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Year 5

Year 5

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Find out what’s been going on in Year 5.

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  • Irene Arioti

    Year 5 Teacher, Subject Leader - Computing
  • Tony McSween

    Sports Coach
  • @SpringCPS
    In year 5, we are all spooked out!! We read our frightening short stories earlier and were all on the edge of our seats! #writinginprimary #writingforpurpose #shortstories #frighteningstories
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    In Year 5 we threw our airplanes to test #airresistance and explored how #streamlining affects the distance paper planes travel. We know this isn't a #fairtest as too many variables can't be controlled but what's a science lesson without a bit of fun? #scienceinprimary
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  • @SpringCPS
    Birch class ventured out for a local walk this week. We've been learning all about what makes our local area special in geography and were lucky enough to have Mercedes tell us all about her business on a boat. Back at school, we made trails using things we found on our route.
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    In Willow class we have been learning about the Amazon Rainforest. This week we produced some persuasive posters to convince others to make a change in their lives to protect the it. Here we are, using our voices to show we care #lungsoftheearth #welovegeography
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  • @SpringCPS
    Check out our super Elm class singing in Spanish. They are so confident thanks to Ms Marian!
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    Year 5 enjoyed hearing all about Miss Mel’s life in South Africa linking to the book we are reading #journeytojoburg by @Naidoo_J2J we were also treated to some delicious #chakalaka
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  • @SpringCPS
    Year 5 enjoyed reading Odysseus in the forest today. Our story was brought to life! @primaryschool @PrimaryAdv @hackneyschools @primaryreading @odysseus
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  • @SpringCPS
    Year 5’s own #antiracism ribbon #weareallequal #colourmeansnothing are some of the slogans the children picked.
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  • @SpringCPS
    Today we wore odd socks to raise awareness about Anti-Bullying Week. At Springfield, we celebrate the fact we are all unique and we respect everybody in our school community. We use our voices to speak out against unkindness and bullying #AntiBullyingWeek #oddsocks
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  • @SpringCPS
    Springfield is proud to be celebrating Anti-Bullying Week. All children have a right to be safe, respected, valued and celebrated.
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  • @SpringCPS
    Letters like this can make a real difference. @Hasbro - please take some time to read it. One of our Year 4 pupils has some feedback for you. He has taken the time to express it politely, respectfully and positively. We hope you can help. Thank you!
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    One of our members of Willow class has used his voice to stand up for change. What a positive choice! We know we can all make a difference when we speak up and show we care.
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  • @SpringCPS
    This week Y2 are writing about #TheRobotandtheBluebird. We had a wonderful afternoon stepping into the robot’s shoes and describing how he felt. We came up with words like ‘devastated’, ‘lonely’, ‘empty’ and ‘heartbroken’. We love this story already 🤖 #year2writing
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  • @SpringCPS
    Exciting news - we've joined Instagram! Head over to https://t.co/rLd0LOMAUo  to see photos and videos of how we're getting on in school, and all the amazing learning our children are doing. #Instagram
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  • @SpringCPS
    At Springfield, we are a community. We ask everyone - our staff, children and families - to make six commitments to one another. A big thank you to the very talented Miss Vikki for bringing these to life with a new hall display. What an inspiring way to welcome our children back.
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  • @SpringCPS
    Are you as starry-eyed as we are by these paintings? WOW #year5 we love these to the moon and back and back! #kandinskinspired #Watercolour #primaryschoolart #nasa #spacepaintings
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  • @SpringCPS
    Birch class have been investigating what causes food to mould. Will the bread dropped on the floor for 5 seconds mould before or after the bread that was not dropped? Make your predictions and watch out for the results! #Science
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  • @SpringCPS
    Yesterday both our adults and children enjoyed a delicious meal of jerk chicken, Jollof rice, plantain and much more thanks to our wonderful cook and her super team.
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  • @SpringCPS
    In Year 5, we have loved reading about Katherine, Mary, Dorothy and Christine in the wonderfully written and illustrated book by ⁦@margotshetterly⁩ and ⁦@LauraFreemanArt⁩ . We have been talking about racism, equality, human rights and
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  • @SpringCPS
    In our story 'Storm' by Sam Usher the main character flies a kite with his grandad. Inspired by this, we made kites to explore how windy it has been today. This links to our learning about the weather in geography and science too!
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Our Learning

Welcome to Year 5 – a year full of exciting challenges where we face more complex concepts in preparation for our final year in primary school and begin to look towards secondary school.

We start the autumn term with one of the most incredible topics ever – the Victorians! We imagine what life would have been like in the dreaded workhouses. We discover the bizarre and often disgusting jobs children were expected to carry out and learn all about Queen Victoria and her reign. This term, we visit the Ragged School Museum where we are transformed into Victorian school children and meet a slightly terrifying school mistress! We absolutely love sharing our fantastic learning journey – performing our class assembly all about the Victorians – something we are very proud of! As scientists, we learn all about the Sun, Earth and Moon. We discover why we have 24 hours in a day, 365 days in a year and why we experience four seasons. We investigate why it appears that the sun moves across the sky. We love exploring some fascinating aspects of our solar system, including all the planets.

During the spring term, we become experts on one of the most fascinating civilizations – Ancient Greece. We learn all about ancient Greeks and how this civilisation still has an impact on our society today. We learn about the ancient Greek gods and goddesses, the foundation of democracy as well as the Olympic Games. We absolutely love reading and discussing a collection of Greek myths as well as creating our own mythological narratives. In Art, we use colour washes, layering techniques and pattern making to design our own Greek urns.  Visiting Into University, where we discover what it is like to be a university student, is another exciting learning experience. As scientists, we focus on ancient Greek inventions and discoveries, especially in the areas of astronomy, geography, and mathematics. We are amazed to find out that – even after 3,000 years – we are still using a lot of ancient Greek ideas in maths, science and art!

Summer term takes us as far as the Arctic and the Antarctic! In our Geography lessons, we learn about the similarities and differences between the North and South Poles and we discover how polar bears and penguins have adapted to living in these harsh conditions. We research some famous Antarctic explorers, including Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and we investigate the role today`s scientists play in the polar desert. Inspired by David Attenborough`s Frozen Planet documentary, we bring the Antarctic landscape to life with the power of our pens, writing beautiful descriptions of this remarkable biome. We have a fantastic time designing and building our own volcanoes, not to mention the spectacular eruptions that follow!

Year 5 is an incredibly important year. It is a special time when we grow in maturity. We gain a greater independence and confidence from being given more responsibility in our learning. At Springfield, we believe that the ‘growth mindset’ is absolutely vital to enable us to achieve success. We recognise that hard work and effort are the real key to success. Mistakes provide opportunities to learn and move forward and we are keen to embrace difficulties and challenges in our learning to develop a resilience that will result in success.

 

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning

Please click on the links below to see your weekly timetable of home learning.

New:

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 13th-17th July

Previous weeks:

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 23rd-27th March

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 30th March 3rd April

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 6th – 10th April

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 20th – 24th April

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 27th April – 1st May.

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 4th-8th May

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 11th 15th May

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 18th-22nd May

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 1st June

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning Timetable 8th June

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 15th June

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 22nd-26th June

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 29th-3th July

Year 5 Weekly Home Learning 6th-10th July

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Castlewood Road,
London,
N16 6DH

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Executive Principal: Sian Davies
Headteacher: Anna Case

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