Year 5
Year 5 Curriculum Projects
Our curriculum is 'Under Construction' as we make some tweaks ahead of the Primary Curriculum review due in Spring 2027. Please check back soon to see the updated Long Term Plan for 2026-2027.
Year 5 Key Information
PE lessons for Term 3 are timetabled for Tuesday and Wednesday every week.
Homework for this week:
Your homework book will have the date of the Friday it is sent home, on the page in the top right corner.
- 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
3 week unit
Our current unit is a focus on writing a biography.
We shall use the wives of Henry VIII (especially Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn) to learn the structure and features, and then for our final piece we shall write a biography using the details for the fictitional wife we wrote about in 'A Wife for Henry'.
Spellings Week beginning
19.10.2026
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
Maths:
3 week unit: Multiplication
Our unit on multiplication will cover multiples, factors, factor pairs, common multiples, square and cubed numbers.
Confidence with times tables will be essential for this unit.
Please continue to access TTRS at home. Multiplication skills underpin all areas of mathematics.
Other information:
HOMEWORK BOOK:
The date of each THURSDAY will be on the top of the first of the pages that need completing.
Bring your book back on MONDAY
Homework club: MONDAY LUNCHTIME
Homework:
Each week, the date of the Thursday it comes home will be on the first of the pages that need completing.
Everyone must complete the first two pages with the third 'Think It Out' page being optional.
Homework must be returned to school on Monday. Incomplete homework will mean your child attends a lunchtime club in order to complete it.
PE Term 2
Tuesday: SWIMMING
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:
2.11.2026
HONEY BEES
competition
conscience
correspond
foreign
quarrel
quality
quantity
restaurant
assault
because
cough
trough
encore
ensemble
envelope
knowledge
BUMBLE BEES
worry
sorry
want
was
watch
wash
squash
quarrel
because
quantity
WORKER BEES
worry
sorry
want
was
watch
wash
because
KENT TEST APPLICATION
Thank you to those of you who attended the Kent Test Meeting today. We hope you found the session useful. A copy of the presentation is given below. The Key Dates are included in the presentation.
Just a quick reminder that the PESE (Primary Education, Secondary Education) Transfer Meeting - how to apply for a place in Year 7, will take place on Wednesday 3rd June from 3.30pm. A copy of the presentation from this meeting will be uploaded on the same day.
PESE (Applying for a place in Year 7 for September 2027).
Thank you to those of you who attended the PESE Meeting today. We hope you found the session useful. A copy of the presentation is given below. The Key Dates are included in the presentation. If you have any questions please do not heistate to contact the school office in the usual way.