Year 5

I am delighted to let you know that all of your wonderful children have settled into school really well over the last two weeks and are working hard and enjoying…

This week, year 5 continued reading their class text, ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Lighting Thief’. Through the text, the children have applied and consolidated a range of…

In Year 5 we have been investigating mixing and separating. In this lesson, we investigated how filtering works. After testing, the children were able to determine which material was best…

In science, Year 5 have been learning about how NASA filters water on the International Space Station. The children have enjoyed using this knowledge to try to make their own…

Children loved reading The Odyssey. This adventure was filled with danger, magic and discovery. They emphasised with the hero Odysseus on his long journey home, where he met strange creatures,…

The pupils in Year 5 have been working hard, supporting and encouraging each other in their learning!

This week in Science, Year 5 investigated how the amount of bicarbonate soda affects the amount of gas produced when mixed with vinegar. The children made predictions, carried out a…

Congratulations to some of our year 5 & 6 children for winning national awards in art this week for The Fourth Plinth awards at City Hall & Show Racism the…

This week, Year 5 all earned themselves a first aid certificate. Every year, through the school’s relationship with the Croydon Schools Sports Partnership, Year 5 have Mini Medic training. They…

In Year 5, children have been learning about the journey of the Titanic across the Atlantic and its collision with the iceberg. They have been writing a risk assessment to…

Year 5 had a lot of fun exploring thermal conductivity through investigations. The children observed how heat travels and tested which materials are the best insulators. Throughout, they discussed fair…