Year 5 blog Friday 1st May 2026

Date: 1st May 2026 @ 3:37pm

Welcome to your Friday Blog

Home Practice

Reading

Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes and try to use expression. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.

Spelling

Here are Year 5 spellings for this week.  

doubt  island  lamb  solemn  thistle  knight  badge  butcher  ghost  answer  honest  crumb  cheerful  opposite  peculiar  helpful  height  weight

Counting

Count out loud in:

4’s up to 204 and back again                                                      0, 4, 8 …

90’s from 19000 to 20080 and back again                              19090, 19180…

70’s from 770 to 1120 and back again                                     770, 840, 910…

Times Tables

Please keep practising your times tables.  Everyone has their own targets, which the children should have noted on the top of their spelling sheet.

Sumdog

Maths practise – individual challenge.

Spelling Challenge – practise sheets have been sent home and there is a practise test on Sumdog.

Year 5 have enjoyed a sunny week with lots of learning and outdoor time too– well done Year 5!

In English Year 5 have been writing predictions about the novel, using ‘-ed’ starters, as well as practising retrieving and inferring from the novel– ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’ by Kate di Camillo.

 In Maths Year 5 have been trying so hard adding and subtracting mixed fractions and converting from improper fractions to mixed numbers.

In RE this week, Year 5 have been exploring the various references in the bible to the Holy Spirit. They have also been examining various artworks depicting these and critiquing them. Fantastic job Year 5!

In Forest Schoolwee worked really together when we were building our obstacle courses. There was great discussion and some imaginative ideas for throwing, jumping, balancing and lifting. We took care when moving the logs and branches around and the winners received medals which were made out of natural materials.

The class also took a trip down to the pond and had great fun finding and identifying insects and butterflies. Our finds included a Tasty Water Bug and a Red Admiral butterfly.

In Art, the class have been debating the pro’s and cons of large versus tiny houses, discussing the environmental and cost impacts of both. They have been sketching their own architectural ideas, using inspiration from various house designers.

 Finally, Year 5 have started their new topic on Maya civilisation, learning about where and when this era took place.

Well done Year 5 on another great week of learning!

Golden stars this week

Star of the Week – Josh M   

Super Learners –     Lily

Superstar Writer –      Sam

Bookworm -  Teddy

Marvellous Mathematician  -   Amelia

Special Mention - Sidney