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  • 27/03/26

    27.3.2026 Weekly News!

    This has been a week full of fun and giggles in Year 5! On Wednesday, we loved seeing you all arrive in your Ancient Greek costumes and we took part in an Olympics Games, tried Greek food and made Greek mythical creature masks. We also learned some fascinating science...
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  • 20/03/26

    20.3.2026 Weekly News

    Year 5 are in full swing with our Ancient Greek thematic lessons! From Greek architecture to Greek philosophers and from Greek myths and Greek theatre, we have fully immersed ourselves in everything Greek! Please do remember it is Ancient Greek day next week on Wednesday 25t...
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  • 13/03/26

    13.3.2026 Weekly News!

    Well done to Year 5 for another fun and focused week of school. A particular well done to Jane and Avie for being our Year 5 and 6 winners for the Viking Speaker Competition. They will now enter the final in 2 weeks' time. We are so proud of them and...
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  • 06/03/26

    Weekly News! 6-3-2026

    Week 2 has been a busy one but definitely a fun one! Our highlight has to be World Book Day on Thursday. With the day starting with the staff performing in their pants as aliens in assembly, there were many laughs and giggles throughout the school day. We love...
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  • 27/02/26

    27.2.2026 Weekly News!

    Welcome back! It’s been so great to be together again this week and what a week it has been! We kicked off the week by learning about our British Values and why we learn about them. We then focused on the 9 protected characteristics and how it is illegal to discriminat...
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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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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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