think of any other examples of when you have used this strength recently?

Geography- We have been using grid references to locate specific locations within some rural towns in England. We looked at towns that belong in different counties of England. There are 48 counties in England, how many can you and your family name?


Let’s Celebrate

Learning Certificate- Gus for being a enthusiastic and determined learner. You have taken to the bus stop method like a duck to water Gus. It is clear to see that you have put in the work at home prior to us starting this unit and it is paying off! No matter how hard of a question I throw at you, you have been able to over come it.

Virtue Star of the Week- Our star of the week goes to Matilda. You are so grateful Matilda- Even for the smallest of opportunities. Your manners are impeccable and you are so generous towards everyone in our class- children and teachers included. We are so grateful for this!




Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.


  • Wednesday 19th March Schoolastic Book Fair- From this date until the following Wednesday, the hall will be open at the end of the day for the chance to buy a book at our annual book fair sale.

  • Friday 21st March ‘People We Love Planters’- Our forest school leaders are hosting, in association with ‘Leafy Lytham’, a planting session where the children can take these home. If your child would like to take part, please complete the payment on ParentPay.

  • Friday 21st March Easter Egg donation- Own clothes day and bring an Easter egg for our raffle.


  • Wednesday 2nd April- School Photo Day


  • Friday 4th April Reconciliation- Our Year 5 and 6 children will be given the opportunity for reconciliation by having confessions with our Father Peter in the lead to up to our lent preparations. This is usually done in high school but yourIf you would not like your child to participate then please let Mr Cornwell, Mrs Gregan or the school office know.


    If your child is likely to attend St Bedes High School. They are given the opportunity to make their sacrament of confirmation. We have been given the opportunity to do this when the children get to Year 6. Please complete the form below to choose which option you would like for your child.


  • Thursday 10th April Crucifixion Assembly- This will be held at school around 9:10am

  • Monday 28th April- We will be taking a visit to The Grand in Blackpool to watch our wonderful Year 4 children in their Shakespeare production of ‘The Tempest’- travel costs have been uploaded to ParentPay.

Year 5 Weekly Blog 07.03.25- ‘Lent is a call to renew our commitment in life to God’

What a busy yet exciting week it has been in Year 5 this week. Our focus in RE this week has been preparing for Lent. We discussed the ways of how Catholics can prepare for lent and the deeper meaning behind this. The following day, we celebrated the beginning of Lent together as a community in mass as we received the hly ash to mark this special six week journey. To mark this, we also swapped our lenten boxes with our Year 1 buddies. They were kind enough to invite us into their classroom for this and also allow us to partake in their choosing time- which the older children absolutely loved!

The highlight of the week was certainly on Thursday which was World Book Day. It was amazing to see so many wonderful and creative ideas and hard work that went into the costumes. It was certainly a world book day themed day as we kicked off the week with a live world book day quiz, hosted by the Premier League Primary All Stars, in a ‘footy and booky’ themed quiz. The rest of the day was spent with some creative writing with the children creating their ‘Ultimate Character Champion’ by using their world book day outfits to help them out.

This week, we have been learning…

  • Maths- We have breached into 3 digit numbers in our mastery of number topic and calculating multiples of 4 by using our multiplication facts around the number 4. We have also been using number lines in our negative numbers topic to breach between positive and negative numbers to calculate the difference.

  • Science- we have been experimenting with rolling friction by rolling a tennis ball along different surfaces and seeing how far the ball rolls.

  • PE- Teamwork makes the dreamwork has been the focus in our PE units by playing teambonding games to help boost cohesion and teamwork.

  • RHE- ‘Under Pressure’ was our focus for this week as we discussed what this means and we have analysed what this looks like in different social settings. One of the main talking points from our dicscussions was that pressure can be good as well as bad (depending on the scenario). The children then were given a team work drama based task to perform different types of pressure.

Let’s Celebrate

Learning Certificate-Lorenzo for being a reflective and co-operative learner. Doing things that we don’t want to do is hard, especially when it is something that you love. Sometimes, we have to look at the bigger picture and assess what the right thing is to do and you have done that recently. This has helped you become a better team player and has also given you more of a positive mindset. I’m proud of you!

Virtue Star of the Week- Our star of the week goes to Isioma. Mixing, mingling and looking after our younger children is not an easy task. Some people shy way from it and some people thrive in this and you have certainly been thriving in this. You take such good care of our Year 1 buddies and you treat them with such kindness- this is a joy to see!




Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog to keep on track of your child’s SPAG, multiplication and division practice and also their reading.




  • Wednesday 19th March Schoolastic Book Fair- From this date until the following Wednesday, the hall will be open at the end of the day for the chance to buy a book at our annual book fair sale.




  • Wednesday 2nd April- School Photo Day




  • Thursday 10th April Crucifixion Assembly- This will be held at school around 9:10am

Year 5 Weekly Blog 28.02.25- 'Blessed are the pure in heart as they will be with God in heaven'

What a first week back it has been! The children have jumped straight back into their learning after half term and have shown such enthusiasm and determination throughout their learning.

Our focus in our RE lessons this week has been the beatitudes. We have been discussing these in detail and linking these to inspirational people in our lives and throughout history. I can’t wait until the children get to create their own beatitudes and to express the values in which they wish to live by.

In Maths, we have began our huge topic of division and have been looking at larger calcuations which cannot be done mentally. With this, the children were introduced to the famous ‘bus stop method’ in which they took to like a duck to water- so much enthusiasm towards this and pride in using a new method to tackle some harder calculations.

The highlight of our week was right at the very end with our trip to Manchester Science and Industry museum. In order to grasp some inspiration for our upcoming writing topic and also to apply our new forces topic in science, the children got very practical with sensory workshops, experiment galleries and historical talks.

Notices

  • Homework- Please check the weekly homework blog to keep on top of your child’s home learning, along with any limited tasks.

  • World Book Day Thursday 6th March- Please check Mrs Gregan’s weekly newsletter for more information regarding ideas on this years World Book Day.

Trip to Manchester Science and Industry Museum- Friday 28th February

This Friday, we will be going to the Manchester Science and Industry Museum to help prepare and inspire in two of our upcoming work units this half term.

We will be leaving at 8:45am so all children need to be in school at 8:30am.

We will be setting off around 2pm so estimated arrival back at school will be between 3:15-3:45 depending on traffic. Mrs Nel will send a text out to all parents when we have got back onto the M55.

Normal school uniform is to be worn.

Children are to bring a coat and a pack lunch (see the form below)

Reading books can be brought to read on the coach but no games, colouring or fidgets toys are to be used on the coach journey.

Please fill in the form below in regards to lunch options for the trip.

Year 5 Weekly Blog 13.02.25- ‘ The love that flows through your heart will purify your spirit’- St Valentine

What an end to our first half term of 2025. With our religious theme being the ‘Pilgrimage of Hope’, as a school, we went on our own pilgrimage to Church to celebrate this and to officially bring in the new year with Father Peter. To spread hope, love and kindness consistently throughout your life can be tricky and to live within all the beatitudes is even harder. Our focus this week in our RE lessons has been Pier Giorgio, known as ‘the boy of the beatitudes’, and evaluating his life into why he later became a saint.

This week, we also celebrated ‘Online Safety Day’. We were lucky enough to take part in BBC’s live lesson which included some interactive tasks along with some very important information. This years theme was ‘Too good to be true’ with us looking into how to spot potential scams online.

Our third enrichment session of the year took place with Year 5 grafting hard outside in a painting/gardening session with Mrs Hotchkiss and Mrs Mather.

This week we have also been learning…

  • English- Writing our independent sci-fi story based on the plot of E.T

  • Maths- using our mastery of number skills to apply these to bigger square number questions and recapping factors and primes.

  • Science- Putting our space knowledge to the test in an end of unit Kahoot quiz.

  • Music- Blending colours with music by listening to the instrumental versions of popular songs and associating these with particular colours.

Conversation starters

My Happy Mind: Now we have finished our ‘apricate’ module in My Happy Mind, is there anything or anyone who you are more grateful for now then 6 weeks ago?

Class Novel: Our class novel takes place in 1950’s Britain in which the children have started to realise that certain rules/laws were different back then. Are there any big rule/law changes that your parents or grandparents have lived through. If so, what do they think of these changes? Have they worked out for better or worse?

Notices

  • Homework- Please check the homework blog and keep helping your child with any work that they are struggling with- especially our spellings. It is important to make sure we are reading for at least 15 minutes a day at home to keep broadening our vocabulary, description and sentence structure.



  • Class Library- After a huge clear-out and revamp of our school library, we have started to rebuild our own class library in Year 5. Book series seem to be really popular and we have discussed some of the children’s favourites. If have any old series of books that you would recommend to read , then we would hugely appreciate any donations. Please ask your parents before bringing any books in to donate.



  • PE Days- Our PE days have changed slightly with our outdoor session being on Mondays and our indoor session on Wednesdays.



  • Fidget Toys- If this has not been discussed with your class teacher, then any sort of fidget toys are not to be brought into school. Please can bags be checked incase these have been left in from the weekend. Trading cards and chewing gum should also be kept at home.



  • Half Term- School will then reopen Tuesday 25th February.



  • Trip to Manchester Friday 28th February- This will take place during the first week after half term. Details regarding payment are live on parent pay. Children will in their normal school uniform and will have to be in school around 8:30am. Depending on traffic, we should be back at school between 3:30-4:00. A text will go out to parents as soon as we get back on the M55 when travelling back to school.



  • Trip to The Grand- During the next half term, we will be going to watch Year 4’s performance of their Shakespeare production at the Grand in Blackpool. We will be using public transport for this trip so the cost of the ticket has been uploaded to Parent Pay.



  • Lenten Boxes- Please check the homework blog in regards to lenten boxes for our Year 1 buddies.