Year 5 have just begun an exciting new class text, Everest by Alex Stewart and Joe Todd-Stanton, perfectly linking with our current topic on mountains. This beautifully illustrated book tells the inspiring true story of the first people to successfully climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth. Through this powerful text, pupils will be developing their writing skills across a range of genres, including biographies, survival guides and newspaper reports. They will explore the resilience, courage and ambition needed to overcome challenges, both on the mountain and in everyday life. As we learn about real explorers and the geography of mountain environments, we hope to encourage our children to aim high, persevere when things feel tough, and remember that with determination and belief in themselves, they truly can reach for the stars.