Year 5 2025 - 2026

I hope that you have all had a wonderful Christmas break! This half term, Year 5 will be starting Swimming lessons at Copley every Wednesday afternoon. Please ensure your child has their kit in school each week. The letter that was sent out before Christmas is in the files below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to me before or after school.

This half term, Mrs Robinson will teach Year 5 every Wednesday, when I will have my PPA time (planning, preparation and assessment time).

Teaching Assistants: Miss Hunt and Mrs Garrigan will support our learning in class.

I am very much looking forward to a happy and productive year together!      

Our Christian Value:

Respect

Our class read:

English:

We will be writting a letter of persuasion and a non-chronological report based on...

Maths:

Multiplication and division

Fractions 

Decimals and percentages

Perimeter and area

Subjects and topics:

Geography - Would you like to live in the desert?          Art - Printing         PE - Gymnastics and swimming

Science - Space          Computing - Spreadsheets          RE - What would Jesus do?         Heartsmart - Too much selfie isn't healthy!

Indoor PE kit will be needed on a Friday. Swimming kit on a Wednesday.

Homework will be set weekly, consisting of English and maths tasks, consolidating the children's work in class that week. Homework will be set on Fridays and handed in on Wednesdays.

Spellings will be set on a Friday to be tested on the following Friday.

Please have your reading folder in school every day. It is important that you read at home at least three times per week and have your reading record signed. It is very important that children are reading at home in order to progress.

Useful Websites

• BBC Bitesize - A primary school resource for children studying Key Stage 2 Maths, English and Science, featuring game activities and tests.

• Thinkuknow - If you are 7, 8, 9 or 10, I bet you probably like to use the computer for fun. Take a look at this website to help you go on the internet in a safe way and know who to talk to if you are worried.

• Topmarks Daily Ten- short maths activities that the children in Year 5 should be familiar with.

• Times Table Rock Stars- this fantastic app aims to help the children become more fluent with recalling their multiplication facts.