Year 5

Mrs J Oldfield
Class Teacher

Mr A Walters
Teaching Assistant

Mrs G Russell
Teaching Assistant
Hello and welcome to Year 5’s page. I’m Mrs Oldfield the class teacher and here are our teaching assistants Mr Walters and Mrs Russell. On our page you’ll be able to find the latest class newsletter, topic homework sheet and spellings as well as lots of photos of all the fun and interesting activities we take part in. Check back regularly for updates.
Important Days
Monday
Change reading book
Maths homework to be handed in
Grammar homework given out
Tuesday
Change reading book
Wednesday
Change reading book
PE day – please come to school in PE kit
Thursday
Change reading book
Grammar homework to be handed in
Maths homework given out
Friday
Change reading book
Topic Knowledge Organisers
Science Knowledge Organisers
Class Blog
Instructional Writing
As part of our work on instructional writing, we have been looking at recipes. We decided to make Vegetable Soup so we could write the instructions on how to make it the next day. Some of us really enjoyed it. However some of us didn't like it so much!
Greek Pottery
As part of our 'It's All Greek To Me' topic we made Greek lekanis pots. We made the main part of the pots using a pinching method. Then we needed to attach the base and handles by scoring and wetting the clay. Once they were dry, we painted a Greek pattern around the...
Greek Portraits
We sketched and painted portraits of our favourite Greek Gods and Goddesses. We used a grid to help us scale our pictures. Once we sketched them, we painted them using water colours.
It’s All Greek To Me!
As part of our 'It's All Greek To Me!' topic we have been sampling some Greek food. We tasted olives, feta cheese, hummus, tzatziki, pita bread and Greek yoghurt. Some of us loved it and wiped our plates clean; others were not so keen.
Space Adventure
We have been on an adventure through space using our interactive room. We set off in a rocket and then learnt about the planets and how they orbit the sun. We then went into the playground to learn about how the Earth orbits the sun and spins on its own axis. We also...