Year 5

Welcome back!

A very warm welcome to all our Year 5 families as we begin an exciting new school year. It has been really lovely to welcome your children back, and we are all looking forward to an excellent term of learning, creativity and new experiences. We are excited to see the children grow in confidence, develop their skills and enjoy everything Year 5 has to offer.

I look forward to updating everyone on their fantastic progress via Class Dojo and through words of praise in the playground.

Year 5 Team

Mr Mc Carey – Class Teacher
Miss Kaydie – Class TA
Miss Donna – Class TA/LSA

What we will be learning this term

English: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein + Robot Girl by Malorie Blackman – newspaper articles, persuasive speech and biography.
Maths: Number, place value, addition and subtraction
Computing: Game development
Science: Animals including humans
RE: Christianity: Jesus human and divine
History: Viking raids and invasion
Geography: Comparative city study – London, Paris, Madrid
Art & DT: Movement maps, Drawing maps, study of Shantell Martin
PSHE: Managing friendships and peer influence, Physical contact and feeling safe, Responding respecting to a wide range of people; recognising prejudice and discrimination
PE: Netball and Gymnastics
Music: Blues: Singing the Moanin’ Blues and improvising with pitched percussion, focusing on pitch

Home Learning

Weekly home learning will include regular reading, Maths and English CGP book activities, spelling practice and engaging online learning. These activities will help children consolidate their learning in school, build confidence and develop the skills they need to make continued progress.

Mathletics: Maths home learning will be set on Mathletics, www.mathletics.co.uk, every week.

Reading: Your child will bring home a reading book to enjoy and discuss with you. To support their progress, we suggest they read for at least 15 minutes each day. Regular reading helps build confidence, fluency, and a love of books. Please encourage your child to change their book regularly to keep them engaged and challenged. Don’t forget to sign and comment in their Reading Log after each shared reading session — your feedback is a valuable part of their learning journey.

Spelling: Spellings will be shared every Friday, and children will be tested on or before the following Thursday. Please take some time to practise the spellings with your child throughout the week to help build their confidence and accuracy.

Maths/English/Science: Your child will also be given a piece of homework based on maths, English and/or science. Occasionally, they may be asked to research something we are learning or going to learn in class.

PE days

PE will take place on Tuesday and Friday on these days, all children need to wear their PE kit to school.

PE uniform

Blue or black shorts or tracksuit bottoms, a plain white T-shirt and plimsolls or black trainers. Please ensure that all clothes, including bags, have your child’s name on it.

Year 5 will also have 10 swimming lessons over a two-week period.

From the 9th November to the 20th November: the class will walk to Wavelengths every day for a swimming lesson. All children will need to bring a swimming kit and a towel to school every day, for two weeks.

Yearly Overview