News Year 5

Hi, this is a message from the ECO squad at Cypress!​

Ecclesbourne had the amazing opportunity to meet the author Banji Alexander. 

We are very excited to tell you that WHJUN have been donated over 800 books (by the Children’s Book Project) to share with the children.

Results from the previous Big Debate #3- Should young athletes put sport first?

A while back we posted the news story below about reading and our favourite places to read. 

We started the week with an assembly led by Miss Binks focusing on the importance of being a great friend to others and what being a good friend looks like in practice.

Here is the news as written by some of the children in Year 5.

Results from the previous Big Debate #2-Are climate protests going too far?

This week has been a busy week, but we have also been reflective.

Today, Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day as it’s also known, marks the very day that World War One ended in 1918.

Following a minute’s silence at 11.00am today, we gathered for our Remembrance Assembly. 

Results from the previous Big Debate #1- Do good manners matter?

We are back to school and feeling ready to dive into our learning! 

Do good manners matter? In this new feature for Atwood, Mr Veale is launching ‘The Big Debate’ on topics that may affect you as children in Key Stage 2.

This week, Year 5 started their new Literacy topic ‘Spooky Soup’.