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Year 5

                                                SPRING (1) 2026

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday!

We hope you all had a relaxing week off and got a good rest.

We've got a lot to do this half term, with trips, activities with Military Schools and getting ready for Christmas! 

 

Monday – Reading records to be handed in, then checked for home reading (3x a week).

For the first 2 weeks we have swimming EVERY afternoon - don't forget the swimming kit.

 Also, PE is back to Monday, so don't forget your kit!!

On Friday, you sit a weekly spelling test.

You will complete your spelling test and new spellings will be handed out.

 Overall, it is important to say that we are always here to help, so come and find us if you need anything at all!

Here’s to a happy and successful half term!

Miss Sheridan and Miss Bartlett

Here are some important websites you will need access to during the term:

Hit the Button 

TT Rock Stars

Language Angels

ENGLISH
 
This half term, we will be reading 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle.
 
When Sir Charles Baskerville is found mysteriously dead in the grounds of Baskerville Hall, everyone remembers the legend of the monstrous creature that haunts the moor. The great detective Sherlock Holmes knows that there must be a more rational explanation, but the difficulty is to find it before the hellhound finds him?

SHARED READING
 
In Shared Reading, we are using a range of books, as part of the 'Steps to Read' programme. This programme helps to move the children on from 'reading and understanding' to being able to predict, explain and infer from the the text, setting them up for success in their KS2 SATs. 
 
Children will use excerpts from these books, but there are copies in the class library for the children to read as a 'Read for Pleasure' book, should they want to.
CLASS READER
 

Our Class Reader, as voted for by the class children, will be ‘Street Child’ by Berlie Doherty

The unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children’s homes.

When his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse but quickly escapes, choosing a hard life on the streets of the city over the confines of the workhouse walls.

Struggling to survive, Jim finally finds some friends… only to be snatched away and made to work for the remorselessly cruel Grimy Nick, constantly guarded by his vicious dog, Snipe.

Will Jim ever manage to be free?

MATHS
 
This half term, we will be developing our understanding of Multiplication & Division B, then Fractions B, building on from what you have done in previous years.
 
The table below shows what you will be learning and when. However, these timings are suggested and not set in stone. As children needs further development in some areas and may soar through others, some blocks may take longer than anticipated or less time than anticipated. Also, due to the children's assessment results from Y4, it may be decided to move blocks around to build on children's most recent learning.
 
 
 
 
HISTORY

 Year 5 will be focusing on History this half term, the focus being Birkenhead Park. We will explore the development of the area, as well as how to use maps. We will the visit the Park and use maps to find our way around.

Please user the links below if you wish to complete some pre-learning.

 

Birkenhead Park

 

Birkenhead Park - Wikipedia

 

World Heritage - Birkenhead Park

 

 

SCIENCE
 
During this half term, we will be learning all about the Properties of materials and how they affect our everyday lives. Children will learn how to compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets.
If you want to do any pre-learning or find the answer to any questions that are puzzling you, please use these links:
 
 
 
 
 
REMEMBER - PE is every Monday afternoon. This half term, we are covering Dance, so you will need the correct indoor PE kit:

-White t-shirt 
- Black Shorts/tracksuit pants/leggings 
- Black trainers/pumps (But we will need to take these off if using apparatus)
Remember - No labels or insignias
 
NOTICE - For the first 2 weeks of the term, we will have swimming EVERY afternoon and so there will be no PE. 
Miss L Sheridan
Miss M Bartlett