Category: Year 5 Blog

As part of Careers week, Anna Grainger (the MFL link governor) delivered a taster sign language lesson.  She spoke to us about career opportunities using languages.  We learnt the letters of the alphabet and how to say our name.

Friday 28^th February 2025

Year 5 visited Coundon Wedge after exploring the features of a river.  They were able to study the River Sherbourne; soil erosion, meandering, a weir, manmade and natural features in Geography.  They also collected water samples and collected litter to bring safely back to school so that it did not contaminate our local river.  We love our local environment and really enjoyed seeing a real river in action.

On Monday 3rd February, a group of children had the pleasure to take part in a Panathlon. This is a lovely event aimed at children who are not always the most confident at sports and it provides them with the opportunity to have a go in a relaxed, less competitive environment. The children had a fantastic time and were a real credit to Coundon Primary School.

Year 5 took part in a “Yellow Fish” workshop to explore our school drains.  It was led by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.  We made a “sewer soup” containing all of the things we put down our plug holes at home; this helped us to understand that we have to be more careful.  We now understand the impact of harmful materials in our drains which then flow into our waters and rivers. 

We have been planting bulbs in Science.

This week we have prepared, cooked and eaten Mexican food. It was delicious!