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:
- 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 23.2.26
Greek Myths. Understanding plot/character and themes such as good versus evil. The next writing unit focuses on Pandora.
Spellings Week beginning
10.2.26
Honey Bees
definite
familiar
foreign
interfere
affect
effect
sufficient
cough
rough
tough
draught
often
physical
prophet
giraffe
Bumble Bees
often
enough
different
difficult
famous
favourite
February
forward
affect
effect
Worker Bees
often
different
difficult
famous
favourite
February
forward
giraffe
off
Maths:
W/C 9.2.26
We are starting our three week unit of Decimals and Percentages and linking these to our knowledge of fractions.
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:
23.2.26
Honey Bees
pneumonia
gnome
knowledge
scone
sign
champagne
foreign
mnemonic
design
reign
pneumatic
campaign
caffeine
feign
shone
knight
Bumble Bees
gnome
knock
knight
gnaw
knot
gnat
sign
knew
design
know
Worker Bees
knock
knight
knot
gnat
sign
knew
design
know