Year 5

5DR

Mr Rowland

Miss Nunns (TA)

5SG

Mr Green

Mrs Riley (TA)

Our Learning

Please use the links below to learn more about the topics we will be learning about this year.

Autumn Term - Invaders & Settlers: Anglo Saxons to Vikings

In this history topic, we learn about where Anglo Saxons and Vikings came from and where and why they settled in Britain. Using a range of sources, including archaeology, we learn about and compare the homes, customs and culture of these fascinating civilisations. To help us learn, we visit a museum and have a theatre company come to school to bring the Anglo Saxons and Vikings to life.

Spring Term - Maya

What’s so marvellous about the Maya?’ is the question we ask in Spring term. This exciting history topic gives us the opportunity to learn about an ancient non-European society and compare it with British history. We discover what daily life was like for the Mayans, focusing on aspects such as religion, art and food. This is brought to life by a visit from a theatre company who take us back in time and allow us to visit many different people who teach us about their lives, from religious sacrifices to binding of babies’ foreheads and even the game of Pok-A-Tok. Throughout this topic, we develop our skills as historians by questioning different interpretations of history and using sources to ask and answer questions about the past.

Summer Term - Mountains, Rivers & Coasts

Where do rivers come from? What is a mountain? Why is Great Britain the shape it is? These are all questions that are answered in this geography topic. We learn how physical processes such as erosion, deposition and transportation shape the landscape. To see for ourselves how rivers affect the land, we get very wet doing fieldwork at Horton Kirby.

In place of in-school learning meetings for this year, please watch our video presentations from the class teachers.

For more information, please download the Context for Learning Overview and our Curriculum page.

PE

In line with current government guidlelines children should not bring in non-essential items from home we therefore ask that children to wear their PE kit to school on their PE days instead of bringing their PE kit to school in their bag.

Please ensure that your child you child comes to school wearing the correct PE kit on the days they are scheduled to have a PE Lesson.  To find out more about the PE kit please click here.

Indoor PE Outdoor PE
5DR Fridays Mondays
5SG Fridays Mondays

Class Spellings

The list contains words we are practicing to spell in class this half term. By learning how to spell these words, it will help develop your child's language skills, their spoken descriptions and their overall writing.

Class Spelling List (Summer 1)
Home Learning

English: Daily reading (minimum 20 minutes, 5x weekly)

Maths: Mathletics (minimum 1x weekly)

Take-Away Tasks

Take-Away Tasks provide your child with optional homework opportunities linked to the term’s Context for Learning.  Use the links below to access the tasks that have been sent out so far this year.