National Year of Reading in Rowan and Cherry
Celebrating the Joy of Reading
June has arrived, and with it comes a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the National Year of Reading. Across our school, children are coming together to share stories, build friendships, and nurture a lifelong love of books. Throughout the month, classes are…
STEM in Cherry
Year 5 RAF Youth STEM Workshop – Bridge Building Challenge
On Wednesday afternoon, Year 5 had an exciting opportunity to take part in a Royal Air Force Youth STEM workshop, where we became engineers for the day!
Our challenge was to design and build strong, stable bridges using a limited set…
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Year 5 Blog - National Numeracy Day 2026
This week in Year 5, we had a fantastic time celebrating National Numeracy Day 2026 with a focus on money, teamwork and problem-solving.…
Year 5 - This weeks Bikeability Experience!
What a fantastic week we have had taking part in Bikeability! The children have thoroughly enjoyed getting out and about on their bikes,…
Mindfulness and Wellbeing Assembly – Learning the Five Ways to Wellness
This week, Year 5 were lucky enough to take part in a really thoughtful and inspiring assembly led by Mind, where we focused on…
An Inspiring Author Visit for National Year of Reading 2026
As part of our National Year of Reading 2026 celebrations, Cherry Class were lucky enough to enjoy a very special visit from poet and author…
Our Spring Term Keyboard Concert
Over the spring term, Year 5 have been very busy learning to play the keyboards with Mrs Calman. The children have learned lots of new…
Holy Week Reflections – A Special Journey Together
This week has been a truly meaningful and reflective time as we walked through Holy Week together. We spent time learning, creating, praying, and discovering new ways to deepen our understanding of Jesus’ love and sacrifice.
One of our favourite parts of the week was exploring the Sorrowful…
Year 5 DT blog for parents- Exploring South American Food
Over the past couple of weeks, Year 5 have been diving into an exciting new Design and Technology topic: South American food! The children have been busy researching a variety of traditional dishes from across the continent, learning about ingredients, flavours, and cultural…
Year 5 Explore Friction in the Sunshine!
This week, Year 5 had an exciting opportunity to become real scientists as we explored one of our Forces topics—friction! The children were…
Exploring South American Art with Beatriz Milhazes
A colourful journey of cutting, layering and pattern-making!
Have you ever seen a piece of art that feels like a party on paper? Bright…
World Book Day in Cherry
What an amazing World Book Day we had in Year 5!
First, a huge thank you to all our wonderful parents and carers. Your effort in…
