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Year 5 Weekly News

Weekly update of activities in Year 5

May 2026

  • 22/05/26

    Friday 22nd May 2026

    Year 5 had a visit from Kirsty from Mind UK for the South East who ran a wonderful workshop about Mental Health on Wednesday morning. All the children in Year 5 were engaged in discussions and showed a very thoughtful and understanding side to themselves. Many points were raised about mental health...
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  • 15/05/26

    Friday 15th May 2026

    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...
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  • 08/05/26

    Friday 8th May 2026

    This term in MFL lessons, the children in Year 5 are learning how to say where they live and what rooms are in their home. They have shared conversations, asking each other questions and answering them. This builds on the knowledge of describing themselves, saying their name and age.
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  • 01/05/26

    1st May 2026

    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...
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May 2026