Welcome to Year 5

Our PE Days are:

• Mondays (Indoor)
• Thursdays (Outdoor)

On these days, your child may come to school in their PE kit: plain white  T shirt, black shorts or joggers and plain black trainers. A plain black hooded jacket may also be worn.

• For safety reasons, jewellery (including belly buttons piercings) are not permitted.
• Hair must be tied back.

W/C 07.09.26

English
This week, we will begin our sentence stacking lessons based on the book, Gorilla, but Antony Browne.

Maths
This week, we will be focusing on place value, working with numbers up to 1,000,000. We will be reading, writing and comparing numbers. find 10, 100, 1000, 10,000 and 100,000 more and less than given numbers and partitioning numbers.

Reading Comprehension
This week, we will be reading and analysing a poem called “My Brother Bert”. We will answer a range of questions, including vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval, and summarising.

History
This week, we will be starting our topic on Ancient Greeks.

DT

This week, we will focus on food and nutrition. We will be looking at pizzas, including ingredients and design.

Religious Education (RE)
This week, we will be exploring our core value of compassion – What is compassion? How can we show compassion?

Science
This week, we will begin exploring different materials and their properties, including comparing and sorting materials.

W/C 14.09.26

English
During this week, we will continue with our sentence stacking lesson based on “Gorilla.” We will use our sentence stacking lessons to help us include key features and language techniques in our writing.

Maths
This week, we will continue focusing on place value. We will be finding 10, 100, 1000, 10,000 and 100,000 more and less than given numbers and partitioning numbers.

Reading Comprehension
This week, we will be reading and analysing a non fiction text called “Amazing Migrations”. We will answer a range of questions, including vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval, and summarising.

History
This week, we will continue our unit on Ancient Greek by designing a Greek vase.

Design and Technology (DT)
This week, we will continue our food and nutrition unit, looking the different ingredients used for pizzas.

Religious Education (RE)
This week, we will begin exploring the Jewish faith and why they have particular celebrations.

Science
This week, we will continue our unit on Material and there properties, looking at which materials are suitable for different applications.

This is a very prestigious award presented every 2 weeks to a child in each class who has impressed their teachers with their academic work, effort, engagement or demonstrated one or more of our core values.

08.05.26

5ZK- Bobby

5AM- Eyosias

5VSS/KT- Amelia

13.02.26

All of year 5.

16.01.26

5AM – Nyla-Rae

5KT/VSS – Matilda

5ZK – Aman

In Year 5, Children will be given Reading, Spelling and TT Rockstars homework. Children will be set spellings on Friday ready to be tested the following Friday.

Children who are on the reading scheme are also required to read to an adult 5x a week with an adult signature acknowledging this in the reading record.

Children who are free readers are required to read 3x a week with an adult signature acknowledging this in the reading record.

Children take part in weekly times tables tests to help track their progress and identify any areas where they may need extra support. After each test, Ping messages are sent to parents and carers to share results and updates.

It’s really important that children practise regularly at home each week, as this helps to build confidence, improve accuracy and prepare them for future learning. Consistent practice makes a big difference to their progress and understanding.

We use Times Table Rock Stars  to support their rapid recall of these. All children have a login and are encouraged to use it as often as they can.

Here is the link to the website:

https://ttrockstars.com/

Please see below for a selection of photos from the recent Robinwood residential (photos currently being added to website).