Year 5 News
5K residential 2026 – Day 3
13/06/2026 · 1 comment
Almost everyone got a very good night’s sleep on Thursday night. They went to sleep very easily: the dormitory with AA, AH and EB had its light out and was silent before we even went up again to tell them it was time to sleep – unheard of in 30 years of doing residentials! Read More
5K residential 2026 Day 2
11/06/2026 · 2 comments
Good evening parents and carers, We have had a wet but fantastic day. The children have absolutely done us proud with their Farfield attitude despite being soaked through (and a bit cold). This morning group 2 went cycling and everyone completed a tricky blue route of mountain biking at Gisburn Forest. There were a Read More
The final photographs
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More photos of children completing the river study. Please note that some of the photos may not appear so to access the full gallery, click here. 8
5K residential 2026 Day 1
10/06/2026 · 1 comment
We have had a super first day! We had a good journey up by train, changing at Leeds, and arrived right on time: a big thank you to Northern Rail for free tickets and train safety resources. It is a great service. After settling in to Gearstones Lodge, we had an afternoon on the Read More
Final day for 5B
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This morning, the class took the short trip to Winterscales Beck to undertake a river study of a dry or nearly dry river bed. The dry river bed allows the erosion and deposition to be seen clearly. However after the recent rain, the river was more of a raging torrent. We still managed to Read More
5B Day 2 – Cycling and Caving
09/06/2026 · 1 comment
Caving We woke up this morning to torrential rain and hail, which was not a great omen for our caving plan. Too much rain means that the cave at Selside becomes flooded and is too dangerous to enter. However, the area has plenty of other options and so our instructor moved us to another Read More
5B residential 2026 @ Gearstones Day 1
08/06/2026 · 2 comments
The terrible weather in Farsley didn’t bode well but the weather up in the Dales so far has been fine! We had an uneventful journey up and arrived exactly on time. We familiarised ourselves with the lodge and had lunch. We made our beds and then got ready for the Waterfall Walk at Ingleton. Read More
Residential Ready
07/06/2026 · 1 comment
The food has been delivered, the bedding is ready and waiting, and the weather (at least for Monday afternoon) looks a little kinder. A reminder please that all cases, from both classes, need to be in school tomorrow morning. See you all in the morning. 14
The week before ‘The Week’
05/06/2026 · 1 comment
Good evening. It has been another normal week in Year 5 apart from 1001 questions which have started with, “On residential, …”. The most exciting week of the year is just around the corner and the enthusiasm of all the children has been wonderful to see. We aim to give them memories that will Read More
Diaries, Rivers and Cycling
17/05/2026 · No comments yet
Good afternoon. Last week was as packed as always and the final week of the half term will be no different. English We completed writing the first draft of our diary extract based on The Hobbit and this week we will be looking to edit and improve one or more of the paragraphs. One Read More
