Year 5

Year 5 Curriculum Projects

Allotment

Year 5 Project - Allotment

Come on, let’s grow!

This half term, we’ll visit an allotment to see what’s growing and spot the greenhouses and frames that help the plants to grow. Our visit will inspire us to write a report about the allotment and investigate types of compost and biodegradable materials used. We’ll use food from the allotment to make delicious dishes, and plant our own fruits and vegetables. Our art skills will improve as we make detailed observational drawings, using botanical images for inspiration. We’ll write a set of instructions explaining how to plant a tree and learn how to care for plants. . We’ll explore germination, learn more about the parts of the plant and find out how they reproduce. Maps will help us to identify the best place for an allotment and where different foods come from.

Memorable Experience -Visit an allotment

Geography - Land use; food origins; Geographical skills and fieldwork; Map work; Climate 

This project is also supported by mini projects in:

Science: Life cycles of animals and plants; working scientifically

Art and Design: Botanical drawing and painting

Design and Technology: Cooking and nutrition; Making planters; Making structures

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 - p121, p122 (and p123 for a challenge).
• 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. 

Spellings Honey Bees (tested on Tuesday 01/07/25): 

steal

stationery

steel

fete

stationary

wary

who's

whose

fate

weary

allowed

aloud

whether

weather

 

English

W/C 19.5.25

We will be editing and proofreading our Fox epilogues and publishing them in the style of the book.

Spellings Bumble Bees (tested on Tuesday 01/07/25):

reign

piece

rain

grate

groan

peace

plain

great

plane

grown

Maths:

W/C 30.06.25

Volume

W/C 07.07.25

Completing our work on volume.

 

 

 

Other information:

PE Term 5

Our new PE topics for Term 6 will be Cricket and Fencing which will be lead by the coaches from Teamtheme. This will be on Tuesdays and Fridays. Remember 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.

Now that the weather is more changeable, please ensure that wellies are brought into school.

 

 

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