Welcome to Year 5!

Your teachers are:

Mrs Chappell:     carolinechappell@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk 

Miss Barriball:    hannahbarriball@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk

Weekly Newsletter

21st November 2025

We have had another fantastic and productive week in Year 5.

In History, the children have produced some brilliant non-chronological reports on Greek Gods. The standard of their research and writing has been very high. It is also wonderful to see how much their enjoyment of our class text, Percy Jackson, has inspired their work.

In Science, our focus has been on solutions. The children investigated how to separate a solute from a solvent, using the example of salt and water. They enjoyed the practical element of this topic.

TAG rugby in PE continues to be very popular. The children are enthusiastically learning the rules and developing their teamwork and skills on the field.

In Art, we introduced the impasto painting technique used by Vincent van Gogh. The children enjoyed learning how to apply paint thickly to create texture. We will now begin applying this technique over the next few weeks as we create our own interpretations of his famous painting, Starry Night.

Finally, a big thank you for all your support and contributions for the Christmas Fayre. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Have a lovely and restful weekend, and don't forget about the homework set for this week.

Best regards,

Miss Barriball & Mrs Chappell

Important Dates:

• Friday 14th November - Children In Need (Children dress as teachers and teachers as children)

• Friday 21sh November Christmas Fayre (please note the change of date)

• Tuesday 16th December UKS2 Carol Concert

• Wednesday 17th December – Christmas lunch and jumper day

• Friday 19th December – Christmas party day (non-school uniform and bring a buffet)

• Friday 19th December – End of term

HOMEWORK

Reading:
Please can your child read 5 times a week, preferably out loud. They have a reading log which will be checked every Friday morning. Please ensure their reading book comes in every day.

Maths:
We are asking everyone to complete 10 Garage sessions per week and 5 Soundchecks (15 minutes). Pupils can then play games of their choice once this is complete.

Spelling:
Teachers will check the Spelling Shed online logs every Friday. This assignment involves them playing 10 spelling games (there are 10 questions per game) linked to their learning in school. If you encounter any difficulties, please let us know as soon as possible.

Important messages/information:

SPARE SHOES:
Please put spare trainers in your child’s bag. In the event of rain, wet play and PE are result in wet, damp shoes. Thank you.