Year 5
Welcome to year 5!
Please remember to check our class website each week for updates on what your child has been learning. The photo gallery is also a great place to see snapshots of their learning in action.
You’ll also find all the important dates for the Spring term listed under the Important Dates tab. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email the school office.
Many thanks,
Mrs Forouzandeh
School Car Park
A gentle reminder to parents and carers that the school car park is reserved for authorised staff and visitors who have received prior permission from Mrs Bourner. To help keep our pupils safe and ensure traffic moves smoothly during our busy drop-off and collection times, we kindly ask that you do not park in the school car park without permission. We really appreciate your cooperation and support in helping us maintain a safe and well-organised environment for everyone. Please make use of the kiss and drop facilities across the road. Thank you for your understanding and continued support!
Staff in year 5
Our value this term:
Truthfulness
Our learning this week: 29/06/26 - 03/07/26
English
In English, we started our new unit by exploring explanation texts about the ancient game Pok-a-Tok. The children learnt about the purpose and features of explanation texts while discovering how the game was played by the Maya. They then applied their understanding by writing a set of clear instructions explaining how to play Pok-a-Tok, focusing on using imperative verbs, chronological order and precise language.
Maths
In Maths, we focused on converting between different units of measurement. The children learnt how to convert between grams and kilograms, metres and kilometres and litres and millilitres. They also practised converting between seconds, minutes and hours. As part of their learning about time, the children developed their skills in reading bus and train timetables, identifying arrival and departure times and calculating the length of journeys between different destinations.
Science
In Science, our focus was on electricity and how simple circuits work. The children learned about the different components of a circuit, including their functions and the universal symbols used to represent them in circuit diagrams. They then built their own simple circuits and investigated to find out how the number of bulbs affects brightness. The children observed that a circuit with one cell and one bulb produced a bright light but as more bulbs were added, each bulb became dimmer because the electrical energy had to be shared between them. They also developed their understanding of voltage and how the amount of energy available to each component changes as more components are added to a circuit.
Guided Reading
In guided reading, we focused on Black Beauty. The children enjoyed reading the story and worked on comprehension skills by answering questions and finding evidence from the text to support their ideas.
RE
In RE, the children learnt that all religions have their own beliefs, rules and rituals that help guide the way people live. They explored how Muslims follow halal dietary rules, which include eating halal meat, avoiding pork and alcohol and making good and responsible choices in everyday life. They also learnt about the Jewish kosher diet, discovering that kosher refers to foods that are permitted according to the teachings of the Torah. The children found out that Jewish people who follow a kosher diet do not eat pork or shellfish and that these dietary laws are an important part of their faith. As part of the unit, the children also focused on the concept of the afterlife, discussing the different beliefs that religions hold about what happens after a person dies.
Physical Education
In PE, we will be focusing on Athletics and Orienteering. The children will also be learning and practising their class dance for our end-of-year production.