Dates for your diary
Event Date
Year 5 Nuclear Races 06/06/2023
Whole Class Photos 07/06/2023 @ All day
Year 5 and 6 Quad Kids 07/06/2023
Phonics Screening Week 12/06/2023
Sports Day - years 5 and 6 13/06/2023 @ 09:30 - 11:00am

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Visit the website of our Parent & Teachers Association, 'The Friends of Branfil' for more informaiton about fundraising for the school and upcoming events.
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YEAR 5
Welcome to our Year 5 page where we hope to share information to support and celebrate your child's success this year at Branfil.
 

Please use this page to find out information about: Year 5 homework, weekly learning objectives and an insight into the children’s learning.

The Year 5 teaching staff are:

5 Alder: Mrs Lemon (Year Leader)
5 Aspen: Miss Briton
5 Hawthorn: Miss Ansell 

PE kit days:

5 Alder: Tuesday and Friday
5 Aspen: Wednesday and Friday
5 Hawthorn: Wednesday and Friday

Classroom Support:

Mrs Wightman
Mrs Teleki
Mrs Donnelly

NEWS & FEATURES FROM YEAR 5
25/05/2023 at 16:31
 
Who's the Criminal?
There has been a murder on the Tri Estate and Year 5 are considering all the evidence to narrow down a suspect!
17/05/2023 at 16:09
 
Solubility!
Year 5 have been mixing it up to create solutions. There were some intriguing results when it came to the solubility of a variety of substances.
MORE NEWS
The Sikh Diwali
11/05/2023 at 15:55
Watch out Bake Off!
04/05/2023 at 08:38
Breaking News: Curiosity Lands on Mars!
27/04/2023 at 12:56
Meeting Tola Okogwu
21/04/2023 at 16:23
Freeze Frame!
20/04/2023 at 15:58
Shortbread Biscuits
29/03/2023 at 16:21
Air Quality Show
22/03/2023 at 16:49
Smashing Stereotypes!
16/03/2023 at 16:28
Science Week!
15/03/2023 at 16:45
The Incident on Station Road
08/03/2023 at 16:46
Treasured Books
02/03/2023 at 15:58
The Odyssey
24/02/2023 at 12:59
Keeping Active for Mental Health Week
09/02/2023 at 10:52
I ROCK
03/02/2023 at 10:22
Keeping Safe with NSPCC
27/01/2023 at 16:16
Horses, humans, hamsters and more!
20/01/2023 at 10:19
Get calculating!
13/01/2023 at 13:24
Christmas Parent Event
17/12/2022 at 12:37
Christmas Ornaments
08/12/2022 at 17:10
Handball
01/12/2022 at 11:19
Last Supper: TV Interview
25/11/2022 at 13:12
Let's get building!
17/11/2022 at 07:53
Marvellous Mountains
10/11/2022 at 16:22
Lights, Camera, Freeze Frame!
03/11/2022 at 17:31
Our Own Island
21/10/2022 at 18:01
A Contentious Debate
14/10/2022 at 14:07
The Holy Trinity
07/10/2022 at 13:58
Outdoor Adventurous Activities
29/09/2022 at 17:36
Making Maps
21/09/2022 at 14:08
Asking Scientific Questions
16/09/2022 at 14:22
The Chase!
09/09/2022 at 14:22
Enjoy the Summer!
20/07/2022 at 17:39
Land of Wood and Water
14/07/2022 at 13:49
Staying Safe
08/07/2022 at 16:56
Platonic Solids!
01/07/2022 at 16:43
Thermal Insulators and Conductors
24/06/2022 at 17:56
WILD FOREST!
16/06/2022 at 17:23
Book Tasting!
09/06/2022 at 18:00
3D Madness!
26/05/2022 at 16:53
Star Writer
20/05/2022 at 17:43
Let's Explore!
16/05/2022 at 09:45
Soluble or Insoluble?
06/05/2022 at 13:53
Properties of Materials
29/04/2022 at 15:47
Migrants
22/04/2022 at 17:34
Writing Rivers
31/03/2022 at 16:51
Computer Coding
24/03/2022 at 16:09
Toothpick Towers!
15/03/2022 at 17:29
Monologues
11/03/2022 at 14:47
Book in a Box!
03/03/2022 at 16:47
Macbeth!
25/02/2022 at 13:01
Ancient Greece
08/02/2022 at 15:34
Ultimate STEM Challenge!
03/02/2022 at 15:49
Fraction Walls!
28/01/2022 at 14:26
West End Here We Come!
21/01/2022 at 16:05
A Midsummer Night's Dream
14/01/2022 at 16:20
Multiplication Madness!
07/01/2022 at 15:50
Merry Stitchmas!
15/12/2021 at 16:18
Diary Writing
10/12/2021 at 15:37
Water Resistance!
03/12/2021 at 16:18
Explore!
26/11/2021 at 16:05
Flying High!
23/11/2021 at 16:26
Discover Snowdonia!
16/11/2021 at 16:10
Moulding Mountains!
12/11/2021 at 18:32
Feel the Force!
05/11/2021 at 15:52
Getting Emotive!
21/10/2021 at 14:12
You Decide!
15/10/2021 at 17:29
History and Science!
14/10/2021 at 18:03
Poetry Week!
08/10/2021 at 17:28
Meet the Authors
30/09/2021 at 17:20
Super Solar Science!
24/09/2021 at 17:02
Let's Edit!
17/09/2021 at 17:02
History Here We Come!
09/09/2021 at 14:07
Reading for Pleasure!
16/07/2021 at 12:39
Comic Con
12/07/2021 at 10:33
Hamlet workshop
30/04/2021 at 14:13
Skellig!
23/04/2021 at 11:26
Maths!
29/03/2021 at 08:38
Keep on running!
27/11/2020 at 11:45
Humanities Week
09/11/2020 at 12:28
Black History Month: Art
23/10/2020 at 11:16
Letters to our 'parents'!
16/10/2020 at 18:25
Mamma Mia!
09/10/2020 at 12:38
Shared Reading: Floodlands
02/10/2020 at 12:43
Editing our Writing
25/09/2020 at 11:15
Working hard in maths
18/09/2020 at 17:11
Pupil of the Week
17/07/2020 at 15:12
Pupil of the Week
10/07/2020 at 15:45
Pupil of the Week
03/07/2020 at 12:04
Pupil of the Week
26/06/2020 at 11:38
Pupil of the Week
18/06/2020 at 12:24
Pupil of the Week
12/06/2020 at 12:35
Pupil of the Week
05/06/2020 at 11:13
Pupil of the Week
22/05/2020 at 18:02
Pupil of the Week
15/05/2020 at 14:49
VE Day Celebrations
11/05/2020 at 12:19
Pupil of the Week
07/05/2020 at 14:16
Pupil of the Week: Alder Class
01/05/2020 at 14:13
Pupil of the Week: Hawthorn Class
01/05/2020 at 14:14
Pupil of the Week: Aspen Class
01/05/2020 at 14:42
Pupil of the Week: Alder Class
01/05/2020 at 14:45
Pupils of the Week
01/05/2020 at 14:48
Pupil of the Week
01/05/2020 at 18:02
Summer Term!
23/04/2020 at 14:51
Enjoy the holidays!
03/04/2020 at 16:28
Science Week
13/03/2020 at 10:18
Dissection
06/03/2020 at 12:44
Shakespeare
28/02/2020 at 09:07
Volleyball
12/02/2020 at 09:18
Mental Health Week: Animal Therapy
07/02/2020 at 09:27
Editing in English
31/01/2020 at 12:29
Spelling Time in Year 5
23/01/2020 at 09:17
Children in Year 5 Have been learning in PSHE
17/01/2020 at 09:12
Children have returned to school in the Spring Term
17/01/2020 at 09:15
DT Project
28/11/2019 at 08:34
Author Visit
21/11/2019 at 08:19
Space Dome!
05/11/2019 at 10:31
Eastbury Manor
18/10/2019 at 17:29
Collaborative Writing
14/10/2019 at 09:35
Distance from the Sun
07/10/2019 at 09:11
Distance from the Sun
07/10/2019 at 09:12
Rugby
20/09/2019 at 08:49
Rugby
20/09/2019 at 08:49
Welcome to year 5!
13/09/2019 at 13:44
Welcome to year 5!
13/09/2019 at 13:44
Cricket tournament
12/07/2019 at 10:35
Tower Bridge
05/07/2019 at 10:33
Tower Bridge
05/07/2019 at 10:34
Angles and Length
27/06/2019 at 08:50
Sports Day
21/06/2019 at 08:55
Sports Day
21/06/2019 at 08:56
Dance Workshop
13/06/2019 at 09:05
Arts and Culture Week
07/06/2019 at 12:29
Sports Photography
07/06/2019 at 12:30
Visit to Stubbers
20/05/2019 at 14:27
Visit to Stubbers
20/05/2019 at 14:27
Maths Workshop at Gaynes
10/04/2019 at 13:45
Maths Workshop at Gaynes
10/04/2019 at 13:45
Maths Workshop at Gaynes
10/04/2019 at 13:46
AAACHOO!
19/03/2019 at 16:31
Hamlet at Gaynes
07/03/2019 at 16:41
Hamlet at Gaynes
07/03/2019 at 16:42
Smoothie Time!
13/02/2019 at 17:29
Smoothie Time!
13/02/2019 at 17:30
Hamlet
17/01/2019 at 13:02
Timelines of a Human
17/01/2019 at 13:03
Flight
10/01/2019 at 16:59
10/01/2019 at 16:59
Eastbury Manor
12/12/2018 at 08:18
Eastbury Manor
12/12/2018 at 08:18
Eastbury Manor
11/12/2018 at 15:52
Museum Day
28/11/2018 at 16:06
Science Dome
28/11/2018 at 16:07
Tudor Dance
23/11/2018 at 12:47
Sumdog
23/11/2018 at 12:49
World Kindness Day
14/11/2018 at 17:21
DT Day
09/11/2018 at 13:12
DT Day
08/11/2018 at 13:13
Henry VIII
02/11/2018 at 13:24
Tudor Dance
02/11/2018 at 15:54
World Values Day
19/10/2018 at 13:49
World Values Day
19/10/2018 at 13:50
Parachutes
10/10/2018 at 09:25
Tudor Street
04/10/2018 at 08:37
Bridges
04/10/2018 at 11:52
Handball
26/09/2018 at 14:53
Power Maths
26/09/2018 at 14:55
Bosworth Bother!
20/09/2018 at 16:52
Floodland
20/09/2018 at 16:52
Roald Dahl Day
14/09/2018 at 12:37
Roald Dahl Day
14/09/2018 at 12:38
Our Year 5 Lead Learners
18/07/2018 at 17:32
Good Bye and Good Luck
18/07/2018 at 23:55
Internet Safety Assembly
12/07/2018 at 23:22
Virtual Reality - Mountains
05/07/2018 at 21:43
Composing Melodies
05/07/2018 at 21:50
Balloon Blow-up
27/06/2018 at 23:15
What affects the rate of rusting?
20/06/2018 at 23:11
Mechanical Systems
13/06/2018 at 23:16
Fairground Rides
13/06/2018 at 23:21
5 Alder's trip to Tower Bridge
08/06/2018 at 23:32
5 Hawthorn's trip to Tower bridge
07/06/2018 at 23:34
STUBBERS
03/06/2018 at 12:57
Team Challenge
03/06/2018 at 13:00
Angle Posters
22/05/2018 at 16:06
Properties of Materials
18/05/2018 at 00:29
Touch Typing Practise
11/05/2018 at 22:18
Separating Mixtures
01/05/2018 at 22:56
Decimal Maze
25/04/2018 at 23:34
The London Eye Mystery
18/04/2018 at 14:02
Healthy Salads All Round
28/03/2018 at 13:07
'The Trojan War' through Dance
28/03/2018 at 13:10
Life Cycle Posters
25/03/2018 at 15:26
Dissecting Flowers
25/03/2018 at 15:34
Greek Salad Tasting
07/03/2018 at 20:46
Pentathlon
07/03/2018 at 20:50
The lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
27/02/2018 at 17:23
Greek Inventions
27/02/2018 at 21:32
Planting different parts of a parent plant
27/02/2018 at 21:36
Should animals be kept in zoos?
07/02/2018 at 22:03
Improper fractions to mixed numbers
31/01/2018 at 21:12
Helping Foundation
25/01/2018 at 21:39
Volleyball
16/01/2018 at 22:54
Multiplying 4-digit by 1-digit numbers
10/01/2018 at 22:40
5 Aspen's Christmas Decorations
20/12/2017 at 16:45
5 Alder's Christmas Tree Decorations
20/12/2017 at 16:46
5 Hawthorn's Christmas Decorations
20/12/2017 at 16:50
magnetic or not?
13/12/2017 at 23:16
R.E. Bus
07/12/2017 at 23:06
Air Resistance
29/11/2017 at 07:54
Anti bullying
23/11/2017 at 21:45
All Different, All Equal
21/11/2017 at 22:11
Anti-bullying Week
21/11/2017 at 22:14
Tudor Dance
15/11/2017 at 21:52
Will it sink or float?
15/11/2017 at 22:25
Multiplying by 10,100 and 1000
08/11/2017 at 21:24
The Science Dome
01/11/2017 at 21:14
The Science Dome
01/11/2017 at 21:15
Flower Art
18/10/2017 at 22:27
The Holy Trinity
18/10/2017 at 22:29
Performing The Tribal Chants
13/10/2017 at 22:21
Tribal Chants
12/10/2017 at 22:15
Bridges in gymnastics
04/10/2017 at 22:13
Planets distances from the sun
04/10/2017 at 22:15
Sun, Moon and Earth
28/09/2017 at 00:14
Roman Numeral Investigations
28/09/2017 at 00:23
World Peace Day Daily Mile
22/09/2017 at 21:15
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Week
Summary
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05/06/2023 MATHS:
End of unit assessment - properties of shape

Position and Direction

To plot and read coordinates in the 1st quadrant
To undertsand translation and translate shapes on a grid
To draw the position of a shape following translation

ENGLISH:
End of Year 5 grammar, punctuation and spelling assessment
End of Year 5 Reading assessment

Writing -  Real Life Mysteries

To research information for an explantion text on a real life mystery
To explore WAGOLL and plan explanation text





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