Year 5

Welcome to Year 5!

Welcome to Year 5 2025/2026.

We hope you have had a fantastic summer and cannot wait for the year ahead.

We have a new Year 5 team; Mrs Alcoe, Mr Mason and Miss Kirkman will be the adults in the classroom.

Mr Mason and I have been busy planning our topics for this year and discussing our class trips and residentials. Don't worry, as soon as we are ready, we will share with you.

We look forward to guiding you through your first year as Upper Key Stage Two and all of the extra responsibilities (and fun) that go with Year 5!

Year 5 Team 2025/2026

Class teachers: Mrs Alcoe (Mon, Tues am, Wed, Thurs, Fri am)

Mr Mason (Tue pm & Friday pm)

Teaching assistant: Miss Kirkman

Was Jesus The Messiah?

Our current RE topic is Incarnation, specifically asking the question: "Was Jesus The Messiah?"

To help our discussion and investigation we looked at the struggles of the Jewish people in the Old Testament, some of the prophecies foretold by people like Elijah about the Messiah and examined the life of Jesus. Messiah, Saviour and Chosen One were labels that we tried to assign.

Ink Art - Expression

Using the artwork of Charlie Mackesy as inspiration, we used felt tips and water to create some wonderful pieces representing childhood memories.

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Buddhism Week

During Buddhism week, we read the story of the Buddha and learned about the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path, which the Buddha advised his followers to adhere to in order to attain enlightenment.

Crosses Around the World

As part of our work in RE, exploring Christian symbols around the world, we looked at and made the cross of nails. This originated from the devastation of the blitz in World War II, when Coventry Cathedral was destroyed during a bombing raid in November 1940. Found in the resulting embers, was a cross made of wood and medieval nails that had fused into a cross of nails.

After the war, crosses were made from nails and sent to children in Germany as a sign of peace and reconciliation. We used this premise and Jesus' teachings for our own messages.

Poetry Week

During Poetry Week, last week, Year 5 looked at war poems as inspiration to create cinquain poems; a cinquain poem is one which has a set syllable pattern within 5 lines.

We read a selection of war poems and particularly focused on 'In Flanders Fields' by John McCrae.

We hope you enjoy reading our poems!