Year 5- Spring 2- Week 3

Date: 12th Mar 2026 @ 8:23pm

What an exciting and enriching week it has been in Year 5! Our learning has taken us on journeys through history, outer space, ancient Greece, scientific investigations, and even into the great outdoors. 

In RE, we explored powerful works of art depicting the Easter story. We focused on how artists use colour and light to represent Jesus’ victory and the hope brought by His resurrection. The children loved comparing different artistic styles and discussing the messages they conveyed.

Our English lessons transported us to one of humanity’s greatest achievements: the Apollo 11 Moon landing. We imagined what it would have felt like to watch this historic moment live in 1969. We also developed our writing toolkit by learning how to use brackets for extra detail and building complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions. Using these new skills, the children wrote brilliant recounts from the perspective of Chris Hadfield, inspired by our class text The Darkest Dark. Their thoughtful and imaginative writing was a joy to read!

A huge well done to all of Year 5 for their fantastic focus and resilience during this week’s maths assessments. Your hard work and determination really shone!

As part of British Science Week, we embraced the theme of curiosity by taking on exciting scientific challenges. Our ‘nappy challenge’ had children designing and carrying out investigations to discover which nappy had the best absorbency. They carefully considered variables to control in order to ensure a fair test. We also completed our very own scientific ‘whodunnit’, using chromatography to uncover who had eaten the teachers’ biscuits! The children loved becoming budding forensic scientists and using real scientific techniques to crack the case.

Despite the blustery weather, Year 5 showed fantastic resilience in outdoor learning this week. We learnt how to use flint and steel to create sparks. An exciting first step towards building fires safely! We’re looking forward to progressing next week by learning how to light fires and use the Kelly kettles. We also planted potatoes, carrots, courgettes, and radishes, and we can’t wait to observe their growth over the coming weeks. A wonderful hands‑on experience of nature and responsibility!

In History, we continued our exploration of the Ancient Greeks, focusing this week on the life of hoplites, the brave, heavily armed soldiers of the Greek city‑states. We learned about their training, armour, and weapons, and then took our learning outside to recreate phalanx formations in the playground. The children worked brilliantly as a team, just like true Greek warriors.

It was another fantastic week for sport in Year 5. A group of our boys visited the LFC Academy to take part in a football tournament. They represented the school brilliantly, showing great teamwork, sportsmanship, and enthusiasm throughout. Well done to everyone involved. What a wonderful opportunity to make memories, strengthen friendships, and have fun!

It has been a truly brilliant week filled with curiosity, creativity, teamwork, and enthusiasm. Well done, Year 5! Your love of learning continues to shine every single day!

Reminders for next week

• Trip to Mere Sands Woods, Tuesday 17th March. Children need to wear warm clothing (long sleeves and full length trousers), coats and wellies or trainers. Remember to bring a packed lunch. We leave school at 9am and return at 3pm.