Year 5 2026 - 2027

Ms Hudson, Mrs Brown, Mrs Maiden, Mrs Fitzsimons and Mrs Eckersley would like to wish you a warm welcome to the Summer term in year 5. 

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Class Teachers: Ms Hudson and Mrs Brown

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Maiden, Mrs Fitzsimons and Mrs Eckersley

Our current learning: 

Our value for this half term is: Respect

In English we will disclose our book after our initial 'book detectives' lessons. On Fridays, with Mrs Brown, children will be focusing on reading skills, especially comprehension.

In maths, we will be learning all about place value initially then moving on to addition and subtraction with Ms Hudson. Mrs Brown will be focusing on shape, position and direction.

In science,  we will be learning all about Earth and space and our religious learning is about Islam and the daily lives, routines and customs of Muslims.

In history we will be learning all about the Ancient Greeks and how their legacy still influences us today.

P.E is on Fridays with Neil - please come to school in your PE kit! Please see the uniform list for the appropriate kit that will be needed. Trainers are allowed to be worn. Don't forget to remove/cover any jewellery (including watches -and earrings) and make sure your hair is tied up if it is long. Just a reminder that children who are unable to remove earrings must provide their own tape.  

Homework : Reading, Spellings and Timestables 

Reading - children should read at least 3 times per week - this is the minimum expectation! Reading records will be checked on a Friday and will need to be signed once by an adult for 3 reads. Please can children record the book title, pages read and any relevant comments. There will be an opportunity for children who haven't met this expectation to read on a Friday afternoon. Focus for reading at home should be fluency and comprehension.

Spellings - ~Year 5 have weekly spelling lists that are sent home at the start of each half term and spelling tests will be on a Friday. We practise these spellings daily in class too.  Please also practice Common Exception Words – see files below for the list! Due to children in year 5 being expected to use more adventurous vocabulary in their writing, most children will be given a year 5 spelling list. Some children will be focusing on the first five words only. This is written on the top of your child's list which can be kept at home. If you have any queries, please contact us on dojo or in person for clarification. 

TimesTables - It is really important for Year 5 to continue to practise their times tables as they should be working towards knowing up to 12 x 12. We will introduce a weekly '50 club times table challenge' later in the term and use 'Times Table Rockstars' regularly. They can access Times Tables Rockstars at home as well as at school on an IPAD, tablet or PC. All they need is their login details which will be stuck inside their reading records. If they don't have them, please see Ms Hudson or Mrs Brown.

Class Read : Ancient Greek Myths Collection by Geraldine McCaughrean and Tony Ross.