Year 5 – Wider Experiences
by It Department | 08/10/2026 | 2026-2027, Aspen, Beech, wider experiences, Year 5 | 0 Comments
Year 5 wrapped up their final Forest School session by first reviewing essential fire safety rules and respecting the campfire boundary. Demonstrating impressive focus, pupils took turns using fire steels and strikers to light our fire safely. To celebrate completing...
Year 5 – History
Year 5 – Wider Experiences
by It Department | 25/09/2026 | 2026-2027, Aspen, Beech, wider experiences, Year 5 | 0 Comments
Aspen Class stepped out into local history with a visit to the iconic Salts Mill in Saltaire, as part of our Brackenhill On Tour initiative. We spent the morning immersed in incredible local art! From admiring the world-famous, vibrant works of David Hockney to taking...
Year 5 – Science
by It Department | 18/09/2026 | 2026-2027, Aspen, Beech, Science, Year 5 | 0 Comments
This week in Year 5, our young astronomers explored the heliocentric solar system. Using globes and torches, the children investigated day and night by rotating their globes to model how sunlight hits different parts of the world.
Year 5 – DT
by It Department | 08/05/2026 | 2025-2026, Design Technology, Year 5 | 0 Comments
This week in Year 5, we discovered how Ancient Egyptians made and used papyrus, and we even had a go at creating our own!
Year 5 – Wider Experiences
by It Department | 23/04/2026 | 2025-2026, wider experiences, Year 5 | 0 Comments
This week, Year 5 have been working towards their level one in Bikeability! We are very proud of all of our children, especially those riding a bike for the very first time!
Year 5 – History
by It Department | 15/04/2026 | 2025-2026, History, Year 5 | 0 Comments
This week in Year 5, we have been learning about the sinking of the Titanic. We explored the key events of the tragedy by placing them in chronological order, starting from the construction of the ship through to the rescue of the final survivors.
Year 5 – History
by It Department | 06/03/2026 | 2025-2026, History, Year 5 | 0 Comments
This week, in Year 5, we have been acting in roles as Boudicca, King Prasutagas and their daughters. We thought carefully about Boudicca's reaction to her husband's deal to split his daughter's land with the Romans!
Year 5
by It Department | 26/02/2026 | 2025-2026, Year 5 | 0 Comments
This week in Year 5 we celebrated World Languages Day. The language we focused on was Polish. The children learnt some fun facts about Poland and even learnt how to say greetings in Polish!
Year 5 – English
by It Department | 11/02/2026 | 2025-2026, English Writing, Year 5 | 0 Comments
In Year 5 we are coming to the end of our poetry unit, finishing off with some free verse poems! The children have been working together to create a mix of rhyming and non-rhyming poems, varying the length of each line.