Skip to content

Loughton School

  • News & Events

    Year 5 Blog 2026/27

    Find out what we are doing in Year 5.

    Page 1

    • National Poetry Day – Year 5

      Published 02/10/26, by Karen Wilson

      On 1st October 2026, we celebrated National Poetry Day! To mark the occasion, our Year 5 children explored the wonderfully imaginative poem The Jumblies by Edward Lear. The children enjoyed learning the poem, developing their confidence and expression as they prepared to perform it. They then performed the poem amazingly, showing fantastic enthusiasm and creativity. As well as performing, the children created their own artwork inspired by The Jumblies, bringing the poem’s characters and adventures to life. It was wonderful to see the children enjoying poetry and sharing their creativity in so many different ways!

      Read More
    • It’s a good day for books!

      Published 27/09/26, by Karen Wilson
      Year 5 were the first to venture out of school and explore the local CMK library. There, they were met by library staff who told some mind-boggling facts about how many books are in the library (188,000), how many people use the libraries across the
      Read More
    • Wild about rainforests!

      Published 14/09/26, by Karen Wilson
      We’ve had a fantastic start to the year in Year 5 and have already dived into our exciting new theme: rainforests! We have been exploring this through our guided reading text as well as our geography lessons. We’ve started b
      Read More
    • Welcome Back Year 5!

      Published 14/09/26, by Karen Wilson
      On Wednesday 2 September the children returned to school ready for the new school year. To start the new term and to help the children get used to the routines of new classes, we have started the year by working together and doing activities to
      Read More

    Page 1