Dear Parents and Carers,

 

Welcome back after a lovely holiday. We are really looking forward to getting to know your children, helping them settle and then starting some exciting learning.

 

Several adults will be working in year 5 this year.

Mr McLaren- Mondays

Mrs Keyte- Tuesdays to Fridays

Mr Fanning and Mrs Haden- on Tuesday afternoons

Mrs Connelly- TA on Mondays and Wednesdays

Miss Dunkley- TA on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,  Thursdays and Fridays.

 

Daily Routines

Please come into school via the KS2 door, store your bag in your locker and have your water bottle, reading book and reading diary to hand. When you come in, we will have an activity ready to ease us into our day. At the end of the day, we will come out to the KS2 playground ready to go home.

 

Weekly Routines

We have a few activities timetabled every week.

PE DAYS are Tuesday and Friday.

On PE days, please come to school wearing your PE uniform. Pupils need to wear a plain white t-shirt (or one with the school logo) and plain black or navy bottoms.

 

Snacks and water

Just a reminder to bring a water bottle to school. There are opportunities to fill up your bottle during the day. Also, do bring a healthy snack like fruit to school for break time. 

 

Homework

Homework is an important support to class learning. All homework is sent home on a Friday, stuck into their diary.

Maths- this will be a page from their maths homework book. It will at times link to what we have completed in class, and at times will be revision from a few weeks before. This is due on Wednesdays.

Reading- Please read as much as you can and record it in your diary.

SPaG- This will be a page of our CGP book. It is due back to school for Wednesday.

Spelling- These will be spellings which usually follow a pattern or rule. You will receive a half term overview and they will be on the homework sheet weekly. This is tested the following week.

You can also practise your times tables on TTRS.

Curriculum Overview   Autumn Term This term in Writing we will meet texts based on or history theme of the Ancient Greeks, including Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. We will start to meet some new year 5 grammar around relative clauses, modal verbs and embedded clauses. We will be writing reflective diaries, letters and mythical narratives. In Reading we will read ‘Who let the Gods Out’ by Maz Evans which is a modern take on the Greek Gods and Mythologica which helps us understand their historical links. We will practise retrieving information, considering language, predicting, inferring and summarising. In Maths, we will be exploring 5 digit numbers and their place value. We will use this to help us add and subtract numbers. We will apply this to one and two step word problems. We will start to find totals and change. We will also revise our skills of multiplying and dividing by 10. In Science, we will learn about ‘Forces’. We will learn about air resistance, water resistance and friction, completing many experiments over the unit. We will have the chance to ask questions and answer them using our own investigations. In History, we will learn about the Ancient Greeks particularly the cities of Sparta and Athens. We will learn about democracy and think about the legacy of the Greeks today. In Art, we will be inspired by the poster artist Favianna Rodriguez who uses printing techniques in her art work. We will also created printed pieces based on loving nature. In music, we will learn about notation and will create compositions, using staff notation to record them.  Those who wish to, can attend Mrs Woolley’s Choir and then attend Young Voices in January. In RE, we will learn about Creation. We will explore the potential conflict between the way scientists and Christians explain the creation of the world. In PE, we will be doing gymnastics and invasion games. In Computing, we will be doing work around Online Safety as well as beginning to use Scratch to as a coding software programme. Mr McLaren will teach computing as we start busy new units! In PSHE and RSE, we will be revisiting our Taking Care Project which is a project where children consider who they can turn to if they need help. We will also be revisiting our work on Zones of Regulation, revising different feelings and thinking about ways to manage them. We will start our PSHE looking at how to stay healthy. This year we will be taking part in the Knightlow Leaders program. The children will look at leadership locally, in the community, nationally and globally. They will be advocates of change looking into leadership opportunities at school and beyond.

 

Ways to help at home

In addition to homework, please always remember the following.

The children all did fabulously well in their times tables and they should be rightfully proud. However, to keep them fresh, the children still need to practise them regularly. They are really needed for our maths curriculum.

Please also read as much as you can. There is a significant body of research which tells us of the benefit of reading for developing language and empathy.

Completing puzzles in the newspaper such as su doku and anagram puzzles is really good for logic and reasoning. 

 

I am really looking forward to welcoming the class back.

Do contact us if you have any questions or concerns- we are a team who wants to support your child.

 

Hannah Keyte

  

 Welcome slides from the 'Meet The Teacher' evening 

welcome to year 5 pdf.pdf

 The Year 5 Timetable 2026-27

year 5 timetable 2026 27.pdf

 

 

year 5 long term plan.pdf