Category: Year 5 Blog

Year 5 had a great time studying the River Sherbourne at Lakeview Park. They even found a water scorpion during their investigations.

On Friday 4th April, Coundon Primary School had the pleasure of a visit from some musicians from Bablake Senior School. We were treated to several performances of live music from pupils from year 9 to year 13. We listened to a vocal duet as well as performances played on the keyboard, saxophone, trombone, cello and trumpet.

The children discussed the names of the instruments that were used and which of the instrumental families each instrument belonged to. The children listened in awe and really enjoyed each performance.

A huge thank you to Bablake for coming to us to perform and also a huge thank you to Mrs Dalton for organising this treat on a Friday afternoon.

As part of Careers week, Anna Grainger (the MFL link governor) delivered a taster sign language lesson.  She spoke to us about career opportunities using languages.  We learnt the letters of the alphabet and how to say our name.

Friday 28^th February 2025

Year 5 visited Coundon Wedge after exploring the features of a river.  They were able to study the River Sherbourne; soil erosion, meandering, a weir, manmade and natural features in Geography.  They also collected water samples and collected litter to bring safely back to school so that it did not contaminate our local river.  We love our local environment and really enjoyed seeing a real river in action.

On Monday 3rd February, a group of children had the pleasure to take part in a Panathlon. This is a lovely event aimed at children who are not always the most confident at sports and it provides them with the opportunity to have a go in a relaxed, less competitive environment. The children had a fantastic time and were a real credit to Coundon Primary School.

Year 5 took part in a “Yellow Fish” workshop to explore our school drains.  It was led by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.  We made a “sewer soup” containing all of the things we put down our plug holes at home; this helped us to understand that we have to be more careful.  We now understand the impact of harmful materials in our drains which then flow into our waters and rivers. 

We have been planting bulbs in Science.