Today, we celebrated World Book Day. 

​​In Year 5, we spent the day celebrating our love of reading. We read our favourite books, we played games such as 'Who Am I?' where we were given a secret book character name and we had to guess who we were by asking questions and we also did some paired reading with the younger children in Year 2! At the end of the day, our parents and carers were invited in to read with us. 

​We had great fun! 


​We know, in Year 5, reading is an important part of our learning. 

​Here are 5 reasons why reading is so important:

Reading helps your imagination 

Reading helps your concentation and focus

Reading improves your memory

​Reading helps with communication

Reading improves writing skills

In Year 5, we came to the end of our World War 2 topic this week.  To celebrate  how much amazing learning we have done, we decided  to throw a party, similar to those thrown in Britain to celebrate Victory in Europe.  

We made some wartime nibbles (including spam sandwiches) and got dressed up in our finest 1940s attire.    Because we'd worked so hard, we invited  our parents in to see if we could teach them some interesting facts.  Please have a look at the photos below.  

As part of our World War 2 topic, Year 5 went to Eden Camp.  Eden Camp is an old  prisoner of war camp in North Yorkshire which now houses artifacts from this era.  

It was a fascinating place to visit, full of huts packed with information.  We all learnt  something new and even met a lady (who was visiting) who was evacuated during the war!  One of the highlights had to be the  puppet theatre.  It was such an entertaining show (even if we had water squirted at us)!

This week, Year 5 (with a little help from their family) made some World War 2 gas masks.  We used cards , old milk bottles and other materials to try and make them look as genuine as possible.  We think we did really well following instructions.  Take a look at the gallery below and see what you think!

​​​Hello and welcome to our NEW blog! 

Our blog will be used to share any exciting news and our learning journey with you. 

​We will aim to blog once a week so make sure you check regularly to see what Year 5 have been learning about!