Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
Dorset
This week in Dorset 5
Week beginning 11th May 2026
Dear parents and carers,
In maths, we have almost completed our shape unit, learning how to or consolidating how to find angles and perimeter of shapes. We will be moving onto position and direction next week, including using coordinates, working out reflections, rotations and translations on a coordinate grid.
In English, we have been writing stories, following a model, about the Cyclops. Parts of the story are quite revolting - ask your child which bit they most enjoyed or found repulsive! We're going to be writing setting descriptions about the land of the dead next - not a cheerful piece of writing but great for using figurative language and expanded noun phrases.
In science learning we conducted an experiment to find out how quickly water cools over time. We predicted that it would cool but didn't realise it would become the same temperature as the classroom. In our next science lesson, we will use our home learning knowledge of conductors and insulators to keep the water as warm as possible.
In History we have found out about the geography of Ancient Greece and how that dictated the world they lived in.
In PE this week we practiced throwing the ball along the ground and understanding how it may bounce.
Mr Borland
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The Year 5 Team
Curriculum Overview
A typical week in Dorset:
