Year 5
Year 5 Curriculum Projects
Year 5 Project - Off With Her Head!
What sort of man would order the beheading of his wife? Was she really that bad? Travel back in time to the 1500s and meet the terrifying Tudors, a domineering dynasty that changed our history. Discover an opulent court where dancing and singing goes hand in hand with swift falls from favour, and even swifter falling of heads. Develop your painting skills in miniature, solve riddles and remember to protect your precious neck with a large white ruff, if you want to survive at Tudor court. Flex your detective muscles and become a criminal investigator. Will you find out the facts or will the evidence from the past bemuse you? How will you find the accused, innocent or guilty? It’s your turn to take part in one of the most famous trials that the world has ever known.
Memorable Experience - Elizabeth I deathbed scene
This project is also supported by mini projects in:
Science: Properties and Changes in Materials
Geography - Investigating Our World
Art and Design: Expression
Design and Technology: Moving Mechanisms
Computing: derived from D.A.R.E.S
Music: derived from Kapow
PE: Lacrosse and Athletics 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 2024 document found below.
Year 5 Key Information
PE lessons for Term 4 are timetabled for Tuesday and Friday 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 13.10.25 (2 week unit)
W/c 29.9.2025
We have started a week of reading comprehension which will have a Tudor focus. They children will be exposed to a higher level of vocabulary than many will have been used to and we will teach them how to recognise and question words and phrases that are unfamiliar to them.
Week beginning
13/10/25
Honey Bees
pretty
England
knowledge
equipment
privilege
marriage
carriage
sieve
bargain
fountain
mountain
captain
average
language
physical
rhythm
system
average
advantage
Bumble Bees
it
consider
built
women
busy
gym
history
notice
Egypt
interest
Worker Bees
it
busy
gym
history
women
build
Maths:
W/C 27.10.25
We are beginning our unit on Multiplication and Division.
Sound recall of times table facts will be essential for success in this unit. The recall underpins the manipulation of number when the children are asked to solve calculations and questions involving Problem Solving and Reasoning.
Please encourage your child to access TTRS (Times Table Rock Stars) on a device at home. Their log-ins are in their Reading Record.
Other information:
PE Term 1
Tuesday: Tennis
Thursday: Tag Rugby
Remember named PE kits on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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
27/10/25
Honey Bees
rhyme
haiku
bonsai
diamond
kayak
papaya
island
isle
bridle
bridal
environment
identity
variety
height
lightning
criticise
recognise
sacrifice
occupy
Bumble Bees
night
cried
bicycle
library
island
arrive
describe
surprise
height
butterfly
Worker Bees
I
bike
nice
cry
my
high
tonight
Year 7 admissions for September 2026
KENT TEST - INFORMATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
A meeting to discuss the application process and next steps for this year's Kent Test was held on Wednesday 21st May 2025. A copy of the presentation shared at this meeting can be found below. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the school office office@lenham.kent.sch.uk
APPLYING FOR A PLACE IN YEAR 7 FOR SEPTEMBER 2026
A meeting to discuss the application process, for admission to Year 7, was held on Wednesday 25th June 2025. A copy of the presentation shared at this meeting can be found below. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the school office office@lenham.kent.sch.uk