Year 5: The end of a wonderful year!
Published 17/07/24
Please read important information about next week. There is also a summary of our year!
Year 5 News
Here you will find all about recent activity in Year 5
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Read MoreYear 5: What are the features of an OS map?
Published 10/07/24Year 5 loved looking at OS maps of different areas of the UK this week. They enjoyed looking at the legend to see what each symbol meant. Next week, they will create their own OS maps of our local area - The Hamptons.
Read MoreHow do you demonstrate the Dorchester Values?
Published 02/07/24The children all enjoyed meeting their new teachers on Wednesday and are very excited about being at the top of the school. They are all demonstrating the Dorchester Values in everything they do in order to be brilliant role models to the younger children in the school. What a fantastic Year 6 cohort you will be next year!
Read MoreYear 5: What did you learn about the Earth's rotation on our trip to the planetarium?
Published 25/06/24We had a brilliant time at the Royal Observatory this week. The children loved sitting back in the planetarium and finding out more about our Solar System as well as learning more about sundials and shadows. They are all keen to make their own sundial back in our classrooms.
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Read MoreYear 5: What are the Geocentric and Heliocentric models and how do they compare?
Published 19/06/24Year 5 learnt all about the Geocentric and Heliocentric models this week and completed some amazing scientific diagrams. We have also been busy completing assessment booklets. We will share these results with you in your child's end of year report.
Read MoreYear 5: What did you learn about using a compass?
Published 12/06/24We have a great week back in the classroom after our wonderful camping experience. We are all a little bit more tired than usual, but that hasn't stopped us getting stuck into learning.
Read MoreYear 5 Update Next Week...
Published 07/06/24With lots of children out on residential this week, and many other children doing loads of fun things in school, we will catch up with all the various different highlights from Year 5 next week!
Read MoreYear 5: What do you know about David Attenborough?
Published 21/05/24We have had a brilliant last week of term! Learning all about Sir David Attenborough was fantastic; the children produced some amazing Fact Files about him. Have a lovely and safe half term break.
Read MoreYear 5: What inventions were invented during The Victorian Era?
Published 11/05/24What a great week to be in Year 5! The children have started writing a blog in character as Archie from our wonderful class book 'Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow'.
Read MoreYear 5: What have you learnt about The Industrial Revolution?
Published 07/05/24A lovely albeit a short week in Year 5. The children really enjoyed looking at primary and secondary sources, which provided them with more information on the impact the Industrial Revolution had on people's lives.
Read MoreYear 5: What was life like for Victorian children?
Published 29/04/24We started off the week immersing the children into life in a Victorian school. All the children looked brilliant, dressed up like Victorian children, and they all completely got into the spirit of the day. They had a taste of just what school life would have been like 120 years ago and surprisingly, some children said that they liked how strict the teachers were.
Read MoreYear 5: Who was Queen Victoria, and what was her impact on the British Empire?
Published 21/04/24We have had a brilliant week in Year 5! Our best lesson was our wonderful History lesson where the children learnt all about Queen Victoria and the British Empire. They now have lots of knowledge about this important period in British History. Please ask your child about it as this will help with their retention of knowledge.