This week, we celebrated St Alban & St Stephen’s annual Maths Week. The week was headlined by the Times Table Rockstars “Battle of the Bands”, pitting the students against the teachers. Although the teachers led…
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Year 5 making us proud at the O2!
On Friday, some of the children in Year 5 went to the O2 in London to take part in the Young Voices concert. There were around 8,000 children attending in total and it was an…
Read MoreTesting, observing and recording: Year 5 explore their science skills
This week in science we thought about shopping. Well, shopping bags to be precise and we wondered which material would make the best shopping bag. We discussed the properties a really good shopping bag would…
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This week, Year 5 began their new Science topic Material World. We began by reviewing what we already knew. We created a word cloud together with the iPads to show all of the vocabulary we…
Read MoreYear 5 shining a light on 2023
Happy New Year! What an exciting start back we have had in Year 5. On Thursday we read Mathew (2:1-12) to understand the story behind the Feast of the Epiphany. We recalled our nativity performances…
Read MoreChristmas is popping in Year 5!
In Year 5 we have explored the mechanisms needed to make a pop up book. We started today by making pop up cards! First we followed the template as demonstrated to us, then we let…
Read MoreDouble Double Toil and Trouble
Here in Year 5 we have truly embraced all things dark and sinister! We have finished our English unit on Macbeth and today we made theatre sets in shoe boxes. We have been planning this…
Read MoreYear 5 are out of this world!
Year 5 have embraced their new science topic of space. We have investigated our solar system, using ourselves as models of planets. We thought about the distance of each planet from the sun and how…
Read MoreHistory and Art in Year 5!
Year 5 have enjoyed immersing themselves this term – both in the swimming pool and in all things Greek! The children have enjoyed exploring Greek myths and Ancient Greek history. With this in mind we…
Read MoreYear 5 Set Sail!
As part of our Geography curriculum, Year 5 have been learning all about rivers. 5B and 5H were given the chance to make a study at close quarters this week as they travelled to…
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