Year 5
Year 5 Curriculum Projects
Year 5 Project - Groundbreaking Greeks
In the Groundbreaking Greeks project, your child will learn about different periods of Greek history, exploring the earliest civilisations, the devastation of the Dark Age and the breakthroughs and developments of the Archaic and Classical periods. They will understand how the geography of Greece affected the development of city states and explore Athens, learning about the structure of the government and society. They will get to know some of the most significant Athenians and understand why Greek art, culture, architecture, philosophy, medicine and mathematics were so significant. Your child will learn about the leadership of Alexander the Great and discover how ancient Greece became part of the Roman Empire after the Hellenistic period. They will explore how the Romans respected and developed Greek ideas, making them their own and spreading them throughout the Roman Empire. To end the project, your child will decide which was the ancient Greeks' greatest idea, and explore how the legacy of ancient Greece affects their lives today.
Memorable Experience - Time team
History - Ancient Greek periods - Minoan civilisation, Mycenaean civilisation, Dark Age, Archaic period, Hellenistic period; Chronology and timelines; Primary and secondary sources; City states; Democracy; Role of men and women; Social hierarchy; Great Athenians; the Acropolis; Greek art, culture, architecture, philosophy, medicine and mathematics; Olympic Games; Alexander the Great; End of the Greek Empire; Legacy
Geography - Interpreting geographical sources
This project is also supported by mini projects in:
Science: Forces and Mechanisms; Earth and Space
Art and Design: Mixed Media
Design and Technology: Architecture
Computing: derived from D.A.R.E.S
Music: derived from Kapow
PE: Gymnastics and hockey derived from TeamThemeKent Resources
PSHE: derived from Jigsaw
RE: derived from Kent SACRE Curriculum and Cornerstones RE projects
More information about the Year 5 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 5 Long Term Plan 2025-2026 document found below.
Year 5 Key Information
PE lessons for Term 3 are timetabled for Tuesday and Wednesday every week.
Homework for this week:
Your homework book will have the date of the Friday it is sent home, on the page in the top right corner.
- MATHS - Practise your TT RockStars
- ENGLISH - practise your spellings on Spelling Shed
- READING - Please continue to complete 20 minutes of reading every day and make a note in your reading record.
English
W/C 16.3.26
This writing unit focuses on Pandora, the planet from Avatar. The children will be writing non-chronological reports on the animals that they imagine live there.
Spellings Week beginning
Honey Bees
when
while
what
wheel
which
whether
witch
weather
weary
wary
twelfth
one
once
language
persuade
anguish
cuisine
Bumble Bees
when
while
what
wheel
which
witch
weather
twelve
one
once
Worker Bees:
when
what
wheel
which
witch
weather
twelve
one
once
Maths:
W/C 16.3.26
We are working on our next unit of Perimeter and Area.
Please continue to access TTRS at home. Multiplication skills underpin all areas of mathematics.
Other information:
HOMEWORK:
Fri 6.2.26
This date will be on the top of the page in the Homework book.
Bring your book back on MONDAY
Homework club: MONDAY LUNCHTIME
PE Term 4
Tuesday: Flag Football
Friday: Forest School
Remember named PE kits.
Please can everyone bring a water bottle to school every day.
Don't forget to bring reading books and reading records, please.
Spellings week beginning:
16.3.26
Honey Bees
aubergine
collision
beige
enclosure
collage
courgette
version
camouflage
genre
leisure
vision
mirage
conclusion
measure
pleasure
Bumble Bees
measure
conclusion
usual
pleasure
version
enclosure
treasure
collision
vision
genre
Worker Bees
measure
usual
pleasure
version
treasure
collision
vision