Year 5 News

Y5 had a wonderful time getting into the festive spirit by taking part in the Santa Dash. They really enjoyed the activities and getting covered in snow at the end.

We are very proud of all of the year 5 & 6 children who attended the sportshall athletics competition today competing in both track and field events. They all performed extremely well and demonstrated excellent sportsmanship. We received first place in the small school entry (this was for schools with only a 1 form entry) and our children were very …

Our Friends of St Cuthbert’s Group have organised an Autumn Disco. Please see below for details.

Please see our clubs page for a link to the clubs we are offering for the second half of Autumn Term. https://www.stcuthbertsprimary.com/clubs/

Year 5 shared their celebration of the Word with on Friday with a theme focusing on Harvest. Their Gospel reading was the feeing of the 5000 and their mission was to help fill our foodbank to support our local community

We are learning about the Anglo Saxon time period in history. We have found out why the Anglo Saxons came to Britain and why they stayed. We designed our own villages and looked at Anglo Saxon houses and settlements. We were able to study some artefacts and work out what they were used for using non-fiction books to find evidence …

Autumn Term Clubs – Half Term 1 We have several clubs running this half term. Please follow the link if you would like to book a place for your child. Please note that places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Different clubs will be on offer throughout the year. MONDAY:  Year 1 & 2 Gymnastics Club …

PE days beginning from Monday 11th September.

Y5 Pretzel Making Year 5 enjoyed their DT topic before half term where they learned about the Pretzel Story, how bread rises using yeast, about altering flavours and most importantly making our very own pretzels. A huge thank you to Jan in the kitchen for helping us with this! We are following this up with a careers webinar with a …

This week in Year 5 we have been learning how to debate, even when we don’t fully agree with a viewpoint. So far, we have discussed whether teenagers should be sent to prison linking to our new class text ‘Holes’, we have debated whether Sundays should be kept as a day of rest linking to our Freedom & Responsibility topic …

Today started with an orienteering activity around Grinton Lodge. We had to follow maps to help us find the locations of the stampers and fill our cards with different patterns. We worked in teams and were timed to see how quickly we could finish. The winners received a prize. This afternoon, we visited The Forbidden Corner and had a fantastic …

An amazingly sunny day at Grinton today.  We set off early for a challenging walk and scramble up Fremington Edge where we were rewarded with a beautiful view of Swaledale.  We are so incredibly proud of the whole group today. It was warm, very, VERY steep and our third hike of the week but every single one of the children …

Yesterday evening, our Dance Club Year 5 and 6 took part in the Sports Partnerships Dance Showcase at Blackhall. They did amazingly well and were a credit to our school. Well done Year 5 and 6, you have worked hard this year in Dance Club and we are so proud of you all. Also,  a big well done to Roman …

Our Y5 pupils have learned about the artefacts, images and symbols that we see in the coronation ceremony and in royal portraits and seals. Some of the items we see at the coronation have been used in coronation ceremonies for hundreds and hundreds of years. We were amazed! We learned about royal portraits and how symbols, facial expressions and colours …

Anyone for Tennis? Our Y5 pupils are enjoying playing tennis this half term – especially on the rare days we get some sunshine! Coach Dean has been helping us develop our skills and play some competitive games.

Year 5 shared their wonderful Eastertide Liturgical prayer with us on Friday with a great retell of the story of the three trees.

Gold Standard Superstars A big well done to the children who achieved 3 Gold Standard pieces of work this week.  They visited Mrs Parlett and Mrs Noble’s stationery ‘tuck shop’ for a little treat. We have been using a new handwriting scheme in school and are aiming high for amazing presentation in all our work – you can see our …

Our latest news from our ‘Friends’ group including planned Easter discos. [gview file=”https://www.stcuthbertsprimary.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FOSC-newsletter-2.pdf”]

Year 5 World Book Day We had a fantastic World Book Day and some amazing ideas for dressing up as a word! We enjoyed a very lively assembly with Adam Bushnell retelling the story of the Minotaur and spent some time creating our very own Spanish mini books – La Oruga Muy Hambrienta. Can you guess the story? Mrs Parlett’s …

Year 5 Class Worship Our focus in RE for the past few weeks has been ‘memorial sacrifice’.  We have explored what makes a memory important and how memories are kept alive in our families, in our British culture and in religions.  We remembered how Jesus asked his friends at the last supper to remember His sacrifice when they shared bread …