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Year 5

Week beginning 14th September 2026

What a fantastic first full week of Year 5 we have had! It has been wonderful to see the children settling into their new classes and getting used to the routines and expectations for the year ahead.

This week, we have been focusing on what it means to be Ready, Respectful and Safe. We have been talking about how we can demonstrate these important values every day and how they will help us to have a happy, successful year. We have been incredibly impressed with the children’s positive attitudes and enthusiasm.

We have also been learning about our new class names: Galilee and Mediterranean. The children have enjoyed finding out more about these places and have produced some wonderful poems inspired by their learning. We are looking forward to displaying their fantastic work for everyone to see!

A reminder that on Monday 14th September, after school, you are welcome to pop in and visit your child’s classroom. This year, instead of Parent Information Evenings, we have also made a welcome video. 

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Monday is also our exciting Greek Day. Please see the separate letter that has been sent home for further information about the day and what the children need to bring.

Next week is also National Fitness Week, and we will be celebrating in school on Wednesday 16th September.

We will be starting the day with a Wake and Shake on the playground, so we are looking forward to getting active and starting the day with lots of energy!

Please look out for further information about the day. As Wednesday is already our usual PE day, children should come to school in their PE kits on Wednesday 16th September.

Important Reminders

● PE day: Wednesday – please make sure your child has their PE kit in school. On Wednesday 16th September, children should come to school wearing their PE kit for National Fitness Week.

● Reading: Please bring your child’s reading book and reading record to school every day.

● Library: Our library day is also Wednesday, so please remember to bring library books back to school on this day.

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:

  • Monday 12th October - Individual and sibling photographs – Frazer Portraits
  • Friday 16th October - 170th birthday celebrations. 4pm – 7pm
  • Friday 23rd October - Break up for half term 
  • Monday 2nd November - Children return for term 2
  • Wednesday 4th November - Year 4 swimming starts
  • Saturday 7th November - St. James’ Open Morning for new parents. 10am - 12pm
  • Friday 13th November - Mufti Day for Children in Need
  • Tuesday 15th December - Year 5 and 6 Carols by Candlelight - church
  • Friday 18th December - Break up for Christmas holidays

Worship theme: 

The Armour of God – Ephesians 6 v 10-18 

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armour of God 

Curriculum

This week, the children will continue to enjoy a range of exciting learning experiences across the curriculum.

In English we will be learning about speech writing.

In Maths, we will focus on place value and look at numbers up to a million.

In RE we will be learning about the 5 pillars of Islam.

In D.T. we will be finding out about how to use different mechanical systems.

In Computing, we will be learning about databases and online safety. 

In Spellings we will be learning the words: 

 

 

Homework:

  • Please find links to the relevant information below for the Project Overview and Homework. (This will be below once organised on our first PPA day and printed and sent home as a hard copy)
  • 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 on Wednesday 17th September. 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 Who Let the Gods Out. 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, Mrs Jacobs and Mrs Ford

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

Matthew 19 v 14. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.

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 - Bournemouth to Brazil
    pdf
  2. Topic homework- Bournemouth to Brazil
    pdf
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