Year 5- Summer 2- Week 5

Date: 2nd Jul 2026 @ 4:06pm

It has been another busy and exciting week in Year 5!

In English, we finished reading our class text, The Hunter. We discussed how the main character’s views changed throughout the story and explored how events and experiences influenced their thinking. Using the structure of the story as inspiration, we then began planning our own narratives and are looking forward to writing them next week.

In Maths, we started our new topic on measurement. We began with some practical measuring activities outside, using millimetres, centimetres and metres to measure a variety of objects. We then learned how to convert between these units by multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000. The children applied their new skills to tackle some challenging reasoning and problem-solving questions.

In Science, we analysed the results from our investigations last week by creating graphs to present our data. We carefully considered which scales would be most appropriate and used rulers to ensure our graphs were neat and accurate. It was great to see the children combining their scientific and mathematical skills to present their findings clearly.

History came alive on Wednesday as we stepped back in time to experience a Victorian school day! The children took part in a role-play lesson where they wrote lines using chalk, sat with boys and girls separated and even had to remember not to use their left hands. We learned about the strict punishments that Victorian children faced, including the cane and the dreaded dunce cap. Fortunately, playtime was much more enjoyable, as we tried traditional Victorian games such as hopscotch, hoop rolling and skipping. There was lots of laughter and fun throughout the afternoon! Afterwards, we used our experiences to write diary entries describing our ‘dreadful’ time at Victorian school.