Year 5

‍Welcome to the Year 5 page

Year 5 marks the beginning of UKS2, which means our children are nearing the end of their primary school journey! There is so much to look forward to this year: an exciting curriculum, opportunities to explore our local community and lots of practical learning opportunities. We will also aim to develop the children's independence and accountability with their own learning. Year 5 is such a fantastic year and we look forward to supporting your children on this next step!

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About the team!

The class teachers in Year 5 are Miss Eastgate (Sharks) and Miss Harris (Stingrays). Miss Hamer is our fabulous teaching assistant who supports children with their learning across both classes; we are also very lucky to have Mrs Greenhouse and Ms O'Neill supporting within the year group. Mrs Hooper is the UPKS2 HLTLA (Higher Level Teaching and Learning Assistant) and supports across Y5/6.

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PPA Cover (Planning, Preparation and Assessment)

Once a fortnight on a Tuesday, Mrs Mitchell will cover the Shark's class for the day and Mrs Hooper will cover the Stingrays.

If you wish to contact us then please feel free to e-mail, ring or catch us on the playground after school.

eeastgate@mvps.org.uk

lharris@mvps.org.uk

If you have any worries about any particular parts of the curriculum that your child may have missed, please feel free to talk with us!

Thank you,

The Year 5 Team                             

General information

PE

2025/2026:

Your child’s new PE days for the Autumn term will be

Monday (outdoor) and Friday (indoor).

 A white/black/navy t-shirt and hoody can be worn for PE, along with either black/navy shorts/joggers or leggings. No cropped tops or football kits.

PE takes place in all weather - please keep this in mind!

Home-learning

Reading home-learning is given out on a Friday and is expected in on the following Friday.  It consists of comprehension questions that the children should be able to access independently as it is adapted to their needs.

Maths homework will also be set on a Friday and will be on Doodle Maths online. Home-learning should take no longer than 20 minutes and is unique to each individual child, depending on their area of need.

Spellings are handed out on a Friday and are tested the following Friday.

Curriculum

Maths

Multiplication and Division

• Multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts.
• Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one or two digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for 2 digit numbers.
• Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a 1 digit number using the formal written method of short division and interpret remainders appropriately for the context.
• Solve problems involving addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these, including understanding the use of the equals sign.

Fractions

• Compare and order fractions whose denominators are multiples of the same number.
• Identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually including tenths and hundredths.
• Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements.
• Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and denominators that are multiples of the same number.
• Multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams.
• Read and write decimal numbers as fractions.
• Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling by simple fractions and problems involving simple rates.

English

Listed below are some of the blocks of learning that we will be studying this year. There will also be some other smaller blocks of learning throughout the year.

Autumn

• Explanation writing about a rover built for planet Pandora.
• Debate/Argument writing about graffiti.
• Sci-Fi narrative based on AI.

Spring

• MacBeth study
• Fantasy fiction writing based on Harry Potter
• Report writing about Dragons

Summer

• Persuasive writing based on For the Birds
• Poetry based on Dreadful Menace
• Fiction writing linked to Oktapodi
• Non-Chronological reports on Rainforest animals

Humanities

Below are the history and geography topics we will be studying in Year 5, along with a brief description of what the children will be learning about.

Autumn

Geography - New York, New York

• Study of New York City
• Geographical/Historical significance/Map skills

Spring

History - The Anglo Saxons

• Anglo Saxon kings
• Viking and Anglo Saxon rule and effects on Britain.

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History - Islamic Civilisations

• Islamic Empire and comparisons with Britian
• Important early Islamic cities such as Baghdad and Cordoba

 Summer  

Geography - Rainforests

• Location of rainforests across the globe
• The importance of rainforests
• Deforestation
• Class Trip to the Eden Project.