--- title: "Year 5 English: Planning a Narrative based on Journey to the River Sea" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-06-26-year-5-english-planning-a-narrative-based-on-journey-to-the-river-sea" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 5 English: Planning a Narrative based on Journey to the River Sea ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/9a27499f-8dd9-4143-a0e2-fb0140376390.jpg) 26 June 2025 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/9a27499f-8dd9-4143-a0e2-fb0140376390.jpg)Our Year 5 English lessons have been brought to life by the captivating narrative of Eva Ibbotson's Journey to the River Sea. Students have been diligently planning their unique, innovated stories, drawing inspiration from the novel's themes and adventures. We are excited to see these creative narratives unfold as they begin their writing journey this week. [Year 5](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-5) [English](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/english) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/nintendo-switch-2.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-06-25-online-safety-nintendo-switch-2) Previous ### [Online Safety - Nintendo Switch 2](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-06-25-online-safety-nintendo-switch-2) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2025-06-27_17_22_07.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-06-27-year-1-history-christopher-columbus) Next ### [Year 1 - History - Christopher Columbus](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-06-27-year-1-history-christopher-columbus) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)