WELCOME!

To the class page of Year 5B - quite possibly the most amazing class ever... 

Welcome to 5B – the class where curiosity leads the way and laughter is always part of the lesson plan! This year, we’ll be setting off on a fantastic learning adventure, diving into exciting topics, tackling new challenges, and possibly even figuring out how long a glue stick can survive (science, obviously). There will be lightbulb moments, lots of “aha!”s, and maybe the occasional upside-down worksheet – but we’ll do it all together. It’s going to be a brilliant year full of learning, growing, and having a good giggle along the way!

Please also use the links below to find great learning resources which you can use with your children at home and also access to our class newsletters and curriculum maps! 

Week commencing 15.12.25

What a fantastic last week of term we have had together! We have been carol singing, partying and having the best morning watching our ava WIN THE X-FACTOR 2025!!!! Take a look at our pictures below to see the fun we have had! 

We hope all of our children & families have a wonderful Christmas holiday and a very happy new year! 

Love, Mrs Burrell, Miss Hindmarch & Miss Hall xxxxxx

Weeks commencing 1.12.25 & 8.12.25

WOW! We have worked so incredibly hard these past few weeks and had some really fun moments too! We smashed test week, finished our DT project where we had to use a range of sewing techniques to make a stuffed toy, enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Dinner together and ended the week getting cosy in our pjs with hot chocolate and a Christmas film! What a wonderful week! We cannot wait to have lots more Christmas fun together next week before we break up!

Pupils of the week! 

Friday 27th November 2025

Our fantastic pupils of the week are Darrell and Ariella! We have seen a fantastic improvement in both of their work ethic and behaviour recently. Darrell has focused on following our school rules and making sure he tries his best in everything he does, Ariella has produced some great work in English recently as a result of her listening and attention skills improving. Well done guys - keep up the hard work!

Weeks commencing 17.11.25 & 24.11.25

Another fantastic couple of weeks in Year 5! In English, we have been exploring a new story called "Escape from Pompeii". We have been trying to put ourselves in the shoes of the two young characters (Tranio and Livia) and describe how they were feeling at the time of the disastrous eruption of Pompeii. We wrote our own version of the story and tried our best to include all of our Year 5 targets - they were brilliant! We enjoyed a festive stay & play morning with some of our parents where we made Christmas cards and calendars and danced around to Mariah and Wham! We ended the week by decorating our classroom for Christmas which was so much fun! Take a look below at what we have been up to! 

Pupils of the week! 

Friday 14th November 2025

Our fantastic pupils of the week are Silas and Keira! Silas has just the right balance of a great sense of humour but also a super hardworking attitude. You give everything to school and impress us every single day! Keira is just a ray of sunshine, giving 100% effort to everything she does. She really is a ray of sunshine and a joy to have in our class. Keep up the great work guys!

Weeks commencing 3.11.25 & 10.11.25

What a great first two weeks of this half term we have had! We have enjoyed a great trip to Komatsu where we learnt about the different careers they have available there, learnt about different volcanoes as part of our English/Geography topic, took part in activities based around anti-bullying week and also had an enjoyable day celebrating and raising money for Children In Need! 

Pupils of the week! 

Friday 24th October 2025

Our fantastic pupils of the week are Edgar and Amelia! Amelia has shown great work ethic in Maths recently, working at a really high standard and trying her best. Edgar's questioning skills during lessons recently has been incredible. He really shows that he wants to deepen his learning further through some very smart questioning. Well done to both of you!!

Weeks commencing 13.10.25 & 20.10.25

What a fantastic last two weeks of Autumn 1 we have had! We had an amazing trip to the Great North Museum where we took part in a time odyssey which was an interactive activity where we had to get our characters back to their home. We did this by completing challenges around the galleries - it was soooo much fun! Our Harvest Festival performance went superb and the children's signing was gloooooorious!! In Science, we have been exploring changes of materials and carrying out a number of fun enquires together. Lastly, we completed a litter pick together as a class around our school grounds - making sure we keep the area clean and tidy. 

We hope everyone has a great half term holiday! It is well deserved 

Weeks commencing 29.09.25 & 06.10.25

Another great couple of weeks spent together in Year 5, we finished our football topic in PE with a fantastic tournament, all of the children were so encouraging to each other and I was so proud of them all! We took part in a fantastic Muddy Monsters session with Phil, working together to use equipment and build dens. We have also been loving looking at poetry in English, we worked together to create poetry about our own chosen stimulus! 

Pupils of the week! 

Friday 3rd October 2025

Our fantastic pupils of the week are Kayden and Michelle! They both have received pupil of the week for pretty much the same reason, for being such amazing, caring friends! They both go above and beyond for their peers, showing compassion and support where needed! Both great role models in our class - great job!!

Weeks commencing 15.09.25 & 22.09.25

Another great couple of weeks spent together in Year 5, exploring, learning new things and working hard as usual! We have been working really hard learning to play chords on the guitars with Mr Parkin - this was really tricky but I think the children smashed it! We also enjoyed juice and biscuits together during our Macmillan Coffee morning whilst not wearing our uniform, donating and raising money for charity! Another thing we celebrated in school recently was European Day of Languages. We read stories, quizzed each other and took part in interactive games to promote language learning and diversity in our school. 

Pupils of the week! 

Friday 19th September 2025

Our fantastic pupils of the week are Klayton and Jada. Both children have had an incredible start to life in Year 5. Klayton approaches every challenge with 110% and his enthusiasm shines so bright! Jada is also incredibly hardworking and has had an inspirational start to life in Year 5 - keep up the good work you 2!!

Weeks commencing 01.09.25 & 08.09.25

What a brilliant first 2 weeks we have shared together in Year 5B! We have completed our first Art unit where our children have been creating some incredible self portraits - take a look at their creations below! We have also began our new foundation topics where we have started learning about the Ancient Egyptians, began to describe our family in Spanish and looked at properties and changes of materials in Science. We are so proud of how the children have settled in to Year 5 - keep up the good work guys!