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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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  • Amy Mpofu

    Year 5 Teacher
  • Tony McSween

    Sports Coach, 1:1 Teaching Assistant
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    Willow had an amazing time @sciencemuseum. Looking at how electricity has changed over the years. #science
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    Some hands on experience before writing this week! Giving instructions and making jam sandwiches! #writingforpurpose
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    We were minibeast hunting in Birch Class yesterday! We wanted to investigate what lives in the microhabitats inside of our forest. 🔎 We found: worms, ants, spiders and slugs. #science
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    Our knowledgable children have been delving into the exciting world of coding after school. Our second session was a success #coding #technology
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    Willow were immersed in their history writing today. Re-enacting the battle between the Vikings and Anglo Saxons.
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    What is living, dead or has never been alive around our school? 🔎 A fascinating afternoon spent investigating for our new science topic in Birch Class. #science
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    Let’s get crafty! Birch Class had a super busy afternoon on Friday. Everyone sowed and decorated a felt pouch in DT and even demonstrated their excellent needle work! #designandtechnology
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    Holly team are feeling extremely festive this morning - just look at our artwork!
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    Year 3 have been creating strong, steady and stiff structures in their DT lessons!
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    Holly class having fun in the snow ☃️
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    Our Nursery children had such lovely time playing with their parents this morning during our first Stay and Play session. Thank you to all parents and carers who were able to stay this morning. We look forward to seeing you again in future sessions #family #EYFS #Storytime
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    Holly class on their hugely enriching trip to St Paul’s Cathedral this week! We dived into Christianity through sacred mosaics and holy spaces. #RE #learning
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    Yesterday Birch Class got creative out on the playground during their spelling lesson. They have been memorising lots of different words with the letter ‘i’ in this week. The playground is now covered in ‘behind’, ‘climb’ and ‘wild’! #spelling
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    What material would make the best raincoat? Well Birch class did an investigation to try and find out! Cardboard and fabric were not waterproof but plastic and wax paper were! We concluded plastic was the best material because it’s flexible, lightweight and impermeable. #science
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    Well done to our star readers and mathematicians in holly class! They have been working incredibly hard.
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    Today Elm class went to the Natural History Museum to build on their learning about earthquakes, volcanoes and other natural disasters and forces. They had lots of fun being scientists and solving problems for ‘Volcano Town’. We also got to see Dippy! #geography #Science #museum
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    Willow had an amazing time @HornimanMuseum. For an Amazon Rainforest workshop. #right24
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    Birch class have been learning about materials in Science class. They have been thinking about how many different things can be made from the same material. Wood can be used to make the floor, a table and a whole adventure playground! #science
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    Birch class had a beautiful day at the Walthamstow Wetlands. In geography class, they have been learning about Hackney, their local area, and why it is so special. The marshes are on our doorstep and are incredibly important to our local wildlife!
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    Birch class had a wonderful time helping to create some art work for Springfield’s office display! We read the book “One Well” which helped us to imagine if all the world’s water came from one source.
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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.

During the autumn 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 and using them to inspire our writing. We also learn about the Earth, Moon and Sun in science and develop an understanding of complex phenomena such as the phases of the moon and why the sun appears to move across the sky.

In the Spring term, we learn about Victorian Britain. We explore a range of sources and imagine what life would have been like in the workhouses. We discover the 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 also learn about trade around the world in geography and develop and understanding of what Fair Trade means and how it impacts communities around the world. In this unit, we make links to the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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!

Our final history unit takes us to Ancient Benin. We learn about the achievements of this civilization and why the Benin Bronzes are still a matter of debate today.

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.

Take a look at the Year 5 – Yearly Overview to find out more about learning in each subject across Year 5.

Home Learning

Access your home-learning menu for this half term here. Some tasks invite you to review and embed prior learning and some are linked to your current learning. Which challenges will you choose?

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Headteacher: Anna Case

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