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  • Year 5 - What is one point perspective?

    Published 21/10/25
    This week we have have been inspired by "A regatta on the Grand Canal" by Canaletto, as part of the Take One Picture project. We have learned that the picture was painted with one point perspective - a single point that the eye is drawn to
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  • Year 5 - How do Hindus worship?

    Published 16/10/25
    This week we have been learning about how Hindus worship. We have thought about puja - the act of Hindu worship, which deities are worshipped at home and in the Mandir temple as well as what would be found on a Hindu shrine. We have recreated some of
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  • Year 5 Were Vikings invaders or settlers?

    Published 07/10/25
    This week we had a discussion about whether we think Vikings were invaders or settlers. When they first came, they invaded Lindisfarne in 793AD. They stole the religious relics, took captives as slaves and killed many. They were vicious warriors. The
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  • Year 5 Why was Britain such a desirable place to conquer for the Vikings?

    Published 30/09/25
    As we have thought about why the Vikings invaded and eventually settled in England, it has made us reflect on some things we take for granted, such as food and a mild climate. The Vikings needed more farm land to grow food. They also enjoyed the warm
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  • Year 5 - How can we keep our teacher's coffee hot?

    Published 23/09/25
    We all know that the real hero in every classroom is the fuel that keeps every teacher going – coffee! This week's Science was a practical investigation into which material from foil, fabric and bubble wrap was the best insulator around the
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  • Year 5 How did Vikings travel?

    Published 16/09/25
    Our history topic about the Vikings has continued by learning about how the Vikings travelled around. Longboats were incredible as they could be powered by wind in their sails as well as by rowing. As part of our home learning, we put our sketching s
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  • Year 5 - Who were the Vikings and where did they come from?

    Published 09/09/25
    This week started with Viking day. We learned that Vikings travelled from the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark on Longboats. These longboats were made of wood and could be moved by wind in the giant sail or by oars in shallow wate
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  • Why is it important that we are ready for learning every day?

    Published 04/09/25
    Welcome back to Year 5! We have had a great start to the new term, jumping straight in with our history topic of The Vikings, investigating materials and being inspired by the piece of music "Earth" by the composer Hans Zimmer.&nb
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  • Year 5: Bikeability

    Published 10/07/25

    Some of our Year 5 students took part in a cycling proficiency course called Bikeability this week, which now means they have learnt to safely cycle on the road. The children really demonstrated the Dorchester Values, and we received some lovely feedback from the instructors.

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  • Year 5: What is the journey of The River Thames?

    Published 03/07/25

    Year 5 students worked in collaboration to create informative posters illustrating the journey of the River Thames, from its source to the mouth this week! The outcomes were so high quality. Please see one example above. 

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  • Year 5: How did figurative language create imagery in your descriptive writing?

    Published 26/06/25

    The children really enjoyed their writing lessons this week. They enjoyed building sentences using metaphors, similes, alliteration and personification, firstly with their learning partner and then writing a descriptive paragraph independently using their bank of wonderful ideas. Great creative writing Year 5! This image was generated by AI after it analysed a piece of writing, written by a child in Sapphire class. 

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  • Year 5: What a wonderful week!

    Published 19/06/25

    Please make sure you have been following the Year 5 residential updates on social media! The children had the best time, and we were so lucky with the beautiful weather. We can't wait to all get together next week and share information about their experiences, whether on residential with The Bushcraft Company in Kent or at school doing school-based activities as well as bowling and swimming. 

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