Term One Week 3

Sunday 17th September
It has been an exciting week for our Y5 and Y6 learners as we have seen all the Y6 children receive their prefect badge meaning that they are all role models for the rest of the school and they have began their lunchtime duties with responsibility. As writers,

Term One Week 2

Thursday 14th September
Our first full week of the term, and indeed the year, and it has been packed full of learning!   As historians, we have embarked on our learning journey of investigating ‘How did settlements stem from The Stone Age?’ which saw us grappling with chronology as we learnt about the

Term One Week 1

Friday 8th September
Welcome to the start of the academic year 2023-2024 and what a fantastic first four days back we have had – if not a little on the hot side! It has been great to see the new Year 5s settle in so well to life in Upper Key Stage 2

Term Six Week 7

Friday 21st July
What a final week of 2023 it has been at UVA! The Year 6s have enjoyed a week of fun leavers activities while the Year 5s (and the rest of the school ) were treated to a string quintet sessions provided by North Somerset Music Service. They performed for us

Term Six Week 6

Thursday 13th July
What a fabulous week in school we’ve had with The Greatest Show topping the bill! Thank you for all your support with costumes, learning lines and clapping along while watching our Upper Key Stage Two production. The children really did put on a great show which included acting, singing and

Term Six Week 6

Monday 10th July

Term Six Week 5

Monday 10th July
The weather held off and what a fabulous sports day we had this week! Brilliant effort, enthusiasm and encouragement from all involved. As Uphill citizens this week, we talked about body image and the importance of self-esteem and how to be happy being you.

Term Six Week 4

Wednesday 28th June
Half way through the term and it has been a busy week! We absolutely loved taking our Year 5s to the beach this week while our Y6s were experiencing transition at their new secondary schools. Having linked up with Minerva Primary Academy throughout the year on Teams, we actually got

Term Six Week 3

Thursday 22nd June
We have enjoyed a hot, sunny week at school which included a visit from NSSPEA sports coaches on Tuesday who delivered sessions using lazar targets and developing sprinting skills. As mathematicians, Y5 and Y6 have been exploring 3D shapes such as cubes and cuboids and how

Term Six Week 2

Thursday 15th June
What a scorching – hot week it has been! Whilst the sun has been shining down on us and we have been trying to keep cool, we have enjoyed another successful week in Year 5 and 6. As readers, we explored the characters in our quality text ‘Demeter and Persephone’