Spring 5
Welcome to Spring 5
Welcome to Year 5!
Mrs Malik and Ms Davies are delighted to welcome you to an exciting and fun-filled year of learning in Year 5!
We are guided by our school vision:
Eyes wide open, arms outstretched, curious minds, and aiming high.
This vision inspires everything we do, encouraging children to be open to new ideas, embrace challenges, and reach for their goals.
Through our engaging Wonder Curriculum and our school’s RAISE values, we aim to create a classroom where every child feels respected, valued, and inspired to achieve their full potential. Learning will be creative, meaningful, and tailored to spark curiosity and confidence.
We’re looking forward to a fantastic year ahead, filled with growth, discovery, and success!
P.E Days - Wednesday and Friday
Homework Expectations
We’re excited to share how you can support your child’s learning at home each week. These activities are designed to be simple, enjoyable, and effective in helping your child grow in confidence and ability.
Emile App – Maths & Spellings
Each week, your child will receive home learning tasks through the Emile app, focusing on key maths skills and spelling practice. Your child has their own login and can access the activities from home. It’s a fun and interactive way to reinforce what they’ve learned in class!
Reading – 10 Minutes a Day
Reading together for just 10 minutes a day can make a big difference. It helps build a love for stories, strengthens vocabulary, and improves comprehension. Whether it’s a bedtime story or a quick read after dinner, every minute counts!
Spellings
New spellings will be sent home every Monday, with a short test on Friday. Practising these regularly helps your child become a more confident writer.
Talk Homework – Building Sticky Knowledge
Each week, your child will bring home 3–4 key facts they’ve learned in class. These are part of our “Sticky Knowledge” approach. Talking about these facts with you helps your child remember them and improves their speaking and listening skills.
Thank you for your continued support. Together, we can make learning meaningful and enjoyable for your child!
Your Child's RAISE Assembly
4.11.25 = Aizah Z
11.11.25 = Ahmed
18.11.25 = Aisha
25.11.25 = Ayaan S
2.12.25 = Bobby
9.12.25 = Haider
16.12.25 = Harris
Our Curriculum this half term
As Mathematicians in Year 5, we will be exploring subtraction, multiplication, and division. We’ll learn how to use these operations to solve real-life problems, build our confidence with numbers, and become brilliant problem-solvers!
In Science, we will be exploring the fascinating world of reversible and irreversible changes! From melting chocolate to rusting metal, we’ll investigate how materials behave and discover which changes can be undone — and which ones are permanent. Get ready for some exciting experiments and curious discoveries!
As Writers, we’ll be diving into the world of portal stories — tales where characters travel through magical doorways into new worlds! We’ll explore the features of this genre, build a writing toolkit together, and then use it to craft our very own imaginative portal stories.
As Readers, we’ll be developing key reading skills such as retrieval, vocabulary building, and inference. We’ll explore a wide range of fiction and non-fiction texts, helping us to become thoughtful, confident, and curious readers.
Our class novel this term is Frankie’s World by Aoife Dooley — a heartwarming and funny story that celebrates being different and finding your place in the world.
We’re also thrilled to launch our Reading for Pleasure initiative! Each child will be encouraged to read all the books in the Year 5 Reading Spine by the end of the academic year. These carefully chosen books are designed to inspire a lifelong love of reading and spark meaningful conversations at home and in school.
In Art, we’ll be exploring how to create stunning cityscapes and landscapes using mixed media. From sketching and painting to layering textures and materials, we’ll discover how different techniques can bring our artwork to life. It’s all about expressing creativity and seeing the world through an artist’s eyes!
This term in PE, we’ll be developing our teamwork and tactical skills through basketball. Children will learn how to attack and defend in an invasion game, while also building their understanding of how to play fairly and follow the rules.
🤸 In Gymnastics, we’ll be exploring a range of balances on apparatus, working with partners to create exciting movement sequences, and learning how to give and receive constructive feedback to help each other improve.
We’re looking forward to seeing the children grow in confidence, coordination, and collaboration!.
As Deep Thinkers in RE...
We will be learning about the Qur’an and its importance to Muslims as a source of guidance, wisdom, and faith. Through discussion and reflection, we’ll explore how the Qur’an influences daily life, decision-making, and values, helping us to understand and respect different beliefs and traditions.
