Year 5 at Little Heath

On Monday, Year 5 were incredibly lucky to welcome a very special STEM visitor, Sarah, who came in to speak to the children about her work at ESA and the James Webb Space Telescope. The children were completely fascinated and asked some brilliant questions throughout the session. Sarah shared lots of exciting information about space exploration, scientific discoveries and what it is like to work in such an important field. It was wonderful to see the children so engaged and inspired — there were certainly lots of future scientists and engineers in the room! A huge thank you to Sarah for giving up her time to visit us and help bring STEM learning to life for the children. We are very grateful for such a memorable experience. A huge congratulations to all of the children for completing the Oakmere Mini-Marathon today! The children showed fantastic determination, resilience and enthusiasm throughout the event and should all feel very proud of themselves. It was lovely to see everyone enc...

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Happy Friday all! We’ve got another busy and exciting week ahead in Year 5! CGP Homework Please complete Progress Test 2 (pages 48–51) for next week PE Timetable Our PE timetable has now changed. PE will take place on: Monday – 1 hour Wednesday – 1 hour Friday – 30 minutes Please ensure children have their PE kits in school throughout the week. Exciting STEM Visitor  On  Monday , we are incredibly lucky to have a special STEM visitor coming in to speak to the class about her work at NASA! The children are very excited and I’m sure they’ll come home full of interesting facts and questions. Open Afternoon This Wednesday is our Open Afternoon and we hope many of you will be able to join us and see some of the fantastic learning taking place in Year 5! Residential Information Meeting A reminder that the  Parent Information Meeting  for our upcoming residential trip to Lincolnsfield will take place on  Wednesday 20th May at 15:30 . Oakmere Mini-Mar...

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Happy Friday all!  Homework this week - Maths CGP p56-p57 and SPaG CGP p56-p57.  New PE Timetable Tuesday 1hr session  Friday 1hr session Swimming sessions - days will vary  so please have swimming kit in each day.  Quiz Night Saturday 9th May Get your thinking caps ready for our  PTA Quiz Night on Saturday 9th May 2026 ! It promises to be a fantastic evening of fun, laughter and a little bit of healthy rivalry. I will be taking on the very important role of  Quiz Master.  It would be brilliant to see as many of you there as possible—whether you're in it to win it or just in it for the laughs! Half Term Project - D eveloping Confident Presenters -  Due Monday 18th May This half term, I would like to focus on helping the children enhance their presenting skills. To achieve this, I would like them to create a short presentation—whether it’s a PowerPoint or another format—on a topic they’re passionate about. The goal is for them to speak confide...