In maths, the children in year 5 have been measuring capacity and volume. Estimates for objects around the classroom ranged from 250ml for Mr Spalding’s mug to 20,000 litres for the whole cupboard! We’ve worked hard this week recognising that capacity and volume are two different thin...

This week, to coincide with the London Marathon, we took part in the mini marathon and ran around our playground. This consisted of 18 laps! To keep count, their name was crossed off a very big list - 18 times! Mr Spalding was very, very impressed with all of the children and they should be very pro...

On the first Wednesday of every new half-term, we all have a Problem-Solving Wednesday session at the start of our maths lessons that day.  This term, we began with a game of “Guess What?” A bit like Guess Who, we chose a shape (rather than a person) and answered questions yes...

Our Science topic this half term is Earth and Space. We were able to enjoy the latest warmer and sunnier weather and go outside to the playground to set out our own version of the solar system. Earth is known as being 1 Astronomical Unit away from the Sun, so we used this as 1 metre. Therefore, on t...

Beware Macbeth in Year 5! The children have been writing their own scripts and acting out their parts. We've had witches, noblemen, Kings and murderers, lots of plotting and scheming, but most of all, excellent acting and scriptwriting, showing the best of our English skills.

Continuing with the oracy skills in English last week, the children in Year 5 learned a new story for Chinese New Year, The Willow Pattern Story. The children gathered together on cushions to listen to each other tell the story. It is a tale of an old Mandarin in China many years ago and his daughte...