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