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Year 5

Week beginning 28th September 2026

What another brilliant week of learning we have had in Year 5!

The children have really impressed us with their fantastic research about Ancient Greece, finding out lots of interesting facts and developing their knowledge of this fascinating period in history. They have also been working hard on speech writing in English, and we have been very impressed with the ideas, vocabulary and persuasive techniques they have used.

In Design and Technology, the children impressed us once again by designing and making a lever mechanism to create a waving hand. 

The project and homework sheets have now gone home, and we would love to see some more of the children’s fantastic homework brought into school. It would be wonderful to display their work in the classroom and celebrate all of their hard work and creativity!

Please join us in Church on Thursday 1st October for our Harvest Festival service. 

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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.

● Our next dress up day is Astronaut Day in early January, when children will be invited to dress up as astronauts.

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:  Teamwork

The Top Bible Verses about Teamwork in Scripture | Bible Study Tools

 

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 Greek Myths and celebrating National Poetry Day on Thursday 1st October. 

In Maths, we will be rounding numbers within 100,000. 

In Science, we will be investigating heating and cooling. 

In Geography, we will learn about the longest river in Greece, Haliakmon. 

In History, we will explore the story of the Trojan War.

In Computing, we will continue to explore databases.

In RE, we will be learning about the Islamic pilgrimage. 

In Geography, we will learn about the Greek islands, including Crete and the Aegean, Ionian and Mediterranean Seas.

In D.T., we will design a mechanical character using levers and mechanisms. 

Our spellings this term are:

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 Ancient Greece 2026
    pdf
  2. Topic homework Ancient Greece 2026
    pdf
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