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Year 5

Week beginning 8th June 2026

 

Year 5 have continued to make a fantastic start to the term, building on their enthusiasm and curiosity as they delve deeper into our exciting new project.

This week, the children have thoroughly enjoyed learning more about Kensuke's Kingdom and getting to know the main character, Michael. As we explored the opening chapters together, the class made thoughtful predictions, discussed Michael's experiences and began to understand the challenges he faces on his remarkable journey. The story has already sparked some excellent conversations and captured the children's imaginations.

In English, we have continued developing our persuasive writing skills. The children have been constructing balanced arguments about whether sailing around the Pacific Ocean was a sensible decision for Michael's family, using evidence from the text to support their opinions. We have been particularly impressed by their use of ambitious vocabulary and increasingly sophisticated sentence structures.

Important dates and messages:

Key Dates

The calendar section on the website lists all major events throughout the academic year, but here are some reminders:

  • Friday 19th June 2026 - Sports Day at King’s Park Stadium
  • Saturday 27th June - St. James’ Summer Fayre
  • Wednesday 22nd July - Break up for summer holidays @ 1:20pm

Worship theme: 

 

Relationship with Ourselves + Others

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Curriculum

Looking ahead to Sports Week, Year 5 have an exciting week planned, packed with a wide range of activities and opportunities to develop teamwork, resilience and sporting skills.

Throughout the week, the children will take part in a variety of sporting experiences including badminton, rounders, archery, golf, bench ball, climbing and a beach trip. They will also be learning and practising their Sports Day dance and taking part in World Cup-themed activities, where they will explore different countries and celebrate sport from around the world.

As well as developing their physical skills, the children will be encouraged to demonstrate excellent sportsmanship, cooperation and determination in all of their activities.

The week will culminate with our Sports Day on Friday. Please note that pick-up on Friday will be from King's Park Stadium at 3:00pm.

We are looking forward to a fantastic week filled with fun, teamwork, healthy competition and plenty of memorable experiences!

Other news:

  • PPA Days - PPA Days will be every other Tuesday, and children should come in wearing PE kits. 

  • PE every Thursday - Children should wear their PE kits every Tuesday.

Homework:

  • Please find links to the relevant information below for the Project Overview and Homework.
  • MyMaths - We will set up MyMaths tasks termly, based on the learning we will be doing this term. Please let us know if you are finding them too easy or tricky, and remember that below, there are many resources you can use to extend your learning from home. Various MyMaths activities will be set for this term. This is to allow children who like to do more, to be able to. However, children do not have to complete all the MyMaths activities. Two per week is our minimum recommendation. 
  • Reading books - we would like to remind everyone to have a reading book in school - this can be a school or home book. We want all children to be able to share recommendations and reviews of what we have read recently. We display books we've read in the classroom to get children talking about the stories they love and inspire others to try new titles.
  • Reading records - All children should now have a grey reading record in which they can record how often they are reading. They will receive one raffle ticket if they read three times a week and two if they read more than five. At the end of each term, we will draw a raffle to win a trip to Costa. You have to be in it to win it! Activities in the reading records can be completed at home for fun! 

Reading:

This term, we are reading Boy in the Tower. We will be using Designated Reader sentence stems to support our written answers. Each lesson focuses on a different reading skill, including inferring, predicting, questioning, evaluating, clarifying, summarising and making connections.

         

Best wishes,

Year 5 Team

Miss Martin and Miss Perry

Learning as a family in Jesus, through Love, Hope, and Forgiveness.

Matthew 19:26: “With God all things are possible.”

Optional Revision Materials

📚 READING

🌐 Main websites

📖 Extra useful sites

  • Topmarks
    ➤ Reading games and comprehension activities
  • PrimaryTools
    ➤ Free reading SATs-style papers and practice

✏️ WRITING

🌐 Main websites

  • BBC Bitesize
    ➤ Writing guides (grammar, sentence structure, genres)

✍️ Extra useful sites

  • Literacy Shed
    ➤ Visual prompts and story starters
  • Pobble 365
    ➤ Daily picture prompts for creative writing
  • Hamilton Trust
    ➤ Free writing units and activities

🔢 MATHS

🌐 Main websites

➕ Extra useful sites

  • White Rose Maths
    ➤ Home learning videos and worksheets
  • Topmarks
    ➤ Maths games (Hit the Button, etc.)
  • Times Tables Rock Stars
    ➤ Great for fluency

📝 SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar)

🌐 Main websites

  • BBC Bitesize
    ➤ Grammar, punctuation & spelling lessons + quizzes

🔤 Extra useful sites

  • Spelling Frame
    ➤ Year 5/6 spelling lists and tests
  • Rollama
    ➤ Fun SPaG games
  • ICT Games
    ➤ Simple spelling and grammar games

⭐ ALL-IN-ONE REVISION

  • BBC Bitesize
    ➤ Covers reading, writing, maths & SPaG in one place (free and curriculum-matched)
  1. Parent overview - Stone Age to Iron Age 2026
    pdf
  2. Topic homework- Stone age to Iron Age 2026
    pdf
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