Storytelling Through Sound: Our Fantastic Week in Year 5!
What an incredible week we had last week, celebrating National Storytelling Week! This year’s theme, “Soundtrack Your Story,” inspired us…
Windmill Animal Farm
What a wonderful time we had on our trip to Windmill Animal Farm where we saw a number of the animals we have been learning about.
Egyptian Day!
We had an amazing Egyptian Day and it really felt like we had stepped back in time!
When we arrived at school, we were so excited to see that lots of children and staff were dressed up in brilliant Egyptian outfits. There were pharaohs, gods, queens and explorers everywhere, which made the day…
27.02.2026 Ancient Greek Day
Welcome back to school.
It has been a fantastic first week back after the half term holiday. We started the week with our Ancient Greek Day where we learnt all about the Ancient Greeks and difference between the Ancient Greece city states. We then looked at a few artefacts. To end the day we…
National Storytelling Week 2026 - We're Going On A Bear Hunt
This week the children have continued learning about bears across the curriculum. Did you know a Polar Bear is the largest species of bear!
We have learnt the story, We are Going on a Bear Hunt and performed it during assembly as part of national storytelling week. Have a look at the amazing…
National Story Telling Week in Beech
This week in Beech we celebrated National Story Telling Week.
Using the text ‘I am Nefertiti,’ by Annemarie Anyang, we wrote our own poems, a diary entry and non-fiction fact sheet.
We performed some of our work in assembly.
Well done Beech Class!
Borwick Hall 2026
What an amazing week we had on residential at Borwick Hall! The children embraced every challenge with enthusiasm, teamwork, and big…
Spring is coming
This week I welcomed year two into the forest. We chose our forest school name then made a necklace out of clay and carved a picture to match our name. We learnt about the life cycle of a frog so that each week we can keep a look out for frogspawn in our pond.
NSPCC Visit
We were delighted to welcome the NSPCC into school today. They delivered engaging and age‑appropriate workshops with Year 2, Year 5, and Year 6, all focused on staying safe and looking out for one another.
The sessions helped our pupils understand how to recognise unsafe situations, how to…
This Week’s Adventures in Space!
Year 5 Learning Blog – This Week’s Adventures in Space!
We’ve had an exciting few weeks in Year 5 as we’ve continued our journey…
Moon Buggy Axles and Spreadsheet fun
This week in Beech has been very busy indeed!
We have been trying out different axles for when we come to design and make our own Moon buggies. It was lovely to see the children decide on the axle they thought would be the best.
Well done to the children that represented us in the multi…







