Our spring term continues with the start of our swimming lessons and with the children learning about space.

After a few nervous butterflies, the children are really loving our swimming lessons and we can really tell the difference in water confidence and technique in just three lessons. Being confident in and around water is one of the most important skills we can give to our children and Year 5 have been showing great courage, resilience and enthusiasm to become more skilled each week. It is always a joy to watch this progress. The photos are of our first swimming lesson and these will be compared to the photos from our last swimming lessons to show the children how much progress they have made.

Our new science topic learning about Space has really sparked curiosity and excitement from the children. This was enhanced by our Winchester Science trip last week. We have been learning about our solar system and how and why the planets orbit the sun. Lots of questions have been asked and like the universe, one question leads onto infinite other questions. I would encourage your child to explore the following website – a brilliant, interactive way of travelling around the entire universe exploring and learning about planets, stars, constellations, asteroids and much more.

https://www.solarsystemscope.com/

Reminders:

PE kits to be worn Wednesday 26th January for PE with CM Sports.

Thursday 27th January – Swimming for 5SC.

Have a lovely weekend,

The Year 5 Team