Farsley Farfield Primary School

Year 5 News

WB 6.5.24

10/05/2024 · No comments yet

This week Year 5 has been making the most of the weather to bring the curriculum alive and prepare for our residential to Ribblehead (only 10 days to go!). Cycling Children really enjoyed visiting Otley Chevin to practice their cycling this week. Both classes were lucky with the weather and the track wasn’t as Read More

Cycling, sewing, singing.

03/05/2024 · No comments yet

Good evening. We have had another packed week in Year 5. One of the most popular activities was when the children got on their bikes to gain confidence and practise their cycling skills for the residential in a few weeks. Chris Young (ex-pro cyclist) led the groups around the playground and will be part Read More

26.4.24

26/04/2024 · No comments yet

Good afternoon parents and carers, We have had another busy week in Year 5. In maths we have been workingon Statistics. The children have impressed me with their enthusiasm and understanding in this topic. We have worked on interpreting information from line graphs and tables. Line graphs Tables For homework children need to complete Read More

WB 15.4.24

19/04/2024 · 1 comment

Welcome to the Summer term (it would be helpful if someone could inform the weather that the sun should be shining gloriously by now!). The children have been working hard on our new topics this week and the learning has been very hands-on. English In English, we have started to read The Hobbit. We Read More

Who’s a clever “sew and sew”?

28/03/2024 · No comments yet

The spring term seems to have flown by, with loads of learning and fun activities packed in. This week, the Year 5 children started to construct their rainforest animal plushies. Last week, they researched the animal they wanted to make, then made a template so that they could cut out the material to the Read More

WB 11.3.24

15/03/2024 · No comments yet

Welcome to our weekly update! This week, children have been completing end-of-term assessments in English and maths. These assessments help to inform our teaching and will give us up-to-date information about your child’s progress when we meet at parent’s evening. Children don’t always enjoy completing assessments so we have made sure that the rest Read More

World Book Day

08/03/2024 · No comments yet

Good evening, Firstly, it was lovely to see all the children dressed so creatively. We had a great time trying to guess the adjectives that they had chosen. Thank you for all the effort at home. World Book Day yesterday was enjoyed across the year group. 5HB and 5KH spent an hour or so Read More

WB 19.2.24

23/02/2024 · No comments yet

We hope you all had a wonderful half-term break, filled with fun and relaxation! Can you believe we’re already more than halfway through the school year? Time flies when we’re learning and having fun! This week, the children have jumped right into our exciting new topics with great enthusiasm. Maths This week we have Read More

Is it half term already?

09/02/2024 · No comments yet

The half term after Christmas seems to fly, but the children have worked extremely hard during the last five weeks. We are hoping for drier weather soon so that we can all enjoy the school grounds, but who knows. (We suspect that rain and mud is actually more enjoyable than sunny weather for a Read More

Shakespeare and Materials in Year 5

02/02/2024 · No comments yet

Good afternoon parents and carers, This week we have continued work on the Shakespeare play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. The children have been really enthusiastic about this topic and have worked together to write some excellent playscripts. We have then chosen a scene each to perform. I was so impressed with our acting skills Read More