Year 5

Year 5 Enterprise party

Our Year 5 entrepreneurs hosted a fantastic Enterprise Party on 14th July 2026 to celebrate the culmination of their hard work. The event was a huge hit, with everyone enjoying a well-deserved celebration filled with delicious pizzas, special treats and water gun fights. Thank you to everyone who supported our young entrepreneurs in making this venture a resounding success!

Jul 141 min read

Year 5 Hampton Court Trip

Newton Class embarked on a fantastic educational Tudor trip to Hampton Court Palace. We started off with a workshop investigating Henry’s powerful personality and his struggle to break away from the Catholic Church to form the Church of England. The workshop has encouraged the children to reflect on how Henry’s actions shaped history at a personal vs religious principle level, using primary and secondary sources. We also explored the grand kitchen, Henry’s apartments and the

Jul 11 min read

Inter School Athletics

A group of Year 5s attended an athletics event at Weir Archer stadium. The event included a 600m race, a 75m sprint, standing long jump, and a vortex throw. Despite the unpredictable weather, they pushed through and did great. Our school came in 3rd.

Jun 121 min read

World Toilet Day 2026

This week our Year 5 RRS Ambassadors, Faith Group and School Council led our World Toilet Day assembly. This is an annual United Nations observance day to tackle the global sanitation crisis. Our Ambassadors raised awareness of the 3.5 billion people living without safe toilets and 2.2 billion people living without safe drinking water. They were keen to link this to Article 24: Every child has the right to the best possible health. Governments must provide good quality health

May 71 min read

Conerstone Church Visit - Easter Experience

Year 5 visited Conerstone church for the Easter experience. The class travelled back 2,000 years to Jesus’ time. They immersed themselves in the Easter story in real-time and met characters who were at crucial events from the last days before Jesus’ death, and those after his resurrection. The class then went to the discovery zone to investigate how the death of Jesus has had an impact on the lives of Christians in present day. Some of the important figures were: Mary Berry,

Mar 261 min read

Surbiton Science Workshop

Year 5 attended an amazing science workshop on Wednesday 4th March at Surbiton High School. It was about Sustainability. We learned that balancing fire safety and environmental sustainability is important. Stepping back in time, we learned about the first energy generator discovered by the famous scientist - Michael Faraday (aka ‘Father of Electricity’) - and reflecting on innovative ways of generating electricity today through the use of Wind Turbines and Hydroelectricity. Y

Mar 51 min read

Railway’s 200 years

We were pleased to have the opportunity to attend an exciting and educational visit on Thursday 26th February 2026 at Kingston Train Station. The exhibition brought the railway’s 200-year story of innovation to life. Created by Railway 200, it was a unique, interactive and free touring train exhibition called Inspiration that was visiting locations across Britain. Year 5 was very impressed with the various interactive activities; their top three were building the train track,

Mar 41 min read

Kingston Rotary Club Art Competition

Year 5 did a fantastic sketch this week for the Kingston Rotary Club Art Competition. The subject was things that grow in the ground which people eat. Some did colourful pictures, while others did lovely black and white drawings.

Feb 251 min read

Viking Day

Year 5 had a successful Viking Day. The pupils engaged in a range of exciting Viking activities: writing their names in Anglo-Saxon runes; make and bake Viking bread, yeast bread and focaccia bread in order to make a comparision between them; engaging in a tug of war game and learning about the Battle of Hastings. It was fantastic to see most of the children coming into school as Viking warriors, farmers or normal children in those time.

Feb 121 min read

Dreamcatcher

In our Design and Technology project, Newton class designed and made dreamcatchers. The project focused on skills like designing, cutting, joining, and evaluating a product. We used common materials that included paper plates, wool/string, and beads, which allow for a range of creative techniques. All the dreamcatchers turned out fantastic and the pupils had fun making them!

Jan 51 min read