Year 5
Welcome to Year 5!
Our Class Teacher is Mr Hakner
Our Teaching Assistants are Mrs Bankole and Mrs Stanyon
Year 5 Non-Negotiables for Writing, Reading and Maths
Half-Termly Curriculum Letters
Year 5 Welcome Meeting
2025-2026
This week in P.E., we have been completing our 'Dance by Chance' dances which we have performed to the rest of the class. For this topic we had to work as a group to create a dance, but the actions, dynamics and spacing were chosen at random using dice and book pages.
This week, Year 5 really enjoyed their Doodlebug Art workshop with Ian. We learnt how to draw Gromit using different techniques. We also learnt the importance of making mistakes and having a growth mindset. We were really proud of the pictures we achieved.
In art this week, we have been developing our understanding of architecture. We have been studying a variety of different house styles. We then chose 1 to study in detailed and attempted to copy it, looking carefully at the detail. Here are a selection of our drawings.
This week in English we have been designing our own Cracking Contraptions based on Wallace and Gromit. We are going to use our designs to create our own explanation texts about how they work.
We have had a busy week in Year 5 this week starting lots of new learning. In English we have been developing our descriptive writing, in Maths we have been learning about factors and multiples and in Science we have started our new learning about space.
We have had a busy week in Year 5 this week. The pupils have been really motivated to write their 500 word stories for the BBC competition and have done a fantastic job. They have also been adapting a recipe for a Bolognese sauce which they then cooked and have taken home to enjoy.
Ancient Greek Day - Today we have a fantastic day celebrating all things Ancient Greek. We tried a range of Greek foods, learnt to write our names in Greek, made some Greek pottery and even held our own Ancient Greek Olympics including chariot racing.
This week in English, the class have been developing their acting skills by creating and performing the Greek myth Daedalus and Icarus to the class. All the pupils demonstrated great teamwork and confidence when delivering their performances.
This week the pupils enjoyed their first GOAL Day of the year. They completed an orienteering activity in groups, created treasure hunt stories, made art inspired by Kandinsky and created their own Trojan forts.
The pupils have made a fantastic start to Year 5 and have been working really hard. This week we have started our new science topic - forces. We explored friction and did an experiment involving testing the fiction created between a toy car and different surfaces.
2024-2025
This week, Year 5 teamed up with Reception class to share our Doodler creations which we have been making in DT. The pupils really enjoyed explaining how they built the Doodlers to the Reception class and watching the patterns they created.
Phasels Wood - This week we had a fantastic trip to Phasels Wood were we took part in 4 different activities which were; archery, high ropes, Cresta Run and Human Hungry Hippos. Below are a few photos from our Brilliant trip!
This week, we had great fun learning about the history of Hemel Old Town as part of our GOAL Day. We explore the different plaques to find out about the buildings and also tried to recreate
K'nex Challenge - This week the pupils in Year 5 took part in the K'nex Challenge. For this challenge the pupils had to work in pairs to design and build a new fairground ride using K'nex. I was very impressed by the class's creativity, perseverance and teamwork. Here are some pictures from the session
This week, we began our new DT topic: Electrical systems. We started by exploring electrical circuits and how we could include different components in it.
This week in art, we have been learning about the Austrian architect Friedrich Hunderwasser. The class have been exploring some of his famous works and learning about how he used lines and pattern in his work. We explored different patterns and lines in our sketch books.
This week we have been celebrating World Book Day. The pupils all looked fantastic in their costumes and have really enjoyed visiting the younger classes to read to them.
This week we were very excited to take part in our Mini-Police celebration afternoon. We got to try lots of different things including trying on lots of different police uniform including riot shield; going in a police van and getting locked into the cell at the back of it and testing our running speed against a police speed trap. The whole class really enjoyed the afternoon and even got to share the experience with the reception class.
This week, the pupils took part in our Spring GOAL Day. We had great fun completing a range of activities including orienteering acctivities linked to P.E. an Maths; blindfolded tasks linked to English, and Geography tasks involving studying the River Gade
This week the pupils in Year 5 began their exciting Mini-Police sessions. All the pupils were really motivated to learn about Mini-Policing and especially enjoyed trying on their new uniforms!
In Year 5 this week, we have been completing our space art with Mrs Russ. We had to be really attentive when adding detail and texture to our work. Here are a selection of pictures of our work.
This week we have been exploring angles. The pupils worked with their partner to investigate the size of internal angles in different polygons.
This week we had our GOAL Day. It was real cold but lots of fun! As part of our GOAL Day we tried the new orienteering App. We had to find the different locations on the App and then complete the task at each one. We had great fun watching our tasks back in the classroom.
This week Year 5 had great fun learning to do tricks and flicks as part of a Football Freestyle Session. All the pupils showed great determination and perseverance to complete a variety of skills and also enjoyed watching Ash performing his tricks in assembly.
This week Year 5 have been creating pictures inspired by fireworks night. The pupils use chalk and pastels to create fireworks being reflected in a lake.
As part of our DT topic, the pupils in Year 5 have been trying a range of seasonal foods. They enjoyed comparing the different tastes and textures and sharing their opinion on each one.
This week, Year 5 really enjoyed our GOAL Day. We learnt all about the art of Kandinsky and Andy Goldsworthy and were inspired to create our own work. We also used our English and Maths skills to create nature alliteration and work out the age and height of different trees.
This week the class really enjoyed their Buddy Reading session with Year1. All the pupils demonstrated their CHAMP skills and worked really well with the younger children.
This week the pupils have been learning about the force of friction as part of our science lessons. They were exploring which surfaces had the most friction by seeing how far a toy car rolled along it.
