Hello and welcome to the Year 5 class page!

My name is Mrs Harker and I have been a teacher at Monkwray for 7 years. During my time at Monkwray, I have taught in Years 3, 4 and 6. This year, I am looking forward to a new and exciting challenge – teaching Year 5! I am enthusiastic about all subjects in school but I am extremely passionate about art, PE and PSHEE. I am always keen to make learning as active and creative as possible and hope that children in my class grow not only academically, but also personally and socially.

On Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, Mr Carey teaches Year 5 while Mrs Harker runs intervention groups.

Mrs Hewer and Miss Wright also work in our class to help us on our learning journey.

This year, Year 5 have lots of exciting opportunities and experiences planned! Keep checking our page to see what we have been getting up to.

I am Mr Carey. I am responsible for history at Monkwray. As well as teaching Year 5 on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, I teach Year 6 on Thursday mornings. I also take Year 5 and 6 intervention groups.

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Latest from Year 5

Observational Sketching

As part our of still life project in art, we have been learning to use our observational skills to produce a realistic sketch. After practising our sketching, we looked at the work of O’Keeffe, Caravaggio, Van Gogh and Van Der Spelt to gather inspiration for our own final pieces of art, which we created using acrylic paints.

Guitar Lessons

This term, we have started our guitar lessons with Mr Hendra. So far, we have learnt about rhythm and pulse, pitch, reading music and the different strings. We are thoroughly enjoying our lessons and always look forward to the next one!

Centre for Life Visit

During our visit to the Centre for Life in Newcastle, we were able to visit the planetarium, which was really interesting after our previous science topic about space. We also watched a live science show, which left us amazed, and we got to explore the interactive exhibitions in the Space Zone, Brain Zone and the Creativity Zone.

Ice Skating

As part of our trip to the Centre for Life in Newcastle, we went ice-skating. For many of us, this was the first time that we had ever tried this sport so we were rather nervous. At the start of our session, we had a short lesson and demonstration from the staff on the ice rink. Then, we had plenty of time to practice and enjoy ourselves. There was a lot of falling over involved at first but we were very resilient and persevered!

Discovering Chemistry Workshop

As part of our science topic of “materials and their properties”, we visited the Centre for Life in Newcastle to participate in a Discovering Chemistry workshop. Upon entering the lab, we had to put on a pair of safety glasses and a lab coat to make sure that we were dressed appropriately for using chemicals. During the workshop, we mixed substances and observed their reactions. We also used our newfound knowledge to identify a unknown substance by comparing the reactions when it was mixed with different chemicals.

Year 5 Basketball Tournament

During PE, we focussed on learning to play basketball. We began our sessions learning the different throwing styles used in the sport. We moved on to look at pivoting and then how to attack and defend effectively. After this, we looked at playing tactically and working collaboratively as a team. At the end of our sessions, we organised a class tournament where we combined all of our new skills. Each team worked brilliantly together , communicated well and showed how much they had enjoyed the afternoon.

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