Year 5 Maths and English
Year 5 have had a very busy week. In English, children have been exploring the fabulous book “Hidden Figures” where they have been role playing and writing in the first…
Year 5 News
Year 5 Computing
This week in Computing, children learnt how to programme different commands and algorithms to power LED lights and a motor. They created a programme on a computer screen by moving…
Year 5 watched ‘The Walk’
In English this week, Year 5 watched ‘The Walk’ as part of our current topic – Phillipe Petit. After watching the film, we used all that we know to plan…
Minster Junior Newsround November 2025
Welcome to Minster Junior Newsround and our November edition. In this bulletin, our years 4, 5, and 6 reporters give us the lowdown on some fantastic trips, amazing sports…
Year 5 Reading
Year 5 have immersed themselves in their new English book ‘The Man Who Walked Between the Towers.’ The children learnt about the history of the Twin Towers, watched clips of…
Year 5 investigate Phillipe Petit
In year 5, we have been investigating the effort and skill it took for Phillipe Petit to walk between the Twin Towers. Philippe Petit (born August 13, 1949, Nemours, France)…
Year 5 Maths – multiplication and division
This week, Year 5 have started a new maths topic – multiplication and division. The children have been working collaboratively to use cubes to visualise factors and multiples.
Year 5 and 6 Cross Country
Year 5 and 6 children recently took part in the Croydon cross-country championships event staged at Royal Russell School in Croydon. Minster Junior School is ever so proud of our…
Minster Newsround – September 2025
Welcome to our first Minster Junior Newsround for the new academic year and our children are opening up our newsroom with some information regarding the forthcoming Harvest Service taking…
Basketball Team pick up Gold!
A huge congratulations to our amazingly talented Basketball team here at Minster Junior School who are Back to back champions of London at basketball and very proud Gold Medal winners.…
Video Newsround – February 2025
We have come to the end of another month and our Minster Junior School Newsround team are back to tell you all about the many exciting things that have…
Welcome to the Year 5
In Year 5, pupils begin the year fully immersed in our first project Dynamic Dynasties, which will see us learning all about Ancient China! Our projects are diverse and broad with much scope for visits and interconnected learning…