Year 5C 2025 - 2026

Welcome back everyone! What another amazing half term we have planned in Year 5!

In English, we will begin the term by looking at the narrative text, Goth Girl. We will then look at travel writing, focusing our attention on relative clauses and end our term with the poetry unit, The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll.

In Maths, we will be looking at multiplication and division facts as well as fractions. We will learn about factors and prime numbers. We will then be moving on to shape and measure with some perimeter and area work.

In Science, we will be looking at our very exciting topic of Earth and Space! We will learn all about the planets, their distances and rotations as well as other celestial phenomena! We will be heading to Jodrell Bank to explore the telescope and learn so much more about this in their awesome Space Dome.

For R.E, Year 5 will be exploring Why do Christians Believe Jesus is the Messiah? We will be exploring the prophecies leading up to Jesus’ birth and when these were predicted. We will be using Biblical references to show the links between Jesus’ life and these prophecies as well as exploring the events of the Nativity and how these also link.

Our History topic will explore the world of the Maya, and especially why most of the Maya seemed to disappear around 900 AD. We will look at their culture, religion, food etc. and compare these to how the remaining Maya still live today.

In D&T, we will be exploring musical instruments, discovering how they create sound and how that sound can be altered. We will then move on to planning and making our own.

In Computing, we are looking at the unit of creating media where the children will look at all aspects of video creation with the intention of creating their own game based video.

Homework

Homework will be given to the children on Friday and is expected back in to school on Monday.

Reading Books

Reading books are to be in school every day, please read with your children as often as possible it is vital to their success in their learning.

P.E.

May I remind you that, although Year 5 are scheduled to have P.E. on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, kit should be in school at all times in case of any last-minute changes.

Thank you for your continued support, The Year 5 Team!