Curriculum – Year 5
Year Group Overview
Download: Year 5 – Long Term Overview 2025-2026 [PDF]
Download: Year 5 – Spring Overview 2025-2026 [PDF]
Download: Year 5 – Autumn Overview 2025-2026 [PDF]
Download: Year 5 – Reading Spine [PDF]
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Spring 1 Overview
In the first part of our Spring Term, we will move on to learning about The Vikings in History with a focus on the changes they made to Great Britain. In Opening Worlds Geography, we will be studying Migration and answering the question ‘Why do people migrate?’, and in Science we will be exploring Forces.
In our Maths lessons we will be continuing our work on Fractions and then move on to looking at decimals and percentages. During our English lessons, we be using the text the Promise as our vehicle text and creating a character narrative and a bargain letter. Our RE topics will see us preparing for Lent and learning about our mission in life.
We will also be developing our painting skills during Art day to create Urban Art inspired by Liverpool, programming Micro:Bits in our Computing lessons and our Spanish topic will allow us to describe transport and say how we travel to different places.
During this term we will also be taking part in football sessions at Joseph Lappin every Thursday afternoon, with our other PE lesson being on a Tuesday morning. For further information related to our curriculum and learning please see our subject specific pages. Please ensure that all PE kits are in on a Tuesday and Thursday.
Homework will be given out on a Monday and is to be returned on a Friday.
Spelling Overview
Download: Year 5 – Term 1A – Overview [PDF]
Download: Year 5 – Term 1B – Overview [PDF]
Download: Year 5 – Term 2A – Overview [PDF]
Download: Year 5 – Term 2B – Overview [PDF]
Download: Year 5 – Term 3A – Overview [PDF]
Download: Year 5 – Term 3B – Overview [PDF]
Homework in Year 5
Homework is given out weekly every Monday and is to be handed in by the Friday. The work will usually consist of two pieces of work, one Maths and one Literacy, which will be related to the topics the children have been studying that week.
We encourage all children to read with someone at home each night, with reading records signed and dated. The children may swap then their reading books when they have read them. In addition, children are asked to complete times tables practice at home when possible.
If there are ever any problems with completing homework or your child is struggling, please tell them to come in and ask their teacher for help before the deadline day; this gives teachers the chance to help your child and mark it before needing to hand out new homework.
Timetables Practice
Year 5 children are expected to know all of their multiplication tables up to 12×12. This should be practised regularly at home.
Reading
This should be 15 minutes with someone at home and Reading Records must be signed and dated.
Weekly Homework
We suggest weekly homework should take no longer than 30 minutes. If you are struggling with homework, stop after this time and let your teacher know.