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  • 13/11/24

    NOVEMBER BLOG

    I attended my first Hills Academy school disco recently and my ears are still ringing!  However, it was great to see so many children enjoying themselves – chomping on their sweets, swinging their glow sticks around and showing off their best party clothes.
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  • 16/10/24

    YEAR 5 OCTOBER BLOG

    Both classes enjoyed wet yet warmish outdoor learning sessions a couple of weeks ago. 
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  • 19/09/24

    DRAGON EYES, EXPECTATIONS, LEGO AND REFLECTIONS

    The new academic year is off to a flying start! Our Ready to Learn week has been completed, expectations have been illustrated and both classes have settled in to their new routines.
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  • 04/07/24

    YEAR 5 BRYHER RESIDENTIAL

    Last month Year 5 went camping on an Island called Bryher on the Isles of Scilly.  For a lot of the children it was a first time on a boat, sleeping in a tent and being away from their parents! Here are some of their reviews of the time away -
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  • 09/05/24

    planets, maths and art

    Space.  The final frontier.  Year 5 are exploring the outer reaches of the universe this term in science. 
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  • 11/03/24

    BUSY, BUSY IN YEAR 5!

    Spring is upon us finally, although the downpour outside the window as I write this, may not support that observation!  We are now slightly over halfway through the academic year – that is one and a half-terms gone, one and a half-terms to go before the start of the summer break. 
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  • 07/02/24

    FEBRUARY IN YEAR 5!

    This month’s blog has been created about a variety of lessons and activities by the Yr5 students:
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  • 22/01/24

    A NEW TERM IN YEAR 5!

    A new year and a new term for all in Year 5. 
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  • 18/12/23

    MUD, SINGING, CRAFTING AND A PALACE!

    Five golden rings!  Four colly birds!  Three French hens!  Two turtle doves!   …and a partridge in a pear tree!
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  • 07/11/23

    WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN YEAR 5 THIS TERM...

    By the time you read this blog, the Autumn 2 term will be well underway and of course this time of year brings many events for the calendar – Halloween (and all the sweets you can eat), Bonfire Night (and all the toffee apples you can eat) and of course Christmas (and all the mince pies a...
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  • 06/10/23

    NARRATIVES AND SWIMMING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SINGING!

    Learning continues in leaps and bounds for the whole of Year 5.  Already we are over a month into the year with the children settling in really well and adapting to the shift upwards in pace and expectations.
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  • 28/09/23

    A NEW SCHOOL YEAR IN YEAR 5

    We have made a great start to Year 5 this term and have begun exploring a range of new topics and learning areas.
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  • 21/07/23

    GOODBYE YEAR 5!

    For our final blog of Year 5, some of the children have shared their reflections on Year 5. What a wonderful year it has been! 
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  • 11/07/23

    BRYHER RESIDENTIAL

    At 9:30pm on Sunday 12th June, the Year 5’s gathered on the playground, ready for the most exciting trip! We were on our way to Bryher, located on the Isles of Scilly! After spending a night on the coach, we arrived in Penzance, where we ate our breakfast on the sea front and watched some of t...
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  • 18/05/23

    AIR AND WATER RESISTANCE

    This half term, in science, we have been looking at air and water resistance. Air resistance is the force of friction between air and another material and water resistance is the force of water against another material. 
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  • 28/04/23

    SPORTS FESTIVAL!

    On 27th April, we travelled on a bus to go to a sports festival at Biddenham school.
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  • 31/03/23

    YEAR 5 ART

    This term, in art, Year 5 have been learning about various artists, such as Hokusai and Alfred Wallis. We have had an opportunity to use a variety of mediums, such as oil pastels, water colour paint and water colour pencils to explore these artists' work. 
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  • 08/02/23

    INDIAN SUMMER

    On Tuesday 7th February, we went for an exciting meal out to Indian Summer!
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  • 26/01/23

    HAMPTON COURT!

    We had an early start on the 15th December, eagerly anticipating a long-awaited trip! Hampton Court Palace had been postponed once before due to poor weather conditions and we were rearing to go, looking forward to the secrets that the palace held!
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  • 14/12/22

    dt

    In year 5, we have been making phone cases in DT!
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