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15/02/25

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13/02/25

Successful end of term art project for year six: children planned, designed and built these amazing Memories Boxes linked to our Oval history topic and our belonging driver.

12/02/25

Year six loved their visit from Steel today and asked some brilliant questions!#pshe

12/02/25

We loved our visit from Steel today, learning all about resilience and the importance of sleep, healthy diet, being active, hydration and showing gratitude (noticing glimmers). Can anyone beat Steel’s record of 757 burpees nonstop in under an hour?#pshe

12/02/25

As part of Safer Internet Day, year 2 explored a variety of dangers online and discussed how to respond to them. They had some excellent ideas and good knowledge of the safety features of various apps. They created posters to teach younger children about what they had learnt.

12/02/25

Amazing messages being given to the children this morning by the amazing gladiator Steel! What a fantastic morning we have ahead

11/02/25

Year six scientists dissecting hearts to understand how the circulatory system works.

11/02/25

Year six scientists dissecting hearts to understand how the circulatory system works.

11/02/25

Year six home learning designing posters for around school about how to keep safe online.

11/02/25

Year six historians exploring the Oval as part of their local history project, with an added extra of a tag rugby PE lesson!

11/02/25

Year six historians exploring the Oval as part of their local history project, with an added extra of a tag rugby PE lesson!

11/02/25

Team Dahl had a great science lesson on space and the stars with Mark the scientist yesterday (2).#science

11/02/25

Team Dahl had a great science lesson on space and the stars with Mark the scientist yesterday (1).#science

11/02/25

Marking Safer Internet Day with a visit from the charity Computer Friendly

10/02/25

Year 3 had a visit from Hands on Science and took part in a workshop on biological diversity.

07/02/25

This week in assembly we celebrated Martin Luther King day, reading about this inspiring activist who devoted his life to fighting for civil rights. We linked to other activists such as Nelson Mandela, Greta Thunberg, Malala and Rosa Parks; and to our value of respect.

07/02/25

A huge thank you to all the adults who came to visit us today to explain how their job uses maths.

07/02/25

Ladybirds have had a fantastic ! We have loved hearing about jobs that use numbers and dressing up! We are so inspired. We also made foot rulers to measure things in the classroom.

07/02/25

Our fourth visitor of the day was Tendaii, a train and air engineer. Our Y6’s were fascinated by his models and recognised how scale factors work in producing drafts of projects.

07/02/25

Our third visitor of the day was Matt who works in the sports field. He explained to our Y6’s how fractions, decimals and percentages play a part in making predictions about different sporting events.

07/02/25

Our second visitor of the day was Business Analyst Andreii who spoke to our Y6’s about how algebra and coding is used in his IT role. pic.twitter.com/g7qgZWX25k

07/02/25

Our first visitor of the day was Nurse Helen who works at treating cancer patients. Our Y6’s enjoyed learning about why measuring is particularly crucial in this field. pic.twitter.com/IG2nvg7xEC

07/02/25

Happy Number Day from Year 3! pic.twitter.com/bS3fxp7e8P

06/02/25

Aren’t we lucky to have such lovely, kind parents in our Year 1 class? We are so appreciative of these yummy sweet treats! pic.twitter.com/IEp8f6rkyO

04/02/25

Lunar new year celebrations last week pic.twitter.com/GAQmtKUjeU

Dahl Year 5 Class

Welcome to Year 5!   

My name is Mrs Lloyd, and I am delighted to be your Year 5 teacher. I hope you have all had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to the exciting year ahead. We have lots of fantastic learning opportunities planned as we continue to build on everything you have learnt so far at Harpenden Academy.

Throughout the year, we will explore a range of engaging topics, including Our Changing World in Geography, Ancient Greece in History and Battle of the Bands in Music. One of the topics I am particularly excited about is Earth and Space in Science, where we will learn about the solar system and our place within it.

Alongside these subjects, we will continue to develop our Maths and English skills every morning. Reading will also be an important part of our learning, so regular reading at home is encouraged.

To help your child be prepared for school each day, please ensure they bring:

  • A named water bottle
  • A pencil case with all equipment clearly labelled
  • Their reading book
  • A healthy snack for break time, if they would like one

I am looking forward to a fantastic year of learning, challenge and achievement with you all.

Mrs Lloyd

Mrs Lloyd

Class Teacher

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Mrs Fraser

Teaching Assistant

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Autumn Term Planning

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Year 5 Curriculum Meeting PPT Jan 2026

Year 5 Curriculum Meeting PPT Sept 2025