Year 5 2025 - 2026

 This half term, Year 5 will be continuing with 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.

Key dates:

Friday 27th February - Non uniform for St Patrick's (winner's treat)

Monday 2nd March - Non uniform for St David's (St David's day)

Thursday 5th March - World Book Day

Friday 6th March - Freddie Fit

Thursday 19th March - Holy Trinity visit for 'Easter Week'

Wednesday 25th March - Parents Evening

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:

Forgiveness

Our class read:

English:

We will be writting a letter of persuasion and an explanation based on our spies topic.

Maths:

Decimals and percentages

Perimeter and area

Graphs and tables

Subjects and topics:

History - The Vikings          DT - Food technology - Cous cous salad         PE - Netball and swimming

Science - British Science Week         Computing - Coding        RE - Salvation        Heartsmart - Don't hold on to what's wrong

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.