Year 5 Certificates 28.11.25

 

 Year 5 Certificates 28.11.25

Another fantastic week in Year 5! We have written narratives based on the life of a character involved in a Victorian workhouse, started our bags in DT and even had time for an impromptu Christmas rehearsal. 

Birch

E for E - Amira

Star Writer - Parisa

Resilience - Adam

Reciprocity - Elizabeth

Resourceful - Thomas

Reflective - Lucas

 

Larch

E for E - Fire

Star Writer - Aryaan

Resilience - Cruz

Teacher Happy - Maalik

Presentation - Ram

Redwood

E for E - Ruba

Star Writer - Robyn

Resilience - Bruno

Reciprocity - Tesha

Resourceful - Nikita

Reflective - Ksenija

Teacher Happy - Denis

Year 6 Certificates - 28.11.25

 

Well done to all of our marvellous Year 6's who have earned themselves a certificate this week.

A gentle reminder that Year 6 have their Wild Passport Days next week.

Almond

E for Excellence - Kiara

Star Writer - Olivia

Resilience - Adela

Reflectiveness - Lyra

Resourcefulness - Lily-Mae

Reciprocity - Gabi

Lime

E for Excellence - Stefania

Star Writer - Jojo

Resilience - Sydney

Reflectiveness - Jay-Jay

Resourcefulness - Archie

Reciprocity - Victoria

Made My Teacher Happy - Erikas

Oak

E for Excellence - Teddy

Star Writer - Evangeline

Reflectiveness - Pragya

Reciprocity - Ayaan

Made My Teacher Happy - Jefflyn, George

Year 6 Buzzing With Power!

       Buzzing with Power: How Voltage Changes the Volume!

This week in Year 6, we became electrical investigators! 

Our mission? 

To discover how the voltage in a circuit affects the loudness of a buzzer — and the results were electrifying.

We began by setting up simple circuits using wires, batteries, and a small buzzer. Then, we experimented by changing the number of batteries (which changes the voltage). With each change, we listened closely to hear what happened.

What we discovered was exciting:

More voltage made the buzzer louder!

Less voltage made it quieter—or sometimes not buzz at all.

  

Lyra said, “I didn’t know adding one battery could make such a big difference.” 

Tianna jumped, saying, “It's too loud- it made me jump.” 

When the voltage was reduced, the buzzer became quieter, with one child commenting that it “sounded tired without enough power.” Others described it as “like giving the circuit extra energy to wake it up.”

Through careful listening and testing, pupils discovered that voltage acts like an electrical push: the stronger the push, the more energy the buzzer has to vibrate and make sound.

CHANGE OF DATES - Year 6 Wild Passport Days Upcoming

Next week Year 6 have their second Wild Passport session.  

This session is on the theme of Nature.

Tuesday 2nd December - Almond

Wednesday 3rd December  - Lime

Thursday 4th December - Oak

Pupils must have a change of shoes and trousers and a coat or they will not be able to take part in the session.

We recommend sending pupils in with their kit as soon as possible.

Year 5 Certificates 21.11.25

 Year 5 Certificates 21.11.25

Another fantastic week in Year 5! We have written narratives based on the life of a Victorian child in a workhouse, looked at how the solar system model changed over time and even had time for a quick Christmas rehearsal. 

Birch

E for E - Eliza

Star Writer - Scarlet

Resilience - George

Reciprocity - Ayaan

Resourceful - Jorgie

Reflective - Eishan

Teacher Happy - Tyler

Presentation - Nyasa

Larch

E for E - George

Star Writer - Adyaan

Reciprocity - Elsie

Redwood

E for E - Chloe

Star Writer - Batool

Resilience - Tesha

Reciprocity - Rio

Resourceful - Oliver

Reflective - Saim

Teacher Happy - Veronika

Girls Football Morning Club 25.11.25

 Girls Football Morning Club 25.11.25

The girls football club for year 4/5/6 25.11.25 has been cancelled. Please send children to school for 8.30. 

Miss Evans

Year 5 Spellings WB 24.11.25

 

A	B	C
marvellous	marvellous	group
mischievous	mischievous	guide
muscle	muscle	guard
necessary	necessary	learn
neighbour	neighbour	recent
nuisance	escape	escape
occupy	heard	heard
occurrence	receive	receive
opportunity	calendar	calendar
parliament	strange	strange
extravagant
successfully
astonishingly
limitless
expectations