Year 5

Welcome to the Year 5 page!

Residential to Osmington Bay, Dorset : 29th September – 1st October

Please find a PDF of the parent meeting and kit list at the bottom of this page.

Curriculum

We are keen to share information about our topics and what we will be learning across the curriculum. Below are links to our current topic overview sheet and our curriculum overview for the term.

In year 5, there is a continued focus on the importance of reading regularly, both in school and at home, to improve children’s fluency, reading stamina and exposure to a wide range of sophisticated vocabulary.  Specific reading comprehension skills are taught in lessons throughout the year and will help children to improve their skills of retrieval, inference and build an understanding of an author’s intent.

It remains important for children to continue to practise their times tables in year 5 as having a rapid, accurate recall of multiplication facts is a fundamental skill required across the maths curriculum.

In addition to the different spelling rules taught in school, children in years 5 & 6 are expected to be able to spell words from the list below.  Again, these will be taught in school.

Home Learning

Children should read a minimum of 3 times a week and record this in their home school book by colouring the star with the corresponding date each time they read. Children have a home learning book, which they take home on a Friday and is due back in on the following Wednesday. Home learning will be a maths task, which will focus on increasing your child’s fluency and arithmetic skills. We also encourage all children to log on to TT Rockstars and LbQ as much as possible.

Maths:

Daily 10 – Mental Maths Challenge – Topmarks

Hit the Button – Quick fire maths practise

Time – KS2 Maths – BBC Bitesize

Match the Times – 5-11 year olds – Topmarks

 

Spelling:

EdShed Web Game – Spelling Shed and MathShed

Spelling – Year 5 KS2 English – BBC Bitesize

 

Lead Topic – History:

This half term, we will be studying the ancient Mayan civilization, spanning from 2000 BC to 1500 AD. As historians, we will explore the location of the Mayan world, along with its social customs, daily life, and the invasions that shaped its history. To better understand the past, we will analyse a variety of sources, considering if, how, and why they may be biased, and how this affects our perception of society during that time. We will learn about the structure of Mayan society, how it was governed, and evaluate the impact of European travellers on the civilization. Using this knowledge, we will compare and contrast key events from the Mayan civilization with those in Britain during the same period.

Maya Civilisation – KS2 History – BBC Bitesize

The Ancient Maya Civilisation | KS2 Topics | Ages 7-11 – BBC Bitesize