--- title: "Year 5 English - Mythological Creatures Top Trumps" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-18-year-5-english-mythological-creatures-top-trumps" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 5 English - Mythological Creatures Top Trumps ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/f3646fea-bdc0-4cda-b21a-15cf2880606f.jpg) 18 September 2025 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/f3646fea-bdc0-4cda-b21a-15cf2880606f.jpg) Year 5's English study of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe led us into the realm of mythology this week. To prepare for innovating a new character inspired by Mr. Tumnus, students delved into researching legendary creatures. We kicked off the unit with an exciting game of Top Trumps, exploring the unique attributes of monsters such as the Gorgon, Siren, and Cyclops, which will serve as excellent inspiration for their final writing task. [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/c6aff556-4a5c-4463-b8ca-2c101743b01a.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-17-nursery-literacy-fine-motor-skills-threading) Previous ### [Nursery - Literacy - Fine Motor Skills - Threading](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-17-nursery-literacy-fine-motor-skills-threading) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2025-09-22_09_49_31.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-22-year-6-maths-understanding-common-factors) Next ### [Year 6: Maths - Understanding Common Factors](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-22-year-6-maths-understanding-common-factors) ### 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/)