Year 5
Week beginning 6th October 2025
Our project for this half-term is 'Ancient Greece'.
What a wonderful week we have had in Year 5! The children have worked incredibly hard across all subjects, from writing powerful speeches in English to exploring democracy in Ancient Greece during history. One of the highlights of the week was our science investigation, where the class took part in a fun competition to see who could produce the cleanest water. Using different sieving and filtration methods, the children experimented, tested their ideas, and reflected on which techniques worked best. It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm, teamwork, and problem-solving skills on display, and we are so proud of all their efforts.
Important dates and messages:
We would like to warmly welcome you to our parent outcome to celebrate our learning around Ancient Greece this term. This will be held in the school hall on Tuesday 21st October, from 2:15pm until 2:45pm. We would love to see as many of you there as possible to join us in celebrating the work of our fantastic Year 5 children. You might like to wear your trainers to participate in one of our exciting activities!
Worship theme:
HARVEST
What do you say Thank you for?
Curriculum.
In English, we will be focusing on myths, beginning with creating our own mythical characters and developing our ideas through writing.
In spelling, we will be practising our No Nonsense Spellings to strengthen our accuracy and confidence.
In reading, we will continue our class novel Who Let the Gods Out, using hot-seating to explore characters in more depth.
In maths, we are going to continue with Maths Mastery, working through our rounding work and finishing with an end-of-block assessment.
In history, we will be learning how the Ancient Greeks created democracy and discovering how this idea is still important today.
In RE, we will be learning about the Five Pillars of Islam and reflecting on how they guide the lives of Muslims.
In computing,we are going to learn about databases, how to search for information effectively, and how to contribute to a class database collaboratively.
In DT, we are going to make a mechanical character using levers and linkages, experimenting with different systems to make moving parts.
In science, we will be investigating how mixtures can be separated, using filtration and sieving to clean dirty water.
In art, we are going to study the fine details of Greek pillars and explore different methods for creating 3D shapes in our work.
In PSHE, we are going to practise assessing online content, recognising the difference between fact, opinion and bias, and judging which search results are most reliable.
In French, we are going to continue working on ordering food and drinks from the tea room.
In PE , we are going to focus on fitness, building stamina and strength through different physical activities and challenges.
In geography, we are going to learn more about Greece, exploring its mountains, including Mount Olympus, the highest peak.
Other news:
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PPA Days - PPA Days will be every other Tuesday, and children should come in wearing PE kits.
- PE every Thursday - Children should wear their PE kits every Tuesday.
Homework:
- Please find links to the relevant information below for the Project Overview and Homework.
- MyMaths - (This is still to be set up for this term) We will set up MyMaths tasks termly, based on the learning we will be doing this term. Please let us know if you are finding them too easy or tricky, and remember that below, there are many resources you can use to extend your learning from home. Various MyMaths activities have been set for this term. This is to allow children who like to do more to be able to. However, children do not have to complete all the MyMaths activities. One per week is our minimum recommendation.
- Reading books - we would like to remind everyone to have a reading book in school - this can be a school or home book. We want all children to be able to share recommendations and reviews of what we have read recently. We display books we've read in the classroom to get children talking about the stories they love and inspire others to try new titles.
- Reading records - All children should now have a grey reading record in which they can record how often they are reading. They will receive one raffle ticket if they read three times a week and two if they read more than five. At the end of each term, we will draw a raffle to win a trip to Costa. You have to be in it to win it! Activities in the reading records can be completed at home for fun!
Reading:
We are reading 'Who Let The Gods Out' by Maz Evans and using the following Designation Reader sentence stems to start our answers this term. We focus on different skills in each lesson: inferring, predicting, asking questions, evaluating, clarifying, summarising, and making connections.
Spellings:
Our spellings for this term are below. However, we are moving away from weekly tests, using more discreet learning techniques, and applying our spelling words across our curriculum.
Best wishes,
Year 5 Team
Miss Martin and Miss Perry
Learning as a family in Jesus, through Love, Hope, and Forgiveness.
Matthew 19:26: “With God all things are possible.”