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Year 5

Week beginning 5th October 2026

Year 5 have had a wonderful week full of creativity, reflection and some fantastic learning!

A real highlight this week was our Harvest Festival. The children represented Year 5 brilliantly, and it was lovely to see them take part so confidently. We were incredibly proud of them and thought the whole service was a wonderful celebration.

Thursday was also a very exciting day as we celebrated National Poetry Day. Our focus was autumn, but with a twist! The children explored the idea of using metaphors to describe the season and came up with some incredibly imaginative comparisons. We had autumn transformed into a painter, creating colourful landscapes, and a magician, changing the world around us. The children really embraced the challenge and produced some fantastic vocabulary and imagery.

In English, we have now reached the end of our speech writing unit. The children have worked hard to develop their ideas and have learnt how to use language effectively to persuade an audience. We are now ready to leave speeches behind and begin our next exciting unit: mythical writing!

It has been a busy and exciting week, and we have been so impressed with the creativity and enthusiasm shown by Year 5. Well done, everyone! 🌟

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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:  FORGIVENESS

The Power of Forgiveness: Lessons from the Bible” | For Common Ground

 

Curriculum

This week, the children will continue to enjoy a range of exciting learning experiences across the curriculum.

English: We will immerse ourselves in the world of Greek Myths, exploring the story of Odysseus and developing our descriptive writing by creating descriptions of Greek mythical creatures.

Maths: We will continue to develop our mathematical understanding of addition and subtraction through a range of activities and mastery tasks.

Science: We will investigate mixtures and explore how different substances can be separated using methods such as filtration and sieving.

Geography: We will explore the mountainous landscape of Greece, including its rugged mountains, forests and lakes, and learn about the impressive Mount Olympus.

History: We will continue exploring Greek mythology, learning about some of the fascinating creatures found within these ancient stories.

Computing: We will continue developing our understanding of databases through practical activities.

RE: We will learn about Islamic pilgrimage and explore its importance within the Islamic faith.

D.T.: We will design and make Greek moving puppets, using card and split pins to create moving mechanisms.

French: We will learn language linked to visiting a tea room, developing our vocabulary and conversational skills.

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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