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  • Year 5 - Which Greek Mythological beast inspired our masks?

    Published 07/07/26
    Over the past few weeks we have been creating a mask inspired by Greek mythology based on the painting of A Muse (Calliope?) by Cosimo Tura. We have had fun designing the mask onto card, using a layer of card to add details such as hair, wa
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  • Year 5 – Why is it important we learn to ride our bikes safely on the road?

    Published 02/07/26
    This week a group of children has been taking part in the Bikeability scheme. This involves instructors coming into school, training children how to ride and stop safely on their bikes, before taking them out onto the local streets. For any children
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  • Year 5 - Who was William Morris?

    Published 24/06/26
    On Monday morning, we were whisked back to 1875 to take part in our Victorian school day. We started the day by singing the National anthem, we were registered with our new Victorian names and learnt a new way of writing with chalk on a slate. The da
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  • Year 5 - What did we learn on NO pens' day?

    Published 18/06/26
    On Wednesday we had no pen day. We weren't allowed to use pens, pencils, chromebooks or any other writing equipment to record our learning. We used many other strategies to learn, including debate, verbal reasoning and discussions. We focuss
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  • Year 5 - Which Greek mythological being inspired your mask making?

    Published 10/06/26
    Take One Picture is a national art project where everyone studies one painting from the National Gallery. Schools are encouraged to create a piece of work that represents something inspired by the painting. Without giving too much away, the painting
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  • Year 5 - What was life like for a Victorian Child?

    Published 02/06/26
    This term we begin a project on what it would be like to be a child in Victorian times. We will find out who went to school, and what lessons they learnt, who Oliver Twist was and what we think the most important invention of the Industrial Revolutio
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  • Year 5 – What is the difference between a delta and an estuary?

    Published 21/05/26
    For this last week of the half-term we have been busy. We have finished our pop-up books which we are looking forward to sharing with our Little Friends before the end of the half-term. We enjoyed a very sunny sports day yesterday where we completed
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  • Year 5 - What fear have you faced this week?

    Published 14/05/26
    This week Year 5 have had an amazing time at PGL at Grosvenor House in Kent. Throughout their time there, they conquered fears by climbing walls, abseiled down giant towers and reached new heights on the High Equilibrium course. As well as that,
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  • Year 5 – Which nursery rhymes and children's songs do we remember?

    Published 05/05/26
    We have started to learn about how to make a pop-up book of a children's song or nursery rhyme. We were amazed at how many songs and rhymes we knew. Next week we will be making the book; this week is about designing the covers. Look out for
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  • Year 5 - What would you need to survive if you were stranded?

    Published 29/04/26
    Our reading and writing this term have been inspired by "Floodland" by Marcus Sedgwick. It is a dystopian novel based in the future around Norwich. It is about a young girl who gets stranded on an island. Life is tough and other tribes
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  • Year 5 – What forces do we come across every day?

    Published 21/04/26
    In Science this week, we have been learning about the power of gravity and friction. Forces are seen every day all over this world. If it wasn't for the force of gravity, we would all be floating off in space – now wouldn't that be
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  • Year 5 - What has a bed, banks, a mouth and a source?

    Published 13/04/26
    A river, of course! This week we have started our new Geography topic of Rivers. We have been reminded of the key features of a river and learnt about some of the mighty rivers around the world. Did you know the longest river in the world is The Rive
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