Year Group Overview

Download: Year 5 – Long Term Overview [PDF]

Download: Year 5 – Autumn Overview [PDF]
Download: Year 5 – Summer Overview [PDF]
Download: Year 5 – Spring Overview [PDF]

Download: Year 5 – Reading Spine [PDF]

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Year 5 – Brief Overview

Welcome to Year 5! We are looking forward to an exciting and engaging autumn term, with lots of opportunities for children to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence across the curriculum.

In English, we will explore King Kong and FArTHER, developing our reading, writing, vocabulary and comprehension skills through these engaging texts.

In Mathematics, our learning will focus on place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and fractions. We will build fluency and confidence with number while developing our ability to solve problems and explain our mathematical thinking.

Our Science learning will explore the properties and changes of materials, including dissolving, separating mixtures and reversible and irreversible changes. We will also learn about animals, including humans, exploring the human life cycle, puberty, reproduction and gestation.

In RE, we will explore Creation and Covenant, including the stories of Noah, Abraham and Moses, the Ten Commandments and what it means to love our neighbour. We will also learn about prophecy and promise, exploring David, Jesus as the fulfilment of God’s promise, prayer and the qualities of good leadership.

Our History topics will take us to Baghdad and Anglo-Saxon Britain, considering how historians find out about the past. In Geography, we will investigate why California is so thirsty and explore the importance of oceans and their influence on people and settlements.

There will be plenty of opportunities for creativity too. In Art, children will explore the work of Pablo Picasso and create portraits inspired by his style. In Design and Technology, they will develop their cooking and nutrition skills by preparing a savoury African dish and learning more about where ingredients come from. In Music, children will explore jazz, learning how improvisation can be used to express themselves.

In Computing, pupils will learn how to create and search databases using Excel and explore how variables and conditionals are used in computer programming. In MFL, they will develop their French vocabulary around body parts, health, illnesses and family.

Our PE programme will include gymnastics, dance, hockey and tag rugby, developing children’s movement, coordination, teamwork, tactics and understanding of rules.
Alongside our academic learning, we will continue to support children’s personal development through RSHE, wellbeing activities, Anti-Bullying Week, Road Safety and Black History Month.

We are excited for a busy and rewarding term and look forward to seeing our Year 5 children grow in knowledge, confidence and independence throughout the autumn term.

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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]

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Homework in Year 5

New homework is given out each Friday. It is to be returned to school by the following Thursday. This supports the Maths and English work your child has been doing in class and should take no more than 30 minutes. If your child is finding it tricky, please stop after this time and let the teacher know.

Reading Books

Please send reading books and reading records into school every day. We encourage regular reading at home to support your child’s progress and love for books. We ask that all children read at home for 15 minutes each night. Reading Records should be signed and dated each time your child reads. Read Write Inc students will bring home a corresponding RWI book.

PE Lessons

For this term the children will be participating in PE lessons every Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure that children have the correct PE kit in school on these days.

Water Bottles

It is important that every child has a water bottle in school to maintain hydration levels. Please ensure the water bottle is filled with plain water, as sugary drinks like juice are not permitted.

Thank you for your continued support in helping your child succeed!