06:57 AM - 6 Oct 2025

Today it’s our whole school photo. Smart school uniform please— Thames Ditton Jrs () Oct 6, 2025

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08:12 AM - 3 Sep 2025

Welcome back to our ‘old’ pupils and welcome to our new pupils. We are looking forward to a happy and productive Autumn Term— Thames Ditton Jrs () Sep 3, 2025

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06:07 AM - 27 Jun 2025

It’s today. Payment at the School Gate— Thames Ditton Jrs () Jun 27, 2025

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06:19 AM - 20 Jun 2025

Mufti Day today raising money for Rentstart- Please pay a voluntary contribution of £1 via Scopay— Thames Ditton Jrs () Jun 20, 2025

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12:18 PM - 10 Jun 2025

Year 6 have waved goodbye to Portsmouth and are safely on the Isle of Wight - The residential is well on its way!— Thames Ditton Jrs () Jun 10, 2025

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17:30 PM - 6 Jun 2025

It’s this Sunday!!— Thames Ditton Jrs () Jun 6, 2025

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15:05 PM - 9 May 2025

Staff and pupils observed a 2 minutes silence on Thursday and spent time this week learning more about VE Day. Children in Year 3 made VE Day party invitations and the week ended with a special assembly— Thames Ditton Jrs () May 9, 2025

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11:43 AM - 2 May 2025

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11:30 AM - 27 Mar 2025

Thank you to everyone that helped us raise money for Comic Relief.  We are happy to announce that we reached our target of £350.  If anyone still wants to contribute you may do so on our JustGiving page   URL:   justgiving.com/fundraising/r…    — Thames Ditton Jrs () Mar 27, 2025

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12:20 PM - 24 Mar 2025

What an absolute treat today to have a visit from Derek Paravicini & Professor Adam Ockelford.  amazed the children with his piano playing skills, his ability to play back a piece after hearing it for the first time and his willingness to play songs on request— Thames Ditton Jrs () Mar 24, 2025

Year 5

Meet the Teacher presentation

Please find the 2024 year 5 curriculum presentation here

Please find a more detailed view of the curriculum covered in year 5 here

Autumn term

Whole Class Reading - The 1000-year-old boy by Ross Welford & Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce

English

The 1000-year-old boy

Newspaper article using adverbs followed by past and present participle openers. 

Narrative extract. Two plot points using expanded noun and prepositional phrases.  

Maths

Place value 

Addition & subtraction 

Multiplication & division

Fractions

 

Science

Earth, Sun & Moon

 

Computing

e-safety – self image & identity, online relationships

 

Systems & networks – sharing information

History

Angles, Saxons & Jutes come to Britain
c.AD 400 to c.AD 800

 

Geography

Coastal processes

Art & DT

Sculpture - Ancient Greek ceramics

 

Colour - Pop Art

Music

Glockenspiels and the wider percussion family 

Music theory & written representations of music

Christmas and music appreciation

PE

Fitness

Netball

Gymnastics

Handball

PSHE

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

French

Revision of greetings

Introducing me & my family - age, months & birthday, hair, eyes + physical description.

Family & pets and their description

Christmas Card

Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire song

RE

Christianity - How did the church begin?

 

Islam - What helps Muslims lead a good life?

 

Spring term

English

 

Maths

 

 

Science

Materials & their properties 

 

Computing

 

History

 

Geography

 

Art & DT

 

 

Music

 

PE

 

PSHE

Dreams & Goals

Healthy Me

French

 

RE

 

 

Summer term

English

 

Maths

 

Science

 

 

Computing

 

History

 

Geography

 

Art & DT

 

Music

 

PE

 

PSHE

Relationships - RSE

Changing Me

French

 

RE