Welcome to Year 5

Rossetti Class

'Lie still, lie still, my beating heart' 

Christina Rossetti was an English poet. She wrote many well known poems including 'Goblin Market' and 'What is Pink'. Her writing is often inspired by her life, feelings and her experiences. She enjoyed writing from a young age and by the age of 16 years old she had written over 50 poems!

Dickinson Class

'Hope is the thing'

Emily Dickinson was an American poet known for her simple works about love, death, and nature. She wrote hundreds of poems, but most of them were not published until after her death. When she was young, she showed a love of reading which in turn developed her fantastic poetry skills. 

Meet the Year 5 Team!

Rossetti Class Teacher:  Miss Hamilton

Dickinson Class Teacher:  Mr Arnold

Teaching Assistants:  Mrs Kesby and Miss Scott