Dear Parents, Key Dates: 13th -17th March- Science Week In English, we have finished our non-chronological reports about allotments. We have edited and improved our writing, making sure we have used the steps to success, such as, using a variety of sentence openers, technical language, sub-headings and relative clauses to add extra information. In Maths, we have […]
Read MoreYear 5 Weekly Update – 03/03/23
Dear Parents, This week in our spelling lessons the children have been learning different techniques to learn Statutory Year 5 and 6 words. The children will be tested on these words on Friday 10th March: excellent familiar frequently existence foreign government explanation forty guarantee harass Have a great weekend, Mrs Georgiou, Ms Groom and Mrs McDonagh
Read MoreYear 5 Weekly Update – 24/02/23
Dear Parents, Our new topic is ‘Allotments’. To introduce the topic the children were given the opportunity to taste food that can be grown on an allotment. The children then had to use their senses to write a description of a chosen fruit or vegetable. Today, Mrs Ainger came in to speak to the children […]
Read MoreYear 5 Weekly Update – 09/02/23
Dear Parents, This Week’s Learning: This week we have celebrated Mental Health Week and Safer Internet Day (Tuesday). The theme this year for Mental Health Week is ‘Let’s Connect’, the children discussed how they are connected, they did this by finding out things they have in common and how this can connect them together. We […]
Read MoreYear 5 Weekly Update – 25/11/22
Dear Parents, In English, we have planned and written a diary entry in the role of a fraudulent plague doctor. We have included: time adverbials, Outside. (Inside.) sentences and specific vocabulary (buboes, pustules) related to the Black Death. In Maths, we have been using bar models to understand and recognise equivalent fractions. We have been […]
Read MoreRemembrance Poetry Workshops
Last week, all of Key-Stage Two took part in drama and poetry workshops to investigate the people of the First World War and their stories. During the sessions, the children created scenes from different poems: some written to encourage men to fight in the war, such as, ‘Who’s for the Game?’ by Jessie Pope and […]
Read MoreKS2 Times Table Rockstars Challenge Results
We are incredibly proud of the children at St Catherine’s Primary School, as our school came 875th (out of 3937 schools) in the recent England Rocks TT Rockstars tournament. The competition was fierce with 171,027,491 questions answered collectively by 704,979 pupils from 3,937 schools and 82,483 classes around the country. Our school statistics were astounding. […]
Read MoreYear 5 Weekly Update – 18/11/22
Dear Parents, What a fun start to our week, celebrating our uniqueness and differences by wearing odd socks. To celebrate ‘Friendship Week,’ we have focussed on the importance of friendship and the qualities that we value in our friendships. This year, the theme of the week is ‘Reach Out,’ we have discussed the trusted adults […]
Read MoreKS2 Hidden Figures Assembly and Workshop – Black History Month
On Monday, KS2 enjoyed an energetic and inspiring assembly to celebrate Black History Month led by Big Foot Theatre Company. We were introduced to various significant British Black people who had helped shape our history and perhaps are not as well-known as some of the more famous faces! Did you know that four Roman Emperors […]
Read MoreYear 5 Trip to Parliament
On Tuesday, Year 5 visited the Houses of Parliament. We started with a tour and walked through the House of Lords, Central Lobby as well as the Robing Room, where the monarch prepares for the State Opening of Parliament. The walls are adorned with many portraits of British monarchs and significant political figures. We also […]
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