This week has been a busy one in Year 5 & 6. Some of the children took part in a basketball competition this week and – out of 13 other schools – the children managed to come joint 5th – a huge achievement!! Emily has also been busy out of school and managed to take […]

As part of our wider curriculum, last Monday, Leo (our local PCSO) came in to speak with year 5 and 6 all about their rights and responsibilities; especially as some of them prepare for secondary school. She was in for most of the afternoon and covered things such as: bullying, cyberbullying, name calling, responsibilities (particularly […]

Just before half term, year 5 and 6 ventured to the National Space Centre in Leicester. We had a fantastic day looking at the great exhibitions. We were even able to present our own weather forecast! The children also became astronomers for the day as we visited the planetarium where we were able to see […]

The year 6 children would like to thank FOIS for paying for their trip to Clip ‘N’ Climb today; they had a wonderful time, as you can see from the photos, and were very grateful for the experience.

Year 5 & 6 have had a busy few weeks – sorry for the delay!! Last Wednesday, Year 5s were fortunate enough to go to the Frontier Centre in Irthlingborough with other schools in our academy (PDET) to experience a practical, problem-solving maths day. The day was led by an amazing author, Kjartan Poskitt, who […]

Year 5 and 6 have been learning about where the Anglo-Saxons came from and which parts of Britain they invaded. They have also been learning about how life would have been very different in comparison to the current era and today, in the willows, constructed their own Saxon houses out of natural materials. They all […]

Welcome back! I apologise for the delay in uploading the curriculum overview and the welcome letter. Hopefully, you will find all the necessary information with regards to this term in the documents below. But, as always, feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or queries.   Yr 5 homework pack Summer […]

Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who attended our Ocean Rescue fundraiser on Friday; we managed to raise just over £125!! It was great to see everyone get involved with the little competition at the end and, once again, there were some amazing projects! The total above is set to increase as we are planning […]

Well done to Liv and Orlaith for earning my teacher’s award this week: both of you have worked so hard  and with great determination to strive for perfection. Aidan has managed to maintain his title as the fastest rockstar in school, and has earned the most coins this week in year 6. Thandi managed to […]