Year 5

   ENGLISH

Inspired by the adventures in our reading books, we will be learning how to write biographies and recounts with a ‘lost in space’ transmission.

Alongside our reading work, we will be exploring a wide range of Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary taken from the texts.  We will play with vocabulary to aid our understanding and extend our understanding through finding synonyms and antonyms, analysing prefixes, suffixes and root words, investigating shades of meaning as well as using words correctly within and across a range of contexts.

  MATHS

This half term, our learning will focus on written methods involved in Multiplication and Division, as well as learning about fractions, decimals and percentages.

. SCIENCE

In Science we will be learning about ‘Earth and Space’, exploring questions such as ‘How many planets are in our Solar System?’, ‘How do we get night and day?’ and ‘Does the Earth’s moon change shape?’

Y5 Science Spring 1

GEOGRAPHY

We will recap our learning about using longitude and latitude to locate places around the world, as well as learning about time zones, which links to our learning in Science.  We will learn about how our world is globally connected through trade, and how goods are imported or exported into or out of countries and transported globally.  We will look at how extreme weather events, impacted by global warming, can cause flooding or droughts and the impact this can have on global trade.

Geography Spr 1

   RE

This term we are learning about Christianity, focusing on what it means if God is holy and loving.  We will explore ideas such as, if God exists, what would God be like?, what do Christians believe God is like?, what evidence is there to show that God is holy and loving, and can non-religious people live by similar guidelines to Christians?

RE Spr 1

  PE

Children will have two PE sessions each week.  If they wish, your child may wear leggings or jogging trousers to wear instead of shorts for outdoor PE.  For safety reasons, all watches and jewellery must be removed for PE lessons. If your child wears earrings, they must be able to remove them independently or cover them with medical tape.  Please send medical tape in with your child if needed.  Alternatively, it may be easier to leave earrings at home on PE days.

This term we will be learning some of the skills and moves needed for  Gymnastics as well as focusing on cardio, flexibility and strength for health-related fitness.

  COMPUTING

The children will continue to learn about online safety through our computing lessons.  In addition, we will be learning about computer systems and searches using the Digital Learning Cornwall resources.

MUSIC

This term we will be following the Charanga music scheme, focusing on the song ‘Make You Feel My Love’.

    PSHE

During this term, the children will learn about ‘Living in the Wider World’ focusing on issues related to ‘Belonging to a Community’ and ‘Media Literacy and Digital Resilience’.  We will be using picture books, stories, poems and non-fiction books to explore and discuss a range of issues relating to this such as poverty and the impact it can have, caring for the environment and how our choices can impact this as well as how to chose safe and reliable sources when searching for information online.

MFL

This term we will continue learning with ‘Language Angels’ in French.  This half-term our focus will be on the question ‘Do you have a pet?’ where the children will be learning to respond to the question explaining which pets they do or don’t have, introducing them by name and providing information about them.

HOME LEARNING

In year 5, children still need to read lots! All children are expected to read at home most nights for 15 – 20 minutes either to themselves or with an adult. This could be their school Accelerated Reader book, listening to a story read by someone else or sharing a favourite book. All are equally valuable. Talking about what they have read is also vital to help develop comprehension skills. This is particularly beneficial to the children when completing their Accelerated Reader quizzes.  All children have a reading record book in which parents, carers or the children themselves can record what they have read or make any comments.  If you’re looking for ideas about which books are suitable for Y5 children, please check the list in the link below.

2025-Checklist-50-Best-Books-Y5

In addition, children all have access to Times Tables Rockstars – we have a weekly times tables check in class, so please encourage your child to keep practising their times tables – five or ten minutes a day is likely to be more beneficial than an hour once a week.

Thank you for your support at home – it is very much appreciated!