Welcome  to  Year   5

Year 5 marks the move from lower to upper Key Stage 2. The essence of this year is to provide children with opportunities to gain independence and to seek out and accept greater responsibility. 

Year    5 Staff

Class Teacher: Mrs A Neal

Teaching Assistant: Mrs H Fowler

PPA cover: Mrs A Heather

Management release cover: Mrs L Taylor
 

Spring     Term

Our theme this term is Natural Disasters. We will be reading these books as our class reads an analysing it during Guided Reading sessions:

In English lessons, we will continue to focus on the four purposes for writing: writing to inform, writing to persuade, writing to entertain and writing to discuss.  In Science, with Mrs Taylor, we will be looking at forces. Geography lessons will be focused around natural disasters. In Art sessions, we will be looking at mixed media and self portraits. Through D&T, we will be developing our own Spaghetti Bolognese recipes.  In History, we will be exploring Pompeii.  As part of PE, we will be developing our gymnastic and netball skills. During CPSHE, we will explore friendships and healthy relationships. We are very lucky to have the Life Education team coming into school in January to talk to us about Friendships. In Music sessions, we will be looking at the Blues. Children will also be taught music through coding in Computing lessons. In RE, we will be looking at the question, 'Why might the belief that Jesus ‘saved’ people be so important for many Christians today?'. MFL will be taught by Mrs Taylor and we will be learning about how to say animals in French. In addition, we will be having a visit from Mr Blencowe (one of our trustees) to talk to us about his adventure climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

Our Learning Overview for Autumn Term

Autumn     Term

Our theme this term is Mittonwarts - Harry Potter. We will be reading this book as our class read and analysing it during Guided Reading sessions:

We will also be enjoying these books this term:

In English lessons, we will be focusing on the four purposes for writing: writing to inform, writing to persuade, writing to entertain and writing to discuss. We have a very exciting trip to the Cheltenham Literature Festival to see Jacqueline Wilson on 15th October 2025. In Science, with Mrs Heather, we will be looking at materials and their properties. Geography lessons will be focused on fieldwork skills. In Art sessions, we will be focusing on drawing: depth, movement and emotion.  In History, we will be exploring the Early Islamic Civilisation.  As part of PE, we will be developing our hockey and football skills. During CPSHE, we will explore how we value difference as well as looking after our health and wellbeing. In Music sessions, we will be looking at musical theatre and performing as part of an ensemble during the Harvest Festival and Christmas concerts. Children will also be taught how to keep safe online in Computing lessons. RE, Music and MFL will be taught by Mrs Taylor. Through D&T, we will be creating our own Harry Potter pop up books. In addition, we will be visiting the Harry Potter Studios for a day based around Harry Potter, set design and costuming on 6th October 2025.

Our Learning Overview for Autumn Term (TBC RE)

Summer     Term

Useful Information

Our Homework is set on a Friday, through Seesaw, and must be completed by the following Wednesday. Spellings are tested every Thursday. Spelling lists can be found below and your child will be told which words to practise each week through Seesaw. P.E. will normally be on Tuesday afternoon but this may be subject to change depending on weather and extra events. P.E. kit must be in school all week. 

Keeping  Informed  About  Your  Child  in  Year  5

Mrs Neal will make important announcements through the school app or on our online learning platform: Seesaw. Whole school announcements can be found on the school app, website or on the newsletter. In addition, behaviour will be reported on Class Dojo. 

Helpful  Websites  

All children in Year 5 have a Times Table Rockstars login. Times Table Rockstars is a fantastic website for children to practise their times tables. https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/26502

BBC Bitesize is a wonderful website for all subjects. There are many tutorials online that can help support your child's learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn

Year 5 documents