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Chilton Primary School

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Year 5 Blog

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  • 13/02/26

    Weekly News 13.02.26

    What a focused and creative week it has been in Year 5! The children have worked incredibly hard across the curriculum and have shown real determination when tackling some challenging concepts. English This week, we have been writing our extended narratives. The children have been creating their...
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  • 06/02/26

    Weekly News 06.02.26

    What an energetic and creative week it has been in Year 5! The children have shown real commitment to their learning, whether planning ambitious pieces of writing, tackling tricky fractions or throwing themselves into hands-on science. English This week in English, we have been planning an exten...
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  • 30/01/26

    Weekly News 30.01.2026

    English This week in English, we have been writing poems that aim to portray the weight and feeling of grief. In our class novel, Running on Empty, AJ’s granddad has passed away and AJ is doing everything he can to pretend that it did not happen and that everything is fine — even though...
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  • 23/01/26

    Weekly News 23.01.2026

    What a thoughtful and mature week it has been in Year 5. The children have approached their learning with curiosity, resilience and a great deal of empathy, particularly when exploring some deeper themes in English.   English This week in English, we finished writing our news reports b...
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  • 16/01/26

    Weekly News 16.01.2025

    What a busy and exciting week it has been in Year 5! The children have thrown themselves into their learning with enthusiasm and a real willingness to think deeply, especially when tackling new ideas and challenges. English This week, we have been writing online news reports about Usain Bolt set...
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  • 09/01/26

    Weekly News 09.01.2026

    What a fun week we have had in Year 5! The children have impressed us with their maturity, curiosity and willingness to engage with some big ideas across the curriculum. English This week, we began reading Running on Empty by S. E. Durrant. As the book is inspired by Usain Bolt setting his world...
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  • 14/12/25

    Weekly News 12.12.2025

    Christmas is in full swing here in Year 5. With the elves causing some mischief, rehearsals for our church service and stained-glass window decorations being made, the children have been busy! Learning has continued though and there’s more to l...
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  • 05/12/25

    5.12.2025 Weekly News!

    What a wonderful week! Despite the dreadful weather, Year 5 traipsed down to Pegwell Bay for our termly bird watching data collection with Birdwise East Kent. The children showed such resilience and positivity! We will be going again in Term 3.  Englis...
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  • 28/11/25

    28.11.2025 Weekly News!

    Well done Year 5 for another fantastic week! We have travelled to space to find out how to live there and our writing has definitely been a highlight! We have loved finding out how to use a space toilet in particular! Thank goodness for suction...
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  • 21/11/25

    21.11.2025 Weekly News!

    Wow! Another amazing week in Year 5 has flown by! So much learning has happened in both classes and the children should be really proud of themselves.   English  This week, we have continued to write in role as Jamie and then as his dad. We learned how to embed clauses to a...
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  • 14/11/25

    14.11.2025 Weekly News!

    Well done Year 5 for a great week! You have really impressed us with your Love to Learn projects so far! Thank you to everyone who has brought in their models; they are all on display! The deadline for any more models is next Wednesday (19th November). Our Christmas card competition has also now clo...
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  • 07/11/25

    7.11.2025 Weekly News!

    Another busy week in Year 5 has concluded and we want to say a big well done to all the children for showing us increased resilience and maturity.   English  This week, we have improved our descriptive writing even further by learning how to create mood and atmosphere. We do this by...
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Correspondence for the Head of School:

Mr Alex McAuley
c/o Chilton Primary School,
Chilton Lane,
Ramsgate,
Kent. CT11 0LQ

Contact the school office on:
01843 597695
or by fax on:
01843 852872

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