Blog by Tag: Year 5

 Year 5 and 6 went to church for their first class Mass of the year. They enjoyed listening to Father Groody, who spoke about the importance of saying the Rosary during the month of October. We heard how Pope Leo has encouraged everyone to pray the Rosary to help bring about peace in the…

Year 5 had a great time in their archery session today!
They learnt how to handle a bow safely and aim accurately. Everyone enjoyed aiming at the target board, trying to score as high as they could. Although they all found it tricky at first, they improved their skills throughout the session.

In science, Year 5 are learning about the properties of materials. They carried out an experiment to see whether pepper, salt, flour, sugar, and Fairy Liquid are soluble in water.

They found out:

• Salt is soluble – it dissolved in water.

• Sugar is soluble – it also dissolved in…

We would like to say a huge thank you to Rory’s dad, Daniel, who kindly gave up his time last week to teach us some tag rugby skills.

The children learned how to pass the ball correctly, how to catch tags, and how to score points. Everyone had a fantastic time being outside, learning new…

Year 5 studied the famous painting Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh.
They looked carefully at the colours and how the flowers were drawn. They then created their own versions, using oil pastels to produce deep, vibrant colours. Everyone was very pleased with the end result.

A big thank you to the members of the Crab Fair committee who took the time to come into school to talk to us about the Crab Fair. We learned all about the exciting events happening over the weekend — including the gurning competition!

We even had the chance to practise our ugliest faces…

We had a fantastic time at our first after-school running club this week!

We started with a fun game of Follow the Leader as a warm-up, practicing a variety of movements to engage lots of different muscles. The children then learned how pumping their arms can help them run faster, and we put…

For Crab Fair this year, Year 5 were invited to take part in a competition to design artwork for a charity collection bucket. The children all worked incredibly hard and came up with some fantastic ideas, making it very difficult to choose just a few winners.

In the end, we selected three…

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their first ukulele lesson this week. They began with some fun warm-up games to explore rhythm before learning the names of the different parts of the ukulele, such as the bridge and the sound hole. The class also practised how to hold the instrument correctly and…

???? Congratulations to Year 5 – Champions of the XC Fitness Challenge!

In September, Year 5 took on the cross‑country course at St. Benedict’s School. Each student ran the same route and recorded times, which were then averaged to establish a baseline fitness level.

With the goal of…

KS2 enjoyed a brilliant day at Walby Farm Park for their end‑of‑term trip. They had loads of fun in the play barn, zooming down tall slides and challenging themselves. They explored the fort, climbed and played together with lots of laughter.

In the animal barn, they petted goats, sheep, and…

Today, Year 5 completed the second part of their cross-country challenge at St. Benedict’s. The first part took place last September, when they ran the same course and recorded a class average time of 14 minutes and 47 seconds. This time, their goal was to beat that average — and they did it! All…