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Year 5

Week beginning 13th July 2026

 

Year 5 have had a wonderful week and have continued to work incredibly hard across the curriculum. In Maths, we have moved on to learning about decimals, with the children showing great determination and confidence as they built on their understanding of place value and number.

As we begin to look ahead to Year 6, the children have shown increasing maturity, resilience and independence in their learning. It has been lovely to see them embracing new challenges with such a positive attitude, and we are excited to see them continue to grow in confidence as they prepare for the opportunities and responsibilities that Year 6 will bring.

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: 

Changing Seasons  - A Time for Everything

 

Ecclesiastes 3.1–8

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.

A time to be born and a time to die.

A time to plant and a time to harvest.

A time to kill and a time to heal.

A time to tear down and a time to build up.

A time to cry and a time to laugh.

A time to grieve and a time to dance.

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.

A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

A time to search and a time to quit searching.

A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear and a time to mend.

A time to be quiet and a time to speak.

A time to love and a time to hate.

A time for war and a time for peace.

Hebrews 13:8   Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Matthew 19:26 “with God all things are possible.”

Curriculum

Next week, our learning will continue to build on our exciting project, 'Bournemouth to Brazil', as we reflect on everything we have learned throughout the topic.

In English, we will be exploring and writing Haiku poetry. The children will create their own poems inspired by the seaside and deforestation, using descriptive language and carefully chosen vocabulary to capture vivid images and emotions.

In Maths, we will continue our learning on x and / by 10, 100, 1000, negative numbers and volume, developing our understanding of place value and applying this knowledge to solve a range of reasoning and problem-solving questions. 

Our Geography lesson will bring together all of our learning from this half term as the children complete an end-of-unit assessment before showcasing their knowledge through a creative outcome, such as a travel leaflet, travel vlog or documentary about the Amazon Rainforest.

In Science, we will begin learning about animal reproduction, exploring how different animals reproduce and care for their young, also we will have our SRE day including puberty and the scientific parts of reproduction.

Our PSHE lesson will focus on keeping safe online.

We are looking forward to another exciting week of learning as we continue preparing for the transition into Year 6. Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

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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