Year 5- Spring 1- Week 4
Date: 29th Jan 2026 @ 9:04pm
What a fantastic week of learning we’ve had in Year 5!
This week in English, we have been developing our use of adverbials to link paragraphs smoothly. We began by watching an exciting clip from an Avengers film to help us explore how events connect, and then applied these skills to illustrations from our class story Arthur and the Golden Rope.
We explored the meaning of some tricky new vocabulary and thought carefully about how each word could help us describe our hero, Arthur. To finish, the children challenged themselves to use this powerful vocabulary to write an informative fact file all about Arthur — and they rose to the challenge brilliantly!
In Maths, we have been learning the formal written method for multiplication. The children practised multiplying 4-digit numbers by 1-digit and 2-digit numbers by 2-digit. We have been incredibly impressed by the resilience and determination shown. Everyone kept going, even when it got tricky — well done, Year 5!
In our RE lessons, we continued exploring the idea of Jesus as a teacher. The children shared thoughtful ideas about how our school SHINE values are influenced by Jesus’ teachings. Their reflections showed a growing understanding of how these values guide us in everyday life.
In Science, we studied the life cycles of insects and amphibians. Each child chose a species to research and then described its lifecycle in detail. It was wonderful to see such curiosity and enthusiasm for scientific learning!
PE was full of energy and teamwork as we took part in activities with the Kin-Ball. The children put their communication and collaboration skills into practice and had tremendous fun in the process!
Outdoor learning was a highlight of the week. The children enjoyed making bird feeders, hoping to attract a variety of species into our gardens. We were also delighted to spot that the bulbs we planted back in October have started to sprout! We’re looking forward to watching them grow and change over the coming weeks.
Well done for a fantastic week, Year 5 — we can’t wait to see what next week brings!
Reminders for next week:
- Homework is set on Mirodo. This is due to be completed by Wednesday.
- Spellings are set each Friday, to be tested the following Friday.