--- title: "Blog by Tag: Year 5" url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5" school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School" --- [Start your school journey with us! Book a visit for September 2027 school starters](https://www.scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/parents/admissions) # Blog by Tag: Year 5 [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8585.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-09-14-39-cricket-skills-in-y5) 9 Oct #### [Cricket skills in Y5](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-09-14-39-cricket-skills-in-y5) Today, we have been practising our cricket skills. We have been learning how to bowl correctly, drawing a back to front number six in the air to help us. We also practised hitting the ball off a stump. [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8198.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-24-15-06-girl-s-football-tournament-winners) 24 Sep #### [Girl’s Football Tournament Winners!](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-24-15-06-girl-s-football-tournament-winners) These amazing footballers represented school fantastically, playing as a team and showing determination, resilience and ability. After a close game in the final, Scotforth won the tournament and will now represent Lancaster in the district finals in January. Well done girls!!! [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8567.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-08-07-geography-what-can-we-remember) 18 Sep #### [Geography - What can we remember?](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-08-07-geography-what-can-we-remember) Today, we were recapping on the oceans of the world and the continents. We had a go at completing a jigsaw of the world and then we labelled it. This proved quite challenging but we persevered. [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8513.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-15-17-teamwork-in-y5) 11 Sep #### [Teamwork in Y5](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-15-17-teamwork-in-y5) Today, we have been completing some group games and worked as a team. We had to listen, communicate and encourage each other. We used the parachute to work together as a whole class. We had a great time. [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8428.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-02-08-19-crown-green-bowling) 2 Jul #### [Crown Green Bowling](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-02-08-19-crown-green-bowling) We spent the afternoon with Coach Dan learning how to bowl and aim at a target. By the end of the afternoon, our crown green bowling skills had certainly improved. [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8398.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-02-08-17-wigan-warriors-rugby-taster-session) 2 Jul #### [Wigan Warriors rugby taster session](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-02-08-17-wigan-warriors-rugby-taster-session) We had a great session with some coaches from Wigan Warriors Rugby Club. They taught us how to pass, catch and score a try. [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8137.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-30-17-20-using-an-atlas) 30 Apr #### [Using an atlas ](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-30-17-20-using-an-atlas) Today, we have used an atlas to locate the different countries, capital cities and other cities that are within the United Kingdom. We have also identified the different bodies of water that surround the UK. [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8058.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-20-17-36-cricket-taster-session) 20 Mar #### [Cricket Taster Session](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-20-17-36-cricket-taster-session) Today, we took part in a taster cricket session to see if we would like to take it up as a sport. We had a go at hitting the ball from a raised stump and from the ground. It gave us a chance to practise our hand/eye coordination. [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8047.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-06-14-37-world-book-day-in-y5) 6 Mar #### [World Book Day in Y5](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-06-14-37-world-book-day-in-y5) What a great day we have had! We read lots of new books, adapted a traditional tale, played a character game, completed a quiz with Y1 and drew a knight by following ‘Draw with Rob’. Our costumes were fantastic too! [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5871.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-06-10-35-y1-world-book-day) 6 Mar #### [Y1 World Book Day](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-06-10-35-y1-world-book-day) We had a brilliant day celebrating World Book Day. We worked well with y5s on our book quiz, Ring o read and creating our book covers. 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We observed whether each group had included various heights, synchronised actions and all the key element we have practised in our… [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_7926.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-13-12-39-freeze-framing-the-highwayman-poem) 13 Feb #### [Freeze framing the Highwayman Poem](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-13-12-39-freeze-framing-the-highwayman-poem) We worked in small groups to choose a scene out of ‘The Highwayman’ poem. 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