Year 5

Welcome to Year 5

Miss Peacock and Mrs Okon make up our Year 5 Team

Autumn term 2024

English

This half term we will be looking at the book 'Nothing stopped Sophie' as part of our aspirations work. We will then move on to 'Sky song' by Abi Elphinstone for our narrative work as well as looking at non-chronological reports. We will be building our bank of descriptive and vocabulary and learning how to use different sentence types. 

Maths

We will be starting the half term with decimal fractions. Within this unit we will explore tenths, hundredths and thousandths and we will also use column addition and subtraction. We will also look at money, where we will focus on pounds and pence as well as comparing amounts of money.

We will be doing a lot of work on times tables and it would be great if you could encourage your child to continue this at home. www.ttrockstars.com is a fantastic website for times table games and all the children have logins.

Theme

Our challenge question this half term is what are the differences between the Arctic and Antarctica. Within our topic we will be enriching our geographical skills learning about zones of the earth.

Spring term 2025:

English

This half-term we will be using The Great Kapok Tree as the key text for our narrative work. We will focus on openers, relative clauses and parenthesis in our writing as well as re-capping on previously taught SPAG skills. For our non-fiction work, we will be focusing on instructions and writing survival guides.

We will continue to practise our VIPERS skills in reading sessions. We really appreciate the support that you have given to your children at home with their reading, just 5 or 10 minutes each day can make a real difference and help to improve their confidence and fluency.

Maths:

In Maths we will be focusing on Multiplication and Division as well as Area and Scaling. We will also continue with our daily arithmetic sessions focusing on mental methods of calculation.

There will be a big push on times tables this half term; it is so important that the children are fluent in them in so that they are able to access the other areas of the Maths curriculum. Every child has a login to TT Rockstars and we are really grateful for all of your support with this at home!

Theme:

In our Geography sessions this half term we will be focusing on the Amazon Rainforest. Within this topic, we will develop our map skills and examine data to help us understand the human and physical features of the rainforest. We will also conduct some fieldwork with a visit to Hyde Park to study the plants and animals there.

In our History lessons our challenge question  is ‘What did the Mayan civilization achieve?’. Within this challenge question we will be enriching our history skills by learning more about the Mayans and the impact they have had on life today.

Summer term 2025

English:

In our English sessions we will be exploring the text ‘Viking Boy’ by Tony Bradman. We will also be writing persuasive letters for Healthy Week linking to our theme work. We will be applying the rules of grammar and narrative writing that we have learnt throughout the year to develop an effective piece. We will be focusing on:

• using high level punctuation for effect
• using a range of clauses
• editing and improving our work effectively.

In reading, we will continue to develop our VIPERS skills across a range of reading texts and comprehension papers. Thank you for all of your support with the children’s reading at home. Please continue to encourage them to both read regularly and spend time on Read Theory to develop their skills.

Maths:

This term, we will be developing our knowledge of fractions and using our reasoning skills to help us solve problems. We will also be exploring measurement and angles as well as working on our arithmetic skills. It is lovely to see the children gaining confidence with their times tables. Please continue to encourage this at home through websites such as TT Rock stars or Hit the Button.

Theme:

Our challenge question for Geography  is ‘How are maps used to describe an area?’ Within this challenge question we will be focusing on six figure grid references and symbols on OS maps.

We are starting the half term with Healthy Week where we will focus on healthy bodies and healthy minds, After healthy week, we will be starting our history learning with a topic focused on the Anglo-Saxons. We will develop our skills in history by exploring sources of evidence and considering how the past has impacted on the present day.

Useful Websites:

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/0/
www.topmarks.co.uk
www.ttrockstars.com
www.spag.com
www.readtheory.org
www.spellingframe.co.uk
www.mathsframe.co.uk

Year 5