Welcome to year 5!
Year 5
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Hello, welcome to Year 5's Class page!
Please keep a regular check on our page and dojo for updates of what is happening in our class. If there are any questions or issues, please contact me through class dojo, and I will reply at my earliest convenience.
Important Dates
14th November 2025 - Mufti for Children in Need
11th December 2025 - Christmas Jumper and Dinner.
11th December 2025 - KS2 Carol Concert
Physical Education
Our PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. Please make sure that your child arrives in school wearing their school PE kit. The children should also wear their usual school jumper or cardigan on these days. Sometimes, PE will take place outside and children will be able to wear hats and coats until they have warmed up for this fun, important and compulsory area of school life.
English/Writing and Guided Reading
Throughout the course of Autumn 2 our English writing text will be a Viking myth called Beowulf. Please refer to the document below to see more.
In Guided Reading, the children will focus on comprehension skills as well as working on their confidence and fluency. Our current text is El Deafo Please see the document below for more information.
Guided Reading overview
Maths
Throughout Autumn 2 we will be looking at the 5A Power Maths book and exploring the topics of additon and subtraction as well as the properties of shapes. Please see the document below for more information.
Useful Links
Maths overview
Other Subjects
Medium term plan overview
Homework
Spellings and Maths-
Maths homework will be set every other week, and spelling homework is handed out every week. This should be returned back to school. The homework set will always be linked to our learning that we are doing in school (see the maths document).
For spelling we follow a programme called EdShed, the children learn a new spelling rule each week. The weekly homework set consolidates our classroom learning (see the spelling document at the below for more detail). If your child is struggling with their home learning, please speak to me and I will support you/them in any way that I can.
Reading -
In Year 5, children are expected to be reading at home at least 4 times a week. This can be any reading material and then recorded by parents in their reading diaries.
If your child still follows the Read Write Inc phonics programme please ensure that you are engaging with this at home. Please make sure that the books are coming to school daily as we read throughout the day.
Spelling overview
Religious Education
During this half term, we will be learning about our R.E unit called 'Prophecy and Promise'. Prophecy refers to "a message of divine truth delivered by a person called a prophet, often revealing God's will or predicting future events". In this unit, we will explore different important figures from the bible who were spoken to by God and lived their lives, to share his message (prophets). We will look at different scriptures teaching us about prophets and how they relate to our world, today. Please see the document below for more information.