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Year 5

Welcome to our Year 5 page where you can find out more about what is happening in our class.

Year 5 have PE on Monday and Friday. Earrings must not be worn on these days. Please send your child to school in their PE kit every Monday and Friday. 

On Wednesdays Year 5 have LAMDA.

If you have any questions or would like to contact the class team please email [email protected] or call the school office on 01252 328589 to leave a message. Alternatively you can fill in the contact form.

  • Worry Form It can feel scary to have a worry and it helps to talk it through and work out how to manage this worry. You can talk to a trusted adult, sibling or friend at home or at school. You can call Childline too on 08001111. Do you have a worry that you need to share with an adult at school? if so complete this form or talk to an adult at school as soon as you can. If you fill in this form it will go to Mrs Curtis and she will come and talk to you about it the next day you are in school.
  • Someone is not safe If you or someone you know feels scared or frighted by someone else, we are here to help. You can talk to a trusted adult at home or at school. You can call the Police on 999 or Childline too on 08001111. If you fill in this form, it will go to Mrs Curtis and she will come and talk to you about it as soon as she can.

Our Class Novels

Half Term Project Details and Homework Ideas  

The Summer 2 half-term project is: Pharaohs

 

Project Homework is optional; if you choose to complete any work, please hand in by Friday 3rd July.

Below is a list of ideas for each project. Try one of these or something else project related:

  • Create a fact file about the River Nile and compare it to other famous world rivers. Include photographs and wow your classmates by showing them the range of amazing animals that live in and by the river.
  • Find out who or what ‘Ka’ was. Design a colourful symbol that might represent ‘Ka’ in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
  • Make a model pyramid from building blocks – how high can you go? Photograph your achievement and record the number of blocks you used.
  • Use the words ‘Ancient Egypt’ to create an acrostic poem.
  • Make flatbread and serve it to your family with authentic Egyptian dips or salads. Find out more about the food of Ancient Egypt.
  •  Visit a museum exhibition on Ancient Egypt and write a recount of your trip. Bring back souvenirs to show your class.
  • Design your own 2-D or 3-D Egyptian-style jewellery.
  •  Use hieroglyphics to write a message to a friend or family member. Can they crack your Egyptian code?
  •  Make an illustrated scroll to show the journey to the afterlife.
  •  Find out why animals were so important to the Egyptians.
  •  Find out what happened to Egypt after the death of Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh.

Year 5 experiences

In Year 5 your child will work towards their LAMDA qualification. They will have weekly practical lessons.

School Council

School Councillor - Amelie

Class Reps -  Isiuwa and Jacob

Charity - Tourettes Action (donate here)

Class Assembly Dates

Here are the dates for our class sharing assemblies this year, we hope you will come and join us at 9am in the hall.

- Friday 5th December 2025

- Friday 30th January 2026

- Friday 19th June 2026

Year 5 Trips and Events

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