St. Luke-Year 5
Summer Term
Welcome everyone to the last term of Year 5!
We hope you had a restful break and are feeling refreshed and ready for an exciting term ahead.
We have lots of exciting topics to explore, outdoor activities to enjoy and preparations to make as we get ready for the move to Year 6!
We cannot wait to see all the amazing things that you will achieve!
Mr. Coranti and Ms. Kwai
Week Beginning 16th June 2025
On Tuesday in Science, we did our baking soda and vinegar volcano experiments. Some went well, other volcano craters were far from the inner bottle and the lava went inside instead of the outside of the volcano.
On Wednesday in Geography, we researched foods that are imported to the United Kingdom and the countries that produce those foods.
On Wednesday in ICT, we used GarageBand to record a book review.
On Friday in Maths, we subtracted decimals with the same number of decimal points. We also went to the library and enjoyed reading our favourite books.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 9th June 2025
In Maths, we finished with the coordinates, translations and reflections and we are very happy with the results of those assessments.
In English, we are working on the text structure and the language features of balanced arguments.
In Geography, we created fact files about our favourite London Landmarks.
In PE, children loved playing "Capture The Flag".
In Science, we mixed milk with white vinegar and we obtained casein plastic, which was used in the early 20th Century for various applications, particularly for making buttons, combs and other small items.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 2nd June 2025
In English throughout the week, we started a new book: King Kong. We wrote our predictions, we researched facts about gorillas in the wild and in captivity, we then discussed the positives and negatives about keeping gorillas in captivity and even started a debate. We will be writing a balanced argument about: "Should the gorillas be kept in captivity?"
In Science, we experimented with hydrogen peroxide and potassium iodide to create "Elephant toothpaste". The experiment was not as successful as we thought it would be but everyone understood that the chemical reaction was irreversible.
In Geography and ICT, we started working on Our Local Environment. With Google Maps and Street View apps, we located capital cities and major UK cities on the map, we recreated a local area map and we travelled to famous places we wanted to visit right from our classroom.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 19th May 2025 - Career's Week
In Maths, after successfully finishing with angles and protractors, we started working on coordinates.
In English, we created another Survival Guide and for Career's Week, we played charades in class.
In ICT, we used a few drawing apps to create Art about someone we admire/a Historical Figure.
In Art, we drew ourselves in 20 years working as painters, scientists, photographers, pianists...
You had such an amazing week Year 5!
Enjoy your Half-Term and keep that up!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 12th May 2025
On Monday in PE, children trained for Sports Day.
In Maths, we have been mastering angles, calculating angles on a straight line and around a point.
On Friday, we worked on our comprehension skills.
On Friday in Art, we took the lesson outside to the playground. We created beautiful artwork using glue, sticks, leaves and different materials.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning on Tuesday 6th May 2025
On Tuesday in English, we wrote a set of instructions about different survival skills: How to make a Tarp Shelter, Fire Making and Wild Garden Camp. We are now planning our piece of writing and we will have our Survival Guide ready next week.
In Maths, we have started classifying angles and measuring them using a protractor.
On Thursday, we had a wonderful day out in Central London. First, we visited Tower Bridge. Then we went inside the Golden Hinde and the instructor told us many interesting facts about its history, its crew and its purposes. After that, we walked towards the Globe Theatre and children sketched the building. Many pictures have been uploaded for you to see.
Fabulous week Year 5! Keep that up and enjoy your weekend!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 28th April 2025
First of all, well done to everyone for such a wonderful assembly. Everyone complemented you! Your singing was contagious and you all said your lines beautifully.
On Monday in English, we gathered ideas about how to survive in the wilderness; different environments and dangers, essential equipment and crafting or survival skills.
On Tuesday in Science, we created a timeline of the life cycle of humans.
On Wednesday in History, we evaluated the importance of exploration during the reign of Elizabeth I and discussed key reasons.
On Friday in Art, we explored the purpose and effect of imagery, talked about retrofuturism and created a piece of work about it.
Have a wonderful long weekend everyone!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 21st April 2025
On Wednesday in English, we began a new book about survival called "The Lost Book Of Adventure". At the end of the unit, we will produce a Survival Guide.
In Maths, we have started working on statistics and reading/interpreting graphs.
On Thursday in RE, we learnt about the Sacrament of Confirmation and the key actions involved: chrism, sponsor, laying on of hands, bishop, anointing and so forth. We also discussed how the Holy Spirit helps us strengthen our faith and bond with God.
It has been an amazing return from your Easter Holidays, keep that up Year 5 and enjoy your weekend!
Mr. Coranti
Welcome to Spring Year 5. This term we will be carrying out lots of fun activities. To start the term off we will be visiting the Royal Opera House, then we have World book day and a class assembly. In between we will be learning about The Benin for History, Life Cycles for Science and Galilee to Jerusalem for RE. With Easter approaching, there will be plenty of opportunities for the children to visit the church and be creative.
I am looking forward to another fun journey with you all this term.
Mr Coranti
Week Beginning 31st March 2025
On Monday in English, we worked in groups to find different language features in the Example Text.
On Monday in PE, children played cricket and improved their skills and knowledge of the game.
On Thursday in D&T, we finished all our stuffed toys.
On Friday in Maths, we went outside and measured the perimeters and areas of the football/basketball pitch, 4 square, green structure and the garden.
Have a wonderful and well-deserved Easter Year 5!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 24th March 2025
After finishing with the bargain letter in English, we began working on the character narrative and learnt specific vocabulary through the game we really like. We then looked at the different features a character narrative contains and colour-coded them in the Example Text.
On Tuesday in Science, we built an electric circuit and tested the conductivity of different materials to find out whether they are electrical conductors or insulators.
In Maths, we successfully finished working with percentages, fractions and decimals and started with perimeter/area.
On Friday in PSHE, we learnt about why healthier eating and drinking is important and what kind of foods to avoid to stay healthy/have a healthy lifestyle.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 17th March 2025
On Tuesday, we attended a Science Workshop in the Hall and it was brilliant. The children really loved it!
In the afternoon, we separated mixtures - sieving/filtering.
On Thursday, we carried on with our stuffed toys. Some of us have finished and are doing our second or third ones.
On Friday, we attended another workshop, Shakespeare's Macbeth. Every class practised one part and then in the afternoon, the parts were put together for the whole school to enjoy.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 10th March 2025
In English, we have finished planning our bargain letter paragraphs and we are now writing the final drafts. Some children offered to share their wonderful ideas with the rest.
On Tuesday in Science, we experimented with the solubility of certain substances and learnt meanings of solute, solution, solvent, soluble and insoluble.
On Thursday, Year 5 had an online meeting with Mabel Banfield-Nwachi, consumer reporter at The Guardian. She answered questions we had previously prepared and explained what being a journalist is like. We also participated in a real/fake news quiz.
On Friday in PSHE, we learnt about the importance of dental health routines.
Learn your assembly lines and make sure you enjoy your weekend!
Well done!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 3rd March 2025
On Monday in PE, Year 5 practised their tennis skills with the rackets and balls.
On Tuesday in Science, we conducted an experiment to test thermal conductors/insulators using butter, boiling water, buttons and 3 spoons made of 3 different materials: wood, plastic and metal.
On Thursday in English, we role-played the two main characters of 'The Promise' book and used emotional language and phrases that would help us with our writing.
On Thursday in D&T, we carried on with the topic of "Stuffed toys" and started with the sewing.
Have a nice weekend everyone!!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 24th February 2025
In English, we have started a new book called "The Promise". We are learning new vocabulary and features to write a bargain letter at the end of the unit.
On Tuesday in Science, we compared different everyday materials and analysed their properties: Flexibility, magnetism, hardness, transparency and absorbency. We completed a grid working in groups, rotating from one table to another.
On Wednesday in Geography, we used our iPads to research earthquakes, how they occur, Richter scale and seismographs.
Also on Wednesday in ICT, we represented what the Internet means to us and learnt that the Internet and the World Wide Web are different. We then matched the network components.
On Thursday in D&T, we started designing a stuffed toy. We are going to be sewing and stuffing our own toy.
Great week Year 5! Keep that up and have a lovely weekend!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 10th February 2025
On Monday in English, we played a game of memory to learn and consolidate new vocabulary and the children loved it!
On Tuesday in Science, we researched endangered species and created a fact file. We talked about the reasons why they are endangered and the actions we need to take to save them!
On Wednesday in ICT, we learnt about phishing. We then classified emails and messages that were/were not scams.
On Thursday in Art, we represented The Transfiguration of Jesus in our sketchbooks using paint and talked about the symbols.
Well done everyone for a very fruitful week!
Have a wonderful Half-Term everyone!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 3rd February 2025
On Tuesday in Spanish, we learnt the meanings of "me gusta" y "no me gusta" (I like and I do not like) and used them to create sentences about the fruit the children like or dislike. After that, we played a matching game on the whiteboard.
On Wednesday for children's well-being, we listed things we like or dislike, things that make us anxious or things that we may be scared of and talked about them. We played "Bingo" afterwards.
On Thursday in Art, we produced some amazing self-portraits using mixed media, and delivered a message. Each Artist expressed themselves in their own way.
On Thursday in History, we classified civilians and leaders of The Benin Kingdom.
You have produced some amazing work this week! Keep that up Year 5!
Have a nice weekend,
Mr. Coranti
Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope
To coincide with Pope Francis' Jubilee 2025 Pilgrims of Hope Year, Year 5 have chosen to raise awareness for Children With Cancer UK Charity.
After discussion, the children decided that they would like to support children with cancer as they feel every child matters.
Week Beginning 27th January 2025
On Tuesday in Science, we researched the life cycles of frogs and butterflies and learnt about metamorphosis. We then chose one of those animals and explained their different stages of life.
On Wednesday in ICT, we began using SketchUp. We started designing our own ideal gallery. The children are still exploring the app but loved it.
On Friday in RE, we learnt about the 7 petitions of the 'Our Father' Prayer and discussed their meanings. We then divided the class into 7 groups and each group was assigned one of the petitions. They worked together to create a poster to represent their meanings. At the end of the lesson, children presented their work to the rest of the class and explained how the petition connects to a Christian life.
Have a nice weekend everyone!!
Mr. Coranti
Week Beginning 20th January 2025
On Wednesday in History, Year 5 discussed Benin and the artefacts they had in different groups. They learnt about primary sources and they predicted what those artefacts were and what they were for.
On Thursday in Maths, children played different Math games: Equivalent Fraction Wizards, Decimal Addition Four-in-a-row, Snakes and Ladders, Crossnumber Place Value to 1000000 and Countdown in their iPads. They really enjoyed it!
On Thursday in Art, Year 5 decorated the background of their Poem Portraits using different colours.
Have a nice weekend everyone!!
Mr, Coranti
Week beginning 13.1.25. This week the children used concrete resources in their Maths lesson to help them understand how to multiply 4 digit numbers by 1 digit. They also worked in groups for Science to identify the different parts of a flower.
Week beginning 7.01.2025. This week the children started Spring 1. To activate their prior knowledge for RE, the children worked in pairs to identify the 10 commandments, write their definition and identified how they can show the commandments. On Wednesday 7th, the whole of KS2 attended the Royal Opera House to watch the performance of Hansel and Gretel. The children really enjoyed themselves and were extremely well behaved. I am super proud of each and every one of them.
Welcome to Year 5
A warm welcome to all our Year 5 pupils and families. As a new teacher at the school, I look forward to meeting you all and I promise to encourage, respect and work as a team with you. We have many excited trips planned for this year along with creative and inspiring activities to help develop, build and secure your understanding and knowledge.
If there are any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. We will always do our best to help.
Best wishes,
Miss Bhudia
Week beginning 16.12.24. This week Year 5 investigated the relationship between a shape and the amount of water resistance it experiences. We also enjoyed a delicious, festive Christmas lunch as a class.
Week beginning 9.12.24. This week year 5 attended the church where they performed in the Christmas Carols. They sang carols with the whole of KS2 but they also sang We three kings beautifully as a class. During Science the children investigated friction on different surfaces. Finally for DT the children made their own pasta sauce using onions, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper. The children chose the ingredients they wanted to use and went into the kitchen with Miss Kwai and cooked their sauce on the hob. The smells of the flavour attracted many of the school staff.
Week Beginning 2.12.24. This week the Year 5 children took part in a road watch workshop. During this workshop the children were able to use speed cameras on Hill side road to catch speeding cars. The children also tasted two different types of Bolognese sauces for their DT lesson. They were able to explain which sauce they preferred and why.
Week beginning 25.11.24. This week as a school we had no pens day on Wednesday 27th November. In Year 5 the children played various Maths games which focused on recalling taught knowledge. For English the children worked in pairs and focused on the importance of oracy. One child in the pair had to describe an image using figurative language and the other child had to recreate the image based on the information they were told.
Week beginning 18.11.24. This week for Science Year 5 tested the affect of air resistance. The children had 2 different size cupcake case and they carried out a fair test to investigate whether size affects how fast an item drops. The children also had two police officers this week to educate them about the dangers of county line.
Week beginning 11.11.24. This week the children went on a trip to the Theatre to watch Matilda. They also had a NSPCC workshop to teach them about saying no and staying safe. On Friday, the school held Continents day. For this, Year 5 did work around the Continent of South America. They created the Continent out of clay, then painted the different countries in the Continent on along with using tissue paper to create the physical features such as mountains, lakes and rivers. Another activity the children did was to understand the affects of deforestation and the importance of the Amazon rainforest. The children used either google slides, scratch or FlipaClipa to create an animation to show a healthy rainforest turning going through deforestation and finally human features being built in the site of the rainforest.
Week Beginning 4.11.24. This week the children used an atlas to locate physical features in South America. They were also able to use an 8 point compass to help them be specific about the physical features location. For Art the children used printing inks and rollers to print their drawings of buildings. In Science the children used balls to test the theory of gravity and force. Finally for Remembrance day the children were drawing and creating images to represent the fallen soldiers.
Week beginning 28.10.24. Year 5 spent 2 days celebrating Our Lady of Lourdes 50th Birthday. On the first day the children created an Art piece of Bernadette and Mary using water colours and tissue paper. On the second day, Year 5 worked in groups to create their own song, the children then performed in front of some judges as we recreated the famous singing show X factor which created the well known boy band in 2010 (a decade we focused on).
Week beginning 14.10.24. This week Year 5 used place value counters to add and subtract numbers up to 6 digits. The children also created a spider diagram to help them learn about St Hadrain for Black History Month. Year 5 spent Friday 18th October learning about and celebrating St Luke for their Year 5 feast day.
Week beginning 7.10.24. This week year 5 have researched a Black Scientist and created a poster to share knowledge for Black History Month.
Week beginning 30.9.24. This week year 5 pretend to be the Sun and Earth to help them understand how day and night is created. Using a torch, the children worked in pairs and demonstrated how the Earth orbits the Sun. In RE, the children did a hot seat activity where 1 child acted as Abraham and 1 child acted as Sarah from the Abraham and Sarah story. The rest of the class had an opportunity to ask questions about certain parts of the story. In Art we focused on a black artist called Jean - Michal and we were inspired by his crown portraits and started to design our own.
In the week beginning 23.9.24, Year 5 used manupilatives to help find 10, 100, 1000 and 100000 more than a number. In Art the children used observational skills to sketch a building. For computing the Year 5 children became game developers and planned their own game.
Week beginning 16.9.24. Year 5 have had an exciting week. This week the children visited the British Museum to learn more about their History topic of Vikings, they had a fire safety workshop in school along with creating their own moon art work for English and on Monday they enjoyed their weekly Music lessons.
First Week Activities
Week beginning 9th September. The children had fun using concrete resources in Maths and create an Art piece based on our Science topic.
