Welcome to Year 5

Class Teachers

Willow: Miss Marten-Long

Juniper: Miss Dell

Support Staff 

Mrs Cleveland, Mrs Stringer, Miss Picken

Key Messages/Dates

• PE is on a Wednesday (Please ensure your child comes to school in full PE kit) 

Willow Swimming (Autumn 1 & 2)

Juniper Swimming (Spring & Summer terms) 

• Reading records are checked every Thursday.
• School water bottles should contain plain water only.
• Please remember that leggings are not permitted as part of the daily school uniform, although they may be worn for P.E.
• Children may walk to and from school independently only if written permission has been provided by a parent/caregiver.
• Any mobile phones brought into school must be handed in at the start of the day. Phones will be stored securely and returned at home time.

Autumn 1

• 8th September - Y5 Welcome Event
• 6th October - Author Visit 'Onjali Q Rauf'
• 21st October - Spooky Disco
• 22nd October - DT Day (Food and Nutrition)

Autumn 2

• 13th November - Pudsey Run (Non-uniform)
• 3rd December - Ancient Greek Day (dress-up encouraged but not required)
• 10th December - DT Day 
• 16th December - Christmas Fayre
• 17th December - Christmas Performance @StMargarets Church

25th March 2027 - London Science Museum Trip

(please continue to make payments via Arbor)

What are we learning in Year 5 this half term?

Reading

These are all the texts that your child will explore throughout the year!

At St Margaret's we are passionate about reading! We teach a daily reading session based on a Curriculum for Unity School’s Partnership (CUSP) text. The core texts are supplemented by a variety of additional texts, to support children developing their reading fluency and confidence across a range of text types.

This half-term our core text is...

'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell

The story follows four children who become stranded in the Amazon Rainforest and must work together to survive in an unfamiliar and challenging environment.

Writing

At St Margaret's Primary Academy we follow CUSP for our writing curriculum. The CUSP curriculum is a vocabulary rich, knowledge based approach to help develop pupils' retrieval, vocabulary and deepen learning.

During the first half of autumn we wrote...

• Formal Letters of Application - We will be applying to join Shakleton on his expedition!
• Third Person Stories Set in Another Culture - Linking to our History unit on the Greeks!
• Poems which explore form - Haikus and Cinquains!

During the second half of autumn we will be writing...

• Dialogue in Narrative: First Person Myths and Legends - Linking to our History unit on the Ancient Greeks.
• Balanced Arguments - Children will debate based on a chosen theme.
• Poems that Use Word Play 

Maths 

At St Margaret's Primary Academy we adopt a Mastery approach to teach maths lessons. The mastery approach supports children in becoming fluent and confident mathematicians. Maths lessons include opportunities for children to apply their knowledge to reasoning and problem solving. This term we will continue our learning on multiplication and division, strengthening our calculation skills and applying them to a range of reasoning and problem-solving activities.

Children will have the opportunity to practise and develop their times table knowledge daily. 

History/Geography

In History, children will explore the achievements, culture and lasting legacy of the Ancient Greeks.

In Geography, pupils will learn about world countries, biomes and vegetation belts, while in Computing they will study systems and networks, focusing on searching and understanding how digital systems work.

Science

This half term, children will learn about... 'Animals Including Humans', with a focus on understanding the changes humans experience as they develop and grow older.

PSHE

This half term, children will work through the Jigsaw unit 'Celebrating Difference'

Home learning

• Children are expected to read at least three times per week at home. Reading records are checked every Thursday.
• Please continue to encourage regular use of Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) to help maintain and improve times table fluency.