Year 5
Mrs Llewelyn, Miss Wall and Miss Butler.
Welcome to the Year 5 web page. In 5JL you will find Mrs Llewelyn and in 5IW you will find Miss Wall. Helping children across the classes, you will find the wonderful Miss Butler. If you have any concerns or queries, do not hesitate to get in touch with the school.
On this page you can find:
- Class information including spellings and home learning;
- Information about our curriculum and learning, including an overview of our current topics.
Click on our logo to find out about our Year 5 Curriculum.
In Autumn 2, our English lessons will first focus on the book ‘The Journey’ by Francesca Sanna. The Journey by Francesca Sanna is a powerful picture book about a family fleeing their war-torn homeland in search of safety. Our first writing outcome will be a dual narrative diary, where we will write from two contrasting perspectives: a refugee child experiencing the journey and their mother. This challenging format requires pupils to maintain two distinct voices while exploring themes of fear, hope, displacement and belonging. Building on our work with The Journey, we will then apply our understanding of the refugee experience to persuasive writing. Our outcome will be a persuasive letter to local families, encouraging them to support refugee families with children. We will end the term by writing a setting description inspired by the vivid imagery of Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell. In Maths, we will be studying fractions. Children will learn to compare, order, add, subtract, multiply and convert fractions, including improper fractions and mixed numbers, while developing their understanding of equivalent fractions. We will then move on to multiplication and division, where children will multiply larger numbers using formal written methods, use short division to solve calculations, and apply their skills to solve real-life and reasoning problems. In geography, the children will be cartographers, learning how to identify different features on a world map (e.g. latitude, longitude, tropic of Capricorn etc.) and locating other key information such as continents, cities and biomes. In science, the children will be studying spectacular space! They will be locating key planets and learning about the movement of the Earth and moon. Children will also be learning about the seasons and why the amount of daylight changes throughout the year. In computing, we will be studying programming, specifically, how to use a crumble controller to program events. In R.E. the children will be learning why the Torah is important to Jewish people. In PSHE our topic will be ‘celebrating differences’ and in P.E. the children will be doing fitness and gymnastics.
Home learning will be sent home every Wednesday and should be returned by the following Monday.
Spelling tests will take place every Monday. Please remember to record your three weekly reads in your reading record and hand it in every Monday in 5JL and every Tuesday in 5IW.
Children should also continue to regularly access Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) to support their fluency with multiplication facts. Oxford Reading Scheme books should be brought to school every day, as teachers and teaching assistants may read with your child at any time.
P.E. days are Monday and Tuesday. Please send your child into school wearing their PE kits on these days.
TimetableYear 5 Medium Term Plan Unit 2
