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Year 5

Week beginning 8th June 2026

Our project for this half-term is Bournemouth to Brazil

Year 5 have made a brilliant start to the new term, returning with enthusiasm and quickly settling back into their routines while showing great curiosity and excitement for our new project.

This week has been full of energy and discovery. The children thoroughly enjoyed beginning their Sports Day preparations in PE, showing great teamwork and determination. Alongside this, we launched our new topic across the curriculum, which has already sparked lots of interest and thoughtful discussion.

In English, we have begun reading Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo, which has captured the children’s imaginations with its themes of adventure, survival and exploration. Inspired by the story, the class have been busy crafting persuasive arguments about why a journey around the world by boat would be an unforgettable experience. 

This learning has been enriched further in Geography, where the children explored the vibrant country of Brazil. They impressed us all with their creativity and attention to detail, producing some truly outstanding double-page spreads filled with fascinating facts.

We are so proud of the positive start Year 5 have made and are excited to see their enthusiasm continue to grow as the term progresses!

 

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:

  • Thursday 11th June 2026 - School’s 170th Birthday
  • 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: 

Spirituality - What is it?

Curriculum

Looking ahead to our first week back, Year 5 have another exciting week of learning planned across the curriculum.

In English, the children will begin continue to use Kensuke’s Kingdom as a stimulus for writing a balanced argument. last week, they focused on the reasons the character Michael should travel the world by boat and this week the children will think about the reasons against this and putting it together into a balanced argument. 

In Maths, the children will be moving onto the unit on angles, learning about the different types and how to estimate angles. 

In Art, the children will be learning the skills required for 'observational drawing' and having a go at doing this. 

In Geography, the children will learn and explore the physical and human features of Rio, Brazil. 

PSHE will be looking at drugs and how to identify the dangers of medicine. 

We are looking forward to another fantastic week filled with curiosity, creativity and hard work in Year 5!

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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