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Year 5

Week beginning 7th September 2026

 

 

It is hard to believe we are already two days into the new school year! The children have been fantastic and have made a really positive start to Year 5. It has been lovely to see them settling back into school, getting stuck into their learning and showing such a great attitude. We are also very pleased to welcome Mrs Jacobs and Mrs Ford to the Year 5 team. We are so excited to have them with us and know that it is going to be a great year. Thank you for your continued support, and we are looking forward to everything the year ahead will bring!

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 3rd September - Children return to school for the start of the academic year 2026/2027
  • 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 explore sea poetry, creating our own poems inspired by the ocean and learning about our class names. We will also develop our comprehension and writing skills through comprehension activities and a free-write letter activity.

In Maths, we will focus on place value and Roman numerals, while continuing to develop our reasoning and problem-solving skills through Maths Mastery.

Our Oceans topic will continue with independent research and creative sea art. We will also enjoy French, PE, computing, RE and PSHE, with a focus on friendships and online safety.

It promises to be a busy and enjoyable week filled with learning, creativity and opportunities to work together!

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. 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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