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Year 5

Week beginning 18th May 2026

 

🚀 In the week beginning 18th May, Year 5 will be making something as part of a science lesson. We would really appreciate any spare recyclable materials you could send in, such as cereal boxes, egg boxes, cone-shaped items, or any other bits that might be useful for building. Thank you so much for your support!🚀

Our project for this half-term is Stone Age to Iron Age.

Year 5 have had another fantastic week, showing great maturity, creativity and enthusiasm across all areas of the curriculum.

We have been incredibly impressed with how respectful the children have been throughout the week during the Year 6 SATs. They have made a real effort to move around the school quietly and keep noise levels down, demonstrating thoughtfulness and consideration for others—something we are very proud of.

In English, the children have begun planning their own newspaper articles based on a fascinating artefact that was ‘discovered’. They have shown great curiosity and imagination, asking thoughtful questions and thinking carefully about how to present information in a clear and engaging way. We are excited to see how these develop over the coming week.

Across the wider curriculum, the children have been equally busy. In History, they have been learning about hillforts and exploring their purpose in the Iron Age. In Art, they created fantastic Stone Age-inspired cave art using tea-staining techniques, taking great care to make their work look aged and authentic. In Computing, they have been developing their digital skills by creating spreadsheets, learning how to input and organise data effectively.

It has been another wonderful week in Year 5, full of hard work, creativity and kindness. Well done, Year 5—we are very proud of you!

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:

  • Friday 22nd May - Break up for half term @ 3pm
  • Monday 1st June - Staff INSET day
  • Tuesday 2nd June - Children return for term 6
  • 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: 

FORGIVENESS 

Be kind and compassionate to to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Ephesians 4:32

Curriculum

Looking ahead to Week 5, Year 5 have another exciting and busy week of learning ahead across the curriculum.

In English, the children will be writing their newspaper articles on the 'discovered artefact' using their plans. They will be focusing on formal language, third person and past tense 

In Maths, the children will consolidate their area and perimeter learning and then move onto statistics, specifically looking and line graphs and tables. 

In Science and history, the children will assess their learning for the term. 

In Computing, the children will continue developing their spreadsheet skills and using the 'count tool' on Puple Mash to answe a hypothesis. 

In PSHE, the children will continue their Life Savers lessons, helping them to build important life skills and understanding around money and decision-making. The final focus question is 'How can we look after money?'

We are looking forward to another fantastic week filled with creativity, curiosity 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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