Year 5 Overview

Year 5 - Autumn 1 Term 2026

Greece: Why was it called ‘A Golden Age?’

Year Group Who’s Who (and where to find us)

The Year 5 class teachers are:

5AD – Mrs A. Dubouchet   (Head of Year)                                 

5CH – Mrs M. Harris and Mrs F. Cooper     

5GH – Mrs G. Hume                                  

5RM – Mr. R. Maskell

                                               

In addition, Year 5 are supported by:

 

Mr E. Slocombe (HLTA)

Mrs H. Dean (LSA)

Mrs J. Baker (LSA)

Mrs S. Clarkson (LSA)      

                     

What will we be learning about in school this half term?

 

Maths

For the foreseeable future, Year 5 have 2 parallel challenge sets and 2 parallel support sets, which are timetabled for the first hour every morning.

 

This half of term our learning focus is:

• Place value and counting – including place value to millions
• Addition and subtraction – including column methods and problem solving
• Multiplication and division – including factors, multiples and prime numbers

 

Homework will be set every Friday on SATs Companion and the logins for this will be sent out to parents after week 2. We also expect children to spend time using TT Rockstars in order to develop their times tables knowledge and speed, several times a week.

 

English

English skills will be taught in a variety of ways, including specific lessons and through cross-curricular words.

In addition to the genres below we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension.

     •  Poetry

     •  Recount

     •  Playscripts

 

Reading homework will be set every Friday on SATs Companion as well as Spelling homework, which will be set weekly on EdShed with games that match the rule.

 

Science

 This half term the children will be studying the Solar System, exploring phases of the moon, the planets and rotation of the earth.

 

Foundation Studies

We teach a range of subjects through our Creative Curriculum approach including:

     •  Art – Sculpture & 3D

     •  History – Ancient Greeks

     •  Computing - Coding

     •  Music – Musical Theory

     •  P.E – Tennis and Gymnastics

     •  PSHE – Being Me in My World

     •  R.E – Why do some people think God exists?

Please click on the homework tab on the school website for our homework policy and suggestions for creative homework tasks for this topic

 

We expect all the children in this year to work hard. We have high expectations and hope you will support us; you can do this by:

 

Organisational aspects

     •  Ensuring that your child is at school on time and attire follows the school uniform rules;

     •  Make sure that your child wears their PE kit to school on their arranged day;

     •  All children bring a healthy snack and a refillable water bottle;

     •  Encourage your child to be prepared for the school day with the correct equipment.

 

Educational aspects

     •  Ensure your child reads every single day for at least fifteen minutes, preferably to an adult

     •  Encourage your child to practise the 4 operations (+, -, x, ÷), learn times tables and use mathematical skills in everyday life, e.g., time and money.

     •  Promote a positive routine with homework, ensuring your children know when it is due and where their homework is.

Communication with your child’s class teacher can be made through the class email. If you wish to make a longer appointment, please telephone the school office and this can be arranged at a mutually convenient time.

 

We look forward to an exciting and productive Autumn term!

 

The Year 5 Team