Sapphire

Welcome to Year 5 and Team Sapphire 2026-2027

Your teacher is Miss Palmer

Your teaching assistants are Mrs Botha, Ms Andrew and Ms Bobbi

Next week in year five…

We have lots of exciting things planned for next week.

Next week in English, we are excited to continue our journey into the wonderful story ‘Cloud Tea Monkeys’! The children will focus on bringing the story to life by writing vivid setting descriptions and creating a rich atmosphere. They will practice developing characters and advancing the plot smoothly, using clever conjunctions and adverbial phrases to transition between scenes. Finally, they will work on polishing their skills by editing their grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation to ensure their writing is clear, impactful, and expressive.

Next week in maths, we will be diving into the world of money! We will be learning how to represent and compare different amounts of money using both pounds and pence, as well as how to convert between the two (like turning 150p into £1.50). The children will also build up their practical addition and subtraction skills by adding and subtracting quantities of money, including learning a handy mental maths trick for adding 99p. Finally, they will put their learning to the test by practising how to calculate and find change, a fantastic real-world skill they can use next time you visit the shops together!

We have an exciting and busy week of learning ahead! In DT, the children will put their designs into action as we continue to bake our healthy vegetable muffins. In Science, we will explore magnets to see how different everyday materials react to them. Our RE and PSHE lessons will connect closely this week: we will look at how the core beliefs of Judaism guide people's choices, and we'll encourage the children to reflect on how their own behaviours and values impact those around them.