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 26.1.26 (3 week unit)
Greek Myths. Understanding plot/character and themes such as good versus evil.
26.1.26
Honey Bees:
morning
programme
autumn
mourning
column
rhythm
hymn
plumber
aplomb
condemn
succumb
solemn
crumb
immediate
lamb
recommend
committee
Bumble Bees:
system
lamb
rhythm
crumb
familiar
plumber
mourning
some
morning
become
someone
welcome
Worker Bees:
system
lamb
crumb
plumber
some
morning
become
someone
welcome
Maths:
W/C 2.2.26
We are starting our two week unit of multiplying fractions.
Please continue to access TTRS at home.
Other information:
HOMEWORK:
Fri 30.1.26
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 3
Tuesday: Hockey
Wednesday: Gymnastics
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 2.2.26
Honey Bees
sleuth
through
tomb
cruise
whose
fruit
shoe
crusade
rumour
leukaemia
suit
who’s
bruise
fluent
canoe
unique
influence
route
suitable
neutral
Bumble Bees
threw
through
bruise
drew
suit
flew
fruit
grew
youth
clue
group
blue
soup
glue
unique
human
Worker Bees
threw
drew
flew
fruit
grew
youth
clue
group
blue
soup
glue
human