“Let us not love with words or speech alone but with actions and truth”
1 John 3:18
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Year 5 Easter Orienteering Challenge
Egg-cellent Orienteering Adventures for Year 5! Before we hopped off for the half-term break, our Year 5 pupils took to the great outdoors for a high-energy Easter Orienteering challenge! Working in pairs within their classes, the children were armed with maps of the school grounds and a mission to complete. With the timer set to 25 minutes, it was a race against the clock to navigate the playgrounds and the field to locate our hidden Easter questions. To keep things fair and fast-paced, we used a staggered start; pairs began at different stations—some starting at 18 and looping back to 1—ensuring everyone had space to sharpen their navigation skills. Our keen-eyed explorers had to follow the course in strict orienteering order, hunt down the eggs, and tackle the Blue KS2 questions found on the back of each one. It wasn't just about speed! Accuracy was key, as staff marked the answer sheets back in the classroom to find our top navigators. The Grand Prize: Our winning pairs, who found and correctly answered the most questions, hopped home with a giant chocolate Easter egg! Because everyone showed such fantastic teamwork and stamina, every single child enjoyed a delicious chocolate krispie cake for taking part.
Year 5 English - Blending Action, Dialogue and Description in a Sentence
Word Detectives: Unlocking the Opening Chapters Our budding linguists took on the role of Word Detectives this week, diving deep into the atmospheric opening of our new class novel, Goodnight Mister Tom. In a fast-paced, 12-minute challenge, students were tasked with more than just memorising definitions; they had to uncover the hidden "personality" of the author’s language. Working in teams, each table was assigned a specific keyword from the text—ranging from the stoic robust to the startled bewildered. Using dictionaries as their primary tools, the groups worked to define their word before "detecting" its specific mood. Is the word adamant a grumpy one? Does clad feel neutral or formal? The final challenge required high-level creativity and precision. Students had to craft a "Three-Way Blend" sentence, seamlessly weaving their assigned word into a single line that combined Action, Dialogue, and Description.
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