Buckden C.E Primary School Blog Feed - Year 4/5

02.10.26

Fri, 2 Oct 2026 17:17:46 GMT

Spellings:

Y4 - subway, subtract, subtitle, subject submarine, supermarket, substitute, submerge, superstition, there

Y5 – circumstantial, potential, essential, substantial, influential, torrential, confidential, impartial, preferential, residential

In Science, we have learnt why we get day and night. Ask us what rotate and axis means.

In English, we have watched the Mars rover landing and we are writing a setting description for the landing using personification and similes.

This week, we have had our introductory session with Brain Buddies which teaches us strategies to help us deal with new or big emotions.

Monday 5th we have our Harvest service at St Mary's church, where children can donate something to the food bank.

Have a lovely weekend

25.09.26

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:11:10 GMT

In our fun week, we have been outside orbiting around the sun and thinking about the distance of each planet in our solar system. We have learnt about personification in English, e.g., The sun smiled over the bruised desert. We enjoyed drawing our symmetrical shapes and colouring them in complimentary colours, to resemble African art.

We have also sent out information about the homework expectations on an email. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Spellings Y4 - Restore, replied, rediscovered, redesign, reinvent, remembered, reflection, refreshments, rebuilt, replacement

Spellings Y5 – official, special, artificial, crucial, judicial, beneficial, glacial, especially, multiracial

Have a nice weekend.

18.09.26

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:20:14 GMT

Welcome to our first Year 4/5 weekly blog!

The children in all three classes have settled in well to their new routines and timetables. Thank you to parents and carers for your continued support with equipment and their enthusiasm.

We have been learning about space this week - ask us about the eight planets and some of their key features.

Homework:

Spellings - to be handed in on Mondays and tested on Monday

Doodle - 45 minutes per week

SPaP - to be handed in on Wednesday and marked within the lesson

Reading - daily - listening to your child read and reading to them is highly beneficial to their understanding and increases their vocabulary.

Spellings Y4 - magically, usually, sarcastically, worriedly, sparkly, happily, logically, gratefully, dramatically, directly

Spelling Y5 - delicious, conscious, ferocious, malicious, spacious, atrocious, luscious, gracious, precious, suspicious.

Key Dates - Monday 5th October - Harvest Church volunteers needed and food donation for church,

Have a restful weekend,

Miss Conlong, Mrs Schmidt and Mrs Wall