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 01.12.25 (3 week unit)
We are finishingour unit on Newspaper Report writing.
This will involve being exposed to the purpose and function of newspaper articles, the structure of reports and the associated technical language.
The children will look at a Little Red Riding Hood report, the trial of the Wolf before applying their knowledge to the trial (and death of) of Anne Boleyn.
Week beginning
1.12.25
Honey Bees
queue
pneumonia
pneumatic
beauty
beautiful
ewe
Europe
pursuit
pursue
neutral
feud
vacuum
therapeutic
nuisance
exclude
Bumble Bees
queue
blew
blue
flew
costume
drew
argue
statue
confuse
value
Worker Bees
blew
blue
flew
drew
argue
confuse
value
Maths:
W/C 01.12.25
We are continuing our unit on Fractions.
Sound recall of times table facts will be essential for success in this unit. recognising and calculating equivalent fractions is all based on multiplication application.
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:
HOMEWORK:
Fri 5.12.25
p34-35 p36 optional
Bring your book back on MONDAY
Homework club: MONDAY LUNCHTIME
PE Term 2
Tuesday: Dance
Thursday: Swimming
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
8.12.25
Honey Bees
referee
tongue
character
ought
information
normally
beginner
carefully
incorrect
eighty
potential
explosion
rough
plain
dangerous
treasure
scenery
education
orchestra
hear
Bumble Bees
referee
character
information
normally
beginner
carefully
eighty
explosion
plain
dangerous
hear
Worker Bees
referee
information
normally
beginner
carefully
plain
dangerous
hear
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