top of page
Year 5 Weekly Blog wb. 28th September 2026
We are now three weeks into the term, and it has been fantastic to see our Year 5 classes really picking up the pace! The children are settling into their routines brilliantly and showing great focus across all subjects. Following on from our recent elections, the results for our new School Council representatives will be officially revealed in assembly next Friday, good luck to everyone who stood! In English, the children completed their very first 'Hot Task' this week - a c
Miss Jackson
1 day ago2 min read
Newsletter Time!
Our first Newsletter of the year is ready to view! We've updated the format, so it's easier to view on mobile devices (our families' preferred method). Click here to read! https://westerings.canva.link/001
astainsbury
2 days ago1 min read
Further reminder that Choir club after school Friday 18th September is cancelled.
Unfortunately, the after school choir with Mrs Rees will not run this afternoon. Please collect your child at the normal time. Children in Years 5 and 6 with permission to walk home will be released at normal time. Alternatively, please book Night Owls. We aplogise for any inconvenience. Choir will start on Friday 25th September. Friday 3.20pm - 4.00pm Choir Year 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 Small hall 25/09/26 - 04/12/26 Mrs Rees 9 weeks free club Booked via Arbor
contactus6524
Sep 181 min read
Year 5 Weekly Blog wb. 21st September 2026
We have had another fantastic week in class, filled with brilliant effort and enthusiasm! In English, we have been sharpening our toolkit by exploring fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases, and relative clauses, all while starting to plan our character descriptions. In Maths, we have been working hard on place value, decimals, negative numbers, and rounding. Our wider curriculum has been just as busy! In Science, we investigated how day and night occur, while in History,
Miss Jackson
Sep 182 min read
Year 5 Colchester Zoo trip - Thursday 25th March 2027
Please see details.
contactus6524
Sep 181 min read
Choir club- after school Friday 18th September - cancelled.
Unfortunately, the after school choir with Mrs Rees will not run this afternoon. Please collect your child at the normal time. Children in Years 5 and 6 with permission to walk home will be released at normal time. Alternatively, please book Night Owls. We aplogise for any inconvenience. Choir will start on Friday 25th September. Friday 3.20pm - 4.00pm Choir Year 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 Small hall 25/09/26 - 04/12/26 Mrs Rees 9 weeks free club Booked via Arbor
contactus6524
Sep 181 min read
Dodgeball club Thursday 7.40am-8.40am - now available to book for Year 5 and Year 6.
Please note that the Dodgeball club will now be available to Year 5 and Year 6. If you are interested in registering your child , please email the school office at contactus@liftwesterings.org Thursday 7.40am – 8.40am Dodgeball Years 1 to 6 Junior hall 24/09/26 –03/12/26 Deanes Sport Partnership 9 weeks £36.00
contactus6524
Sep 171 min read


Year 5 Weekly Blog wb. 14th September 2026
An Action-Packed Week of Learning! We have had another fantastic week in class, filled with brilliant effort and enthusiasm! In English, we have started crafting our character descriptions, delving deep into the epic story of Beowulf. In Maths, we have been sharpening our place value skills, while in History, we began investigating how the Anglo-Saxons first came to be in Britain. Creativity has been flowing in Art as we launched our new unit on Yayoi Kusama, the "Queen of Po
Miss Jackson
Sep 111 min read
Clubs and Extra Curricular activities Autumn Term 2026
Please see the updated timetable. Kindly note the following: We are unable to offer WRENS on a Monday or Tuesday this term. Any payments made will be refunded as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience. 3D printing club will run on Wednesday 16th September and thereafter will move to a Monday for the remaining 9 weeks from Monday 21st September. There are very limited space available so please contact the office for availiabilty (this is now also open to Year 4
contactus6524
Sep 111 min read


Calling All Future Leaders
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RFxEi0DWZSiavQOUfB_OjdZ9R-TRmwAk/view?usp=sharing
nshorten
Sep 101 min read
Year 5 Weekly Blog wb. 7th September 2026
A Fantastic Start to the Term! It has been a wonderful couple of days welcoming the children back to school! We have hit the ground running, diving into topics around growth mindset, understanding 'big feelings', exploring the Zones of Regulation, and some of us writing letters to our future selves. We have been so impressed with the children's attitudes towards their learning, and it has been lovely to see so many big smiles coming through the classroom doors each morning! S
Miss Jackson
Sep 41 min read


Welcome to Year 5!
We hope you have all had a wonderful and restful summer break! We are so excited to welcome the children back tomorrow to start another fantastic school year. We will be easing into the new term by focusing on well-being and transition. Our first week will be dedicated to Zola's Happy Hearts and Minds, where we’ll spend time exploring mental health, settling into our new routines, and supporting the children through this exciting transition into Year 5. Regarding our dojo pos
Miss Jackson
Sep 21 min read
RSE and PSHE consultation.
Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you for participating in our RSE and PSHE consultation! We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We will be using your valuable responses to enhance our planning and delivery of the new curriculum, which will launch this September 2026. Your insights are incredibly important in helping us shape a meaningful and supportive learning experience for our pupils. Please note that the final curriculum documents, policies, and ove
contactus6524
Jul 281 min read
Year 5 Weekly Update - Final Post
This week, we have been finishing our curriculums to conclude the Year 5 learning. We have made solar systems with planets or rockets which go up and down or round and round using cams. We have finished short burst writing with poetry about Windrush. We will be finishing our Geography unit tomorrow with our enquiry question. This afternoon we will be having Basketball / Football at Greensward and rounders for those of us at school. Uniform Thursday - Full school uniform.
G Woods
Jul 151 min read


Clothing for this week...
Dear families, Pupils have the option to wear PE kits on Monday and Tuesday this week, at parents' discretion. This is due to high temperatures continuing. We will review uniform for the latter half of the week on Wednesday. Furthermore.... To celebrate 'our boys' getting to the Semi Finals, we'll also be supporting our team by allowing the children to wear their England kits (or white/red) on Wednesday. Finally, a quick reminder to inform us that you've received, read and sh
astainsbury
Jul 121 min read
Westerings Parent consultation: Updating our Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)
Please see letter. A reminder that the consultation period for the new PSHERSHE curriculum will be closed by Thursday morning (16th July) if you have any thoughts/comments on the new curriculum
contactus6524
Jul 101 min read
Apollo Theatre trip -
has gone well and children are now on the coach to start the return journey.
contactus6524
Jul 91 min read
Year 5 Weekly Blog wb. 13th July 2026
An Unforgettable Friday! What a fantastic Friday we had! From pushing the limits to overcoming fears, the children absolutely blew us away during our Belchamps trip. The excitement didn't stop there - our sleepover was a huge success! While we were all left absolutely exhausted, we hope the children managed to catch up on some well-deserved sleep over the weekend! Photos Coming Soon: Keep an eye out as we will be uploading photos from our adventures throughout the week! Remin
Miss Jackson
Jul 61 min read
bottom of page
