Year 5 2026 - 2027

 Weclome back Year 5! I hope you all had a lovely half term break! This half term we have lots of exciting new learning including designing and creating our very own steady hand game in DT as well as starting our Ukulele tuition with Mrs Ashton. After Christmas, Year 5 will be starting their weekly swimming lessons at Copley. More information will follow.

Key dates:

18.11.26 Freddy Fit!

17.12.26 UKS2 Christmas Party!

18.12.26 Carol Service and finish for Christmas

PE - Tuesday and Friday

Spelling test - Wednesday

Homework - Friday (handed in the following Wednesday)

This half term, Mrs Jarvis will teach Year 5 every Monday, 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.

Our Christian Value:

Love and Courage

Our class read:

English:

Magic and Mystery 

Leon and the Place Between

Narrative and explanation

Maths:

Multiply and divide by 10, 100, 1000

Equivalent fractions

Comparing and ordering fractions

Improper fractions and mixed numbers

Addition and subtraction of fractions

Subjects and topics:

History - Ancient Greece        DT - Steady hand 'buzzer' game        PE -  Football

Science -  Materials        Computing - Game creator      RE -  Incarnation      

Heartsmart - Don't forget to let love in     Music - Ukulele tuition

 PE kits will be needed on a Tuesday and a Friday.

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 Wednesday to be tested on the following Wednesday.

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.