--- title: "Blog by Tag: Year 5 Blog" url: "https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5-blog" school: "St Stephen's C.E. Primary School" --- # Blog by Tag: Year 5 Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/1000031394.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-06-10-41-year-5-go-on-a-stem-adventure-at-locomotion-museum) 6 Nov #### [Year 5 Go on a STEM Adventure at Locomotion Museum! 🚂🔬](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-06-10-41-year-5-go-on-a-stem-adventure-at-locomotion-museum) Year 5 have had such an amazing time on their school trip at the Locomotion Museum on Wednesday. Our trip was focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) helping pupils to gain exciting and additional skills linked to these fields, as well as providing an opportunity to see… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2568.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-23-07-59-year-5-make-a-splash-with-water-resistance) 23 Oct #### [Year 5 Make a Splash with Water Resistance! 💦🔬](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-23-07-59-year-5-make-a-splash-with-water-resistance) Year 5 have had an amazing (and slightly wet) afternoon learning all about water resistance in our science lesson. Pupils have been discussing the shapes of various aquatic animals that live in the world’s oceans and rivers, sharing ideas about why they move so easily through water. Using… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/1000030265.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-14-38-year-5-s-amazing-adventure-at-the-life-science-centre) 16 Oct #### [Year 5’s Amazing Adventure at the Life Science Centre!](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-14-38-year-5-s-amazing-adventure-at-the-life-science-centre) Year 5 have had such an amazing time at the Life Centre through at Newcastle! The day was packed full of amazing workshops and areas to explore, so much so that many pupils found it difficult to say which part was their favourite. Their morning began from exploring the space zone – looking at the… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2534.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-09-11-51-harvesting-gratitude-a-day-of-giving-reflection-and-joy) 9 Oct #### [Harvesting Gratitude: A Day of Giving, Reflection and Joy](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-09-11-51-harvesting-gratitude-a-day-of-giving-reflection-and-joy) Year 5 have had such an amazing day for our ‘growing gratitude’ at Harvest time, and what a day it has been. It was delightful to see the kind generosity of our pupils and their families with all the fabulous tins of food brought in, which were then gathered together in the hall. The collection… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0024.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-10-09-dramatic-drama-curiosity) 2 Oct #### [Dramatic drama, Curiosity!!](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-10-09-dramatic-drama-curiosity) As part of our Writing curriculum, Year 5 have been reading through our class novel called “Curiosity, a story of the Mars Rover”. Pupils have been working extremely hard to investigate the different themes and technical language used throughout the text, and are now preparing to plan and write… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Certificates.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-08-39-stars-of-the-week-25-9-26-1) 28 Sep #### [Stars of the week 25.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-08-39-stars-of-the-week-25-9-26-1) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/1000029610.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-25-10-45-a-sweet-adventure-with-roald-dahl) 25 Sep #### [🍫 A Sweet Adventure with Roald Dahl](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-25-10-45-a-sweet-adventure-with-roald-dahl) On Monday, our Year 5 pupils were giving the opportunity to visit our local Library for a fantastic session all about Roald Dahl. After a short and pleasant walk, pupils were greeted by Library staff and given a workshop about some of the different books written by the famous author. I was so… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Certificates.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-10-25-stars-of-the-week-18-9-26) 21 Sep #### [Stars of the Week 18.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-10-25-stars-of-the-week-18-9-26) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/1000029193.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-13-06-high-spirited-hand-ball) 18 Sep #### [High-spirited hand ball!](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-13-06-high-spirited-hand-ball) Another fantastic week for our Year 5 pupils, and what a week it has been! On Tuesday, we were invited to take part in a fantastic hand ball competition at Parkside. Arranged in groups, and allocated different colour bibs, our amazing St Stephen’s teams showed off their skills against other… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/806416403_1742406604554968_5394580461765505412_n.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-16-13-41-stars-of-the-week-11-9-26) 16 Sep #### [Stars Of the Week 11.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-16-13-41-stars-of-the-week-11-9-26) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/1.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-11-00-vikings-tag-rugby-and-forces) 11 Sep #### [⚔️ Vikings, Tag Rugby and Forces! ](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-11-00-vikings-tag-rugby-and-forces) Year 5 have had a fantastic full week back at school and have enjoyed a wide range of different learning activities: some favourites were learning about the Vikings and taking part in tag-rugby. However, pupils have had an amazing time learning about forces in our Science lesson, where they… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/new_year(1).jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-16-a-new-school-year) 4 Sep #### [A New School Year](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-16-a-new-school-year) Welcome back to our new Year 5s, it has been lovely to hear the amazing things that they have been doing during their summer break, which they were very keen to share. 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