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Year 5

Week beginning 29th June 2026

 

Year 5 have had a fantastic week, making the most of a brilliant Sports Week last week! The children embraced every activity with enthusiasm, determination and excellent sportsmanship. Sports Day was a wonderful success, and it was fantastic to see the children giving their best effort while cheering on and encouraging one another. We were especially proud of how well they managed the hot weather this week too, showing resilience and maturity throughout the week.

I hope the children also had a fantastic morning with their new teacher as they begin to prepare for the exciting transition into Year 6. It was a lovely opportunity for them to get to know their new classroom and teacher ahead of September.

Letters containing important information about next year will be sent home today, so please keep an eye out for these. We hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to seeing everyone next week!

Important dates and messages:

  • Term 6 Homework and Parent overviews are now attached at the bottom of this page.
  • Please check Arbor for a letter regarding our SRE day - If you do not wish your child to take part in these lessons, please notify the school office by Friday 10th July 2026.

Key Dates

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

  • Saturday 27th June - St. James’ Summer Fayre
  • Wednesday 22nd July - Break up for summer holidays @ 1:20pm

Worship theme: 

 

Relationship With “Beyond”

Curriculum

Looking ahead to Art Week, Year 5 have an exciting and creative week planned, packed with opportunities to explore different artistic techniques, develop their creativity and express themselves through a range of inspiring activities.

Throughout the week, the children will be meeting and working with the artist Miroslav Lucan and exploring the theme of compassion through art. They will analyse his artwork before creating their own pieces inspired by his style. The children will also write poetry based on the theme of compassion, decorate origami hearts, and produce vibrant artwork influenced by the colourful style of Romero Britto.

As well as developing their artistic skills, the children will be encouraged to think carefully about how art can communicate emotions, ideas and values, while demonstrating creativity, resilience and pride in their work.

We are looking forward to a fantastic week filled with imagination, collaboration and creativity, and we can't wait to see the wonderful artwork the children produce in the church on Friday for an exhibition for parents.

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